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“UNCONSCIONABLE” — President Obama denies Keystone XL permit Press Releases

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For Immediate Release
January 18, 2012
WASHINGTON DC — Upon news today that President Obama would formally reject the Keystone XL pipeline permit, IER President Thomas Pyle released the following statement:
“Tens of thousands of American jobs died today because of the president’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline permit. For more than two years, the administration has delayed, hoping to get past 2012 without having to reveal the president’s…

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Interior Department energy propaganda misleading, disingenuous Press Releases Oil

Offshore Lease Sales

For Immediate Release
IER Releases Facts to Counter Administration Claims About Domestic Energy Production
WASHINGTON D.C. — The interior department announced Tuesday that oil and gas lease sales on public lands increased 20 percent in 2011, generating more than $250 million in profits for taxpayers.  The fact, however, is that oil production on federal lands, lease sales, and revenue have drastically declined during the Obama administration.
“The American people need…

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IER’s Tom Pyle issues statement on Arizona mining ban Press Releases Nuclear

Ken Salazar

For Immediate Release
Washington DC — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Monday that the Obama administration would impose a new 20-year, million-acre ban on uranium mining for federal lands in Arizona, despite the fact that these lands hold the highest-grade of known uranium deposits in the United States.  IER President Tom Pyle issued the following statement in response to the administration’s decision:
“At a time when the U.S. is producing…

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