fossil fuels

“The Internet of Things” Comes to Public Lands

Submitted by Supervisor on September 20, 2016 - 8:35am

Who could be opposed to a more efficient and innovative government? Only the most extreme environmental activists, and that’s exactly what we’re witnessing this week as the Bureau of Land Management holds its first online auction for oil and natural gas leases on public lands.

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Who Needs Keep-It-in-the-Ground? BLM’s Already Doing So

Submitted by Supervisor on August 11, 2016 - 9:41am

Ever since President Obama handed a major victory to the environmental lobby by stopping the Keystone XL pipeline, Big Green needed a new fight. The answer was the Keep-It-in-the-Ground movement, aimed at not developing any oil or natural gas on federal lands.

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Screaming Fees

Submitted by Supervisor on July 27, 2016 - 8:45am

The costs to taxpayers of recent Keep-It-in-the-Ground protests in Colorado are beginning to surface. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) spent $2,500 on overtime pay for the Lakewood Police Department, which provided security as 300 protesters attempted to shut down the Colorado May lease sale.

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Colorado Protests Fail to Achieve Goals

Submitted by Supervisor on May 17, 2016 - 1:38pm

The Keep-It-in-the-Ground’s global Break Free 2016 campaign came to Colorado last week and was disruptive. Two protests around Denver coincided with other demonstrations in California, New York, Washington, Europe, South America and Australia. Colorado was a focus because western oil and natural gas production has not only made America competitive in global markets, but elevated our profile among anti-fossil fuel opponents.

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#KeepItInTheGround and Misguided Utah Bidders

Submitted by Supervisor on February 22, 2016 - 8:59am

Ever since President Obama handed a major victory to the environmental lobby by denying TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline, Big Green needed a new fight.

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#KeepItInTheGround and the “Better Call Saul” School of Protesting

Submitted by Supervisor on February 11, 2016 - 2:37pm

Better Call Saul, the fictional TV series about a sleazeball lawyer, is apparently being confused as a tutorial by Keep–It-in-the-Ground protesters.

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Paid Protesters on Tour

Submitted by Supervisor on November 13, 2015 - 7:01am

Using every avenue available to protest fossil fuel development, national environmental groups are now organizing protests of routine oil and natural gas lease auctions held by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

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We’ve got to do something, someday

Submitted by Supervisor on October 16, 2015 - 7:11am

“The goal is to continue the energy-fueled way of life that people enjoy but through expanded use of renewable sources. It can be done.” Lewis Diuguid, Kansas City Star

This comment sums up a many of the reactions we received from people during the Fossil Fuel Free Week. Frankly this isn’t surprising, but at the same time these types of comments are quite revealing.

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Fossil fuels: The Key Ingredient of Environmental Protests

Submitted by Supervisor on September 28, 2015 - 10:35am

You’ve got to love environmental activists. They protest against items they benefit from every day. Take this picture for example. It turns out the key ingredient to environmental protests is fossil fuels.