Chris Saeger

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February 1, 2017 by

Cutting natural gas waste good for struggling state budgets

As states across the West face major budget shortfalls caused by declining oil and gas revenues, a potential solution is literally being sent up in flames. Each year, oil companies […]

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January 31, 2017 by

FACT CHECK: Big oil lobbyists plead for license to waste tax dollars

On a day when it was revealed that 4 in 5 Western voters support the BLM rule to cut back on wasted natural gas and tax dollars on public lands, […]

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January 24, 2017 by

Trump’s “America First” energy plan shouldn’t leave taxpayers behind

Last week, The Trump administration released its “America First Energy Plan” which, among other things, promises to expand oil and gas production on federal lands across the West. For those of […]

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January 18, 2017 by

Trump Interior pick Zinke must hold special interests accountable 

Yesterday, Congressman Zinke gave westerners a few things to hope for when it comes to protecting some of our most important places, and public lands programs in the hearing on this […]

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January 16, 2017 by

Interior Secretary prospect Ryan Zinke’s Super PAC raises questions about ethics and self-dealing

For a man nominated to lead an agency with over 70,000 employees and a budget surpassing $20 billion, Ryan Zinke’s management resume includes some pretty questionable ethical practices that raise […]

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January 3, 2017 by

How to help in 2017

With the new year, comes new challenges. We have a lot of work to do to keep our Western lands protected. We have you covered so that you can fight […]

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December 29, 2016 by

Ken Ivory’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year

Like his fellow Utah land-grabber Rob Bishop, 2016 was not kind to Utah state legislator and American Lands Council co-founder Ken Ivory. His $14 million taxpayer funded fantasy land-grab lawsuit […]

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December 27, 2016 by

Rob Bishop’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year

Rob Bishop must be looking back at 2016 and wondering how it went so badly for his anti-public lands agenda. After all, he chairs the House Committee on Natural Resources […]

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December 15, 2016 by

Historic Moab planning decision makes public lands a level playing field

Finalized today by the Bureau of Land Management, the Moab Master Leasing Plan (MLP) represents a historic achievement for the small businesses and citizens of Moab, Utah. After decades of […]

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November 18, 2016 by

Federal leasing process (still) wastes BLM resources, taxpayer dollars

Judging by recent federal lease sale activity in Nevada, you might think Elko County is home to the next Bakken. For its upcoming, March 2017 lease sale, the Bureau of […]

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