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March 22, 2017 by

Western Values Project Calls on Senate to Press Perdue on his Troubling Record and Conflicts of Interest

Today, Western Values Project called on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture to press Sonny Perdue on his record during his hearing to be Secretary of Agriculture. The Western Values […]

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March 9, 2017 by

FACT CHECK: New Mexico’s new energy chief is dangerously wrong on basic science, and it could cost New Mexico taxpayers dearly

Over strong objections, Kenley McQueen was confirmed as secretary of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department on Wednesday.  During his contentious confirmation hearing, he displayed a shockingly […]

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March 1, 2017 by

WVP: Zinke must reject energy donors to match Roosevelt legacy

Whitefish, Mont. – Following the confirmation of Ryan Zinke as Interior Secretary, Executive Director of the Western Values Project released the following statement: “Secretary Zinke will tell anyone who is […]

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February 28, 2017 by

Trump’s $50 trillion figure a blatant “alternative fact”

Tonight, when President Donald Trump speaks to Congress, he will certainly provide members of the Fourth Estate with ample opportunities to hold him accountable for using false information to justify […]

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February 23, 2017 by

FACT CHECK: Refuting industry claims about the BLM rule to combat wasted natural gas

Lobbyists for big oil companies held another press conference today to spread false and misleading claims about the impacts of the BLM’s rule to cut back on natural gas that is wasted […]

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February 22, 2017 by

#mailboxgate: Chaffetz has the wrong priorities on Bears Ears

Congressman Jason Chaffetz is boldly preparing to mobilize the full force and might of the powerful HouseHouse Committee on Oversight and Government Reform over a suspicious Tweet about a mail […]

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February 21, 2017 by

Oil and gas industry makes bizarre argument against BLM natural gas waste rule

The latest argument by the oil and gas industry against the BLM’s methane waste rule is an interesting one. In an article for E&E News (paywall), energy industry insiders and […]

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February 21, 2017 by

Bears Ears is a Monument because Rob Bishop couldn’t pass the Public Lands Initiative

 Utah politicians like Rob Bishop are whining that President Barack Obama acted unilaterally in declaring the Bears Ears area a national monument. They only have themselves to blame because they […]

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February 14, 2017 by

Refuting the convenient conclusions of oil company lobbyists

Amidst the debate over whether Congress will abandon the BLM natural gas waste rule, energy industry lobby groups are making the rounds again with the same alternative facts that arrive […]

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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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