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Tag Archives: Steve Daines
Montana elected leaders’ response to Keystone XL decision is unanimous, but not visionary
Say what you will about President Obama’s decision last week to reject TransCanada’s bid to build the Keystone XL Pipeline, it brought unity to Montana’s elected leaders. They were unanimous in their displeasure.
In their bipartisan agreement they claim to be fighting for jobs and economic development, which is admirable, but they are failing to lead in a way that will point Montana to long-term energy viability. Continue reading
Montana temperatures have risen 2.6° over the last century
Click to see a chart from the Montana Climate Office at the University of Montana depicting the temperature rise in the state from 1895-2012. Continue reading
Where is Montana’s “man on the moon” leader?
In 1961 President Kennedy announced the US would put a man on the moon within a decade. The power of this vision, and the resources that accompanied it, enabled Neil Armstrong to take “one giant leap for mankind” eight years later.
In Hawaii, visionary leadership by Governor David Ige has led Hawaii to pass legislation that mandates that the state’s power grid must deliver 100 percent renewable electricity by the end of 2045, just 30 years away.
Where is that leadership in Montana? While state agencies are doing everything they can to protect the fossil fuel industry, our leaders happily promote an “all of the above strategy” that fails to explain how the state will transition from coal, oil and gas to renewables over time. We need man on the moon leaders who will put a stake in the ground saying what Montana will look like in 20, 30, or 50 years.
The means ruffling feathers. That means offending Big Oil and Big Coal. That means having a grown up conversation within the state about the future of energy.
We need a “man on the moon” leader to step forward. Continue reading
Announcing the latest winner of the Rex Tillerson Fracking Hypocrite Award
We here at Preserve the Beartooth Front are pleased to announce the latest recipient of the Rex Tillerson Fracking Hypocrite Award. The Award is a 160-foot water tower, engraved with Rex Tillerson’s photo, delivered to the recipient’s front yard.
We’ve written often about Rex. He’s the CEO of ExxonMobil who publicly complained that “dysfunctional regulation of hydraulic fracturing is holding back the American economic recovery, growth and global competitiveness,” and then joined with his neighbors in a lawsuit to block construction of a large water tower, to be used to support fracking operations, next to his Texas home.
Click to see which Montanan is today’s award winner.
A debate between Pope Francis and Montana Senator Steve Daines on climate change
Pope Francis urges us to start a dialogue to help shape the future of our planet. To help this process along, we put him together with Steve Daines, who has very different ideas on the subject. Continue reading
Posted in Fracking Information
Tagged climate change, fossil fuels, Pope Francis, Steve Daines
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Congress is currently very busy doing absolutely nothing about regulating oil and gas
Congress is well paid by the oil and gas industry to do absolutely nothing to protect communities from insufficiently regulated oil and gas drilling. And that’s exactly what they’re busy doing — nothing. Of course, the process of doing nothing … Continue reading
From Washington to Helena, we subsidize the most profitable oil companies with billions of dollars of unnecessary tax breaks and direct subsidies
Oil companies are among the largest and most profitable corporations in the United States, and yet our government gives them billions of dollars in tax breaks and subsidies, many of these sponsored by elected officials who receive huge contributions from … Continue reading
Posted in Community Organization
Tagged Big Oil, Bobby Jindal, BP, campaign contributions, Christine Kauffman, Conoco, Domestic production activities deduction, ExxonMobil, Intangible drilling costs deduction, John Kasich, Montana Oil and Gas Tax Holiday, Shell, Special percentage depletion allowance, Steve Daines, subsidies, tax exemptions, Taxpayers for Common Sense, Tom Corbett
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We’re fracking in the dark. We need to know what we’ll find out when the light comes on.
We have frequently written about “unknown unknowns” — the long-term impacts of oil and gas drilling that we cannot anticipate. These include health impacts, water contamination, impacts on global warming, and so on. Drilling proponents often belittle these concerns, and … Continue reading
Rex Tillerson admits humans cause climate change; Steve Daines doesn’t get the message
“The good thing about science is that it’s true whether you believe in it or not.” –Neil deGrasse Tyson Rex Tillerson When Rex Tillerson speaks, this blog listens. Rex is pretty much an icon around here. He’s the namesake of … Continue reading
Posted in Community Organization, Politics and History, Fracking Information, Shared Letters and Posts
Tagged climate change, Disclosing the Facts: Transparency and Risk in Hydraulic Fracturing Operations, Exxon, Fracking Hypocrite Award, global warming, John Walsh, Rex Tillerson, scorecard, Steve Daines
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