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Bishop says BLM gives him air rage – Out of Context 03/09/11
2011-03-10
Thomas Burr | March 9, 2011 | Reposted from the Salt Lake Tribune Rep. Rob Bishop is known for his comedic relief and he didn’t disappoint this week when he warned the head of the Bureau of Land Management that their actions could have unintended consequences. Bishop, who typically flies between Utah and Washington on… Read more »
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Pa.’s Marcellus wastewater stats flawed – Philadelphia Inquirer 03/10/11
2011-03-10
Andrew Maykuth | March 10, 2011 | Reposted from the Philadelphia Inquirer The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s statistics on Marcellus Shale natural-gas activity contain serious flaws and inconsistencies, and do not accurately report the volume of wastewater being reused in the industry’s much-touted recycling efforts. The DEP’s most recent statewide statistics on wastewater production… Read more »
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Controversial ‘wild lands’ policy could face first legal test in Wyo. – Energy and Environment Land Letter 03/03/11
2011-03-4
Scott Streater | March 3, 2011 | Reposted from Energy and Environment Land Letter The Obama administration’s controversial new “wild lands” policy could face its first legal challenge in northwest Wyoming’s McCullough Peaks, but not from pro-development interests and Republican lawmakers who have been most critical of the policy’s implications. Rather, environmental groups are prepared… Read more »
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House Natural Resources Committee Taps Disgraced Bush Official and Industry Lobbyist to Testify on Lands Policy – Think Progress 03/01/11
2011-03-4
Josh Dorner | March 1, 2011 | Reposted from Think Progress Newly-empowered House Republicans are once again pushing for Bush-era runaway energy development on the West’s public lands under the guise of “vigorous oversight” of the Obama administration’s public lands policy. The House Natural Resources Committee will today hold a hearing into a long-overdue December decision by Interior… Read more »
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Salazar battles GOP on drilling – E2 Wire 03/03/11
2011-03-3
Ben Geman | March 03, 2011 | Reposted from The Hill Interior Secretary Ken Salazar spent Thursday morning parrying GOP allegations that the Obama administration is wrongly restricting U.S. oil-and-gas development — including more claims that the administration wants to force gas prices upwards. Salazar appeared before the House Natural Resources Committee, where he repeatedly… Read more »
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Chairman Hastings: Why don’t your claims about oil and gas drilling on America’s public lands match the facts?
2011-03-3
The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Doc Hastings, will hold a series of oversight hearings regarding public lands drilling policy in the coming days: Department of Interior FY12 budget (3/3/11) U.S. Bureau of Land Management FY12 budget (3/8/11) Rhetoric versus reality “Millions of acres of multi-use land in the West are at risk… Read more »
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