December 1, 2016 Montana, Wyoming take BLM to court over dubious methane rule “Even if BLM had the authority to adopt this rule, it would have negligible environmental benefit, as it does little more than duplicate existing…
November 28, 2016 An authentic protest or ‘Occupy Dakota Access Pipeline?’ Complaints grow over whites turning Dakota Access protest into hippie festival Tension is brewing within the Dakota Access protest as complaints grow about outside…
November 28, 2016 Local sheriff struggles to enforce law at site of Dakota pipeline protests His department’s job of policing the protesters — the vast majority who’ve been camping on federal land that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…
November 26, 2016 Obama’s regulatory machine on overdrive in final weeks This oppressive agenda, and the audacity with which it was executed, was on the minds of voters and apparently rejected on Nov 8. With…
November 25, 2016 States proven to be best managers and protectors of public lands This Washington-centric approach to management stifles creative, collaborative solutions to competing interests that could be resolved at local, state, or regional levels without the…
November 23, 2016 Federal Lands Freedom Act will set off American energy renaissance Allowing states to regulate the energy resources on federal lands means more efficient and accountable management. States share the cost of the maintenance of…
November 22, 2016 EDITORIAL: Obama cancellation of Colorado leases a ‘mockery’ of property rights Secretary Jewell chose to put partisan politics over people. Governor Hickenlooper began his comments at the press conference as a “celebration of balance.” The…
November 21, 2016 Cruel Winds: Shocking data on slaughter of birds, bats by wind turbines ‘Green’ hypocrisy is the new ‘black’. The pointless slaughter of millions of birds and bats by wind turbines, all over the globe is just another ‘inconvenient truth’ for…
November 19, 2016 “Celebrities, political activists, anti-oil extremists” whip up DAPL protests The recent vandalization of graves in a Bismarck cemetery and the unconscionable graffiti marking on the North Dakota column at the World War II…
November 17, 2016 House Energy Subcommittee hears bill giving states control over energy development “Rather than continuing to allow faceless bureaucrats in DC to determine what is best for both western and eastern states under a one-size-fits-all regulatory…
