Francis Beinecke is president of the Natural Resources Defense Council and for several decades has been among the most active environmental legal activists in using court suits and the threat thereof to stop the fossil fuel energy development required to keep the American economy – aka as “the people” – moving.
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Anti capitalist Soros linked to Obama administration
George Soros is a funder of the Center for American Progress headed by Obama’s transition team leader John Podesta. Podesta and his brother Tony have a lobbying group that represents BP. A Wall Street Journal article pointed out the the initial Obama administration’s responses to the oil spill were directed by the Center for American Progress. What’s next?
Malkin explains Salazar’s deception on drilling ban
Interior Secretary Salazar manipulated its own oil commission’s findings to justify banning oil drilling. Radical environmentalists seem to be in control of this administration.
Salazar’s Ban Is Soros’ Bonanza
Our interior secretary plans to reinstate the offshore drilling moratorium struck down by a federal judge. But if deep-water drilling is so unsafe, why are we helping Brazil drill nearly three times as deep? And what about those Obama – Podesta – BP – Podesta – Soros connections?
U.S. Interior Secretary Seeks to Renew Drilling Stay
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he will issue a new order imposing a moratorium on deepwater oil drilling after a federal judge struck down the existing one.
Federal Judge Blocks Obama’s Offshore Drilling Moratorium in Gulf of Mexico
A federal judge in New Orleans blocks Obama administration’s six-month moratorium on new deepwater drilling projects
Human Events: Obama is Kicking Louisiana’s A**
President Obama is using the tragedy of the oil spill to further his political agenda, all at the expense of Louisiana jobs.
Louisiana leaders say Gulf drilling ban could be worse than oil spill
As the president attempts to curb the nation’s spewing anger over the Gulf oil spill in Tuesday’s national address, leaders and experts in Louisiana say the administration is continuing to strike out.
Salazar lied to Obama about drilling ban support from panel
Members of a panel of experts brought in to advise the Obama administration on how to address offshore drilling safety after the Deepwater Horizon disaster now say Interior Secretary Ken Salazar falsely implied they supported a six-month drilling moratorium they actually oppose.
Offshore drilling ban could be a blow to Louisiana economy
“It’s bad enough that we have an oil spill to deal with and the fishermen can’t work. Now they’re going to take away the oil industry, and we’ll have nothing, ” said Chett Chiasson, executive director for the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, which runs Port Fourchon, the launching point for 90 percent of the deepwater activities in the Gulf of Mexico.