by Jane Richey | Aug 3, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The State Department’s internal watchdog has “initiated an inquiry” into whether the contractor Foggy Bottom used for a draft environmental analysis on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline had a conflict of interest. The move is a response to allegations from several...
by Jane Richey | Aug 1, 2013 | Agenda 21
The House Science Committee will mark up legislation Thursday that forces the Environmental Protection Agency to alter its ongoing study of the effects of oil-and-gas “fracking” on drinking water resources. Chairman Lamar Smith’s (R-Texas) bill would require the...
by Jane Richey | Aug 1, 2013 | Agenda 21
Environmental Protection Agency is spending $6 million to “develop sustainable solutions to environmental problems that affect tribes.” According to the grant announcement, the objectives are to improve understanding of “the health impacts of climate change on tribal...
by Jane Richey | Aug 1, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
Coal country Democrats and coal industry representatives were still uneasy after their meeting with the Obama administration on Thursday. West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said it was unclear whether the president would change his approach. “We’ll have to see...
by Jane Richey | Jul 28, 2013 | Agenda 21
President Obama said the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline would not be a major job creator and could increase gasoline prices, but added that the White House decision will rest on climate change. “Republicans have said that this would be a big jobs generator....
by Jane Richey | Jul 25, 2013 | Agenda 21
The Obama administration is working climate change into speeches given not only by President Obama, but also by the people who serve him.In Mumbai, India on Wednesday, Vice President Biden warned that rising sea levels will overcome India as well as Biden’s home state...
