A top official in President Joe Biden’s administration has admitted to lying to Congress when she claimed not to own individual stocks. Energy Secretary Jennifer Graholm, a Biden appointee, told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on April 20 that she did not own individual stocks, instead owning mutual funds. Granholm said in a letter…
Republican Lawmakers Criticize Biden Over Releasing 15 Million Barrels of Oil From Reserve
Republican lawmakers are criticizing President Joe Biden over his decision to release 15 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), arguing that his move was politically motivated and left the United States vulnerable to foreign adversaries. “President Biden is draining the SPR to bailout Democrats ahead of the midterms, further surrendering our…
Trump Threatens to Campaign Against Sen. Manchin Over Inflation Bill
Former President Donald Trump on Aug. 5 said he would go to West Virginia to campaign against Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) if the Democrats’ $740 billion tax hike and climate change deal, the “Inflation Reduction Act,” is passed. The remark was made at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas when the Senate was…
Biden’s Land Bureau Breaking Law on New Oil and Gas Lease Sales: Barrasso
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has condemned the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for its failure to publish a public notice of onshore oil and gas lease sales for this quarter. He said their continued inaction violates the federal Mineral Leasing Act…
EPA Disapproves Wyoming Coal Plant Plan Despite Signaling Support Under Trump
After more than a year of inaction, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Jan. 12 that it proposes to disapprove the State of Wyoming’s changes to its regional haze plan for PacifiCorp’s Jim Bridger coal power plant, potentially closing down Unit 2 of the facility for a year or more. Yet in an exclusive interview…
At Hydropower Forum, Senator Barrasso Decries “Glacial Pace of Permitting” For New Facilities
On Jan. 11, the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources held a hearing on hydropower, prompting senators to comment on some factors that may be threatening the continued existence and expansion of that renewable energy source. “If these Democrats want to reduce energy prices, they need to work with Republicans to make it easier—not…
Gas Prices Are Rising. Who Did That?
News Analysis The stickers are a smash hit. At the top: President Joe Biden, pointing with double finger guns or, in one of several other versions, a single outstretched finger. Underneath him, in bold black text: “I Did That!” or a variation thereof. Slapped on a gas pump next to the digital meter display, the…
US ‘Must Not Emulate Europe’s Disastrous Energy Blueprint’: Expert
Energy expert Robert Bryce said spiking energy prices in Europe are tied to an increased reliance on renewables and lowered investments in fossil fuels, arguing that the continent’s green policies provide the United States with a clear example of what not to do. Bryce, who made his remarks in testimony to the Senate Committee on Energy…
Nomination to Director of Bureau of Land Management Inspires Tree Spiking Mitigation Act
On July 28, Senators James Risch (R-Idaho) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced S.2506, the Tree Spiking Mitigation Act of 2021. The act is inspired by the nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning to be director of the Bureau of Land Management. The extent of Stone-Manning’s involvement in tree-spiking, a form of eco-terrorism that involves driving spikes into…
Sen. Barrasso Says He Was Told to Delete Photos of Border Facilities
A Republican senator said he was told to delete photos that he took of migrant facilities during a recent visit to the U.S.–Mexico border. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), the third-ranking Republican in the Senate, told Fox News on April 4 that officials told GOP senators to delete pictures they captured at various Border Patrol facilities. “This…
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