This 2016 Obama rule included numerous administrative and regulatory burdens that are not necessary and would have significantly hindered job creation, energy production and economic growth. Further, the revised analysis by the Trump Administration found that the Obama rule’s compliance…
In the video, a series of “community organizers” dryly read a list of horrors should Cabot be allowed entry. They claim natural gas development would destroy the rural character of the area, contaminate water supplies, damage roads, discourage tourism and harm property values. Moreover, methane was…
Our action on West Elk will allow for the continued employment of 222 workers for about three years. These moves were only possible with the lifting of the coal moratorium. Members of the previous administration may scoff at 222 jobs…
Named in the lawsuit were two out-of-state activists from Mississippi Stand, Jessica Reznicek and Ruby Montoya, as reported in Western Wire. The company alleges Reznicek and Montoya “issued a call to action for others to follow in their violent and…
“For years, I have advocated for states' ability to regulate unconventional oil and gas development, which is safer and more reliable than ever thanks to innovation in the private sector. Today is an important step forward in advancing a common-sense…
During the 2000's, Kessler worked as a senior staffer for Colorado Democrat Senators, Ken Salazar and then Michael Bennet. In 2011, he strode headlong into the world of hard-core environmentalist lobbying, and took a job directing Thompson Divide Coalition. It…
“An attorney’s zealous advocacy for the protection of a client’s interests is certainly appropriate; however, the legitimate pursuit of justice imposes important obligations on counsel to ensure that the Court is not a mechanism of harassment or unbridled obstruction,” Baxter wrote…
As the Washington Post wrote this week, “The world is turning more and more to renewable sources of energy… to fight climate change. But what if climate change itself alters the distribution of wind, or sunlight… or river flows, and…
“The U.S. oil and natural gas industry supports protection of migratory birds, and this opinion makes clear that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act should not be used for overzealous enforcement of criminal penalties on those engaging in otherwise lawful activities..." Michael…
As in so many other issues, the United States is being broken up into regions and subregions, erasing all sovereignty, whose representation is being obliterated by individuals who are not elected by us but who have authority to make decisions…