http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/clinton-era-roadless-rule-headed-to-the-supreme-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/clinton-era-roadless-rule-headed-to-the-supreme-court/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 17:33:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134196 Findlaw: Colorado Mining Association President Stuart Sanderson wants the Supreme Court to reverse the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decision. Sanderson claims, "If allowed to stand, the roadless rule will effectively prevent future mining operations on roadless lands, leading to a decrease in mineral and coal production, job losses and sharp decreases in taxes and revenues from the coal mining industry that are critical to local governments and public school systems," the Denver Post reports. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/clinton-era-roadless-rule-headed-to-the-supreme-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/oil-production-united-states-is-capable-of-out-producing-world/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/oil-production-united-states-is-capable-of-out-producing-world/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:45:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133915 NCPA Policy Digest: However, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) undermines the president's assumption. Focusing on the Green River Formation in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado, GAO Director of Natural Resources and Environment Anu Mittal told Congress recently that just one small part of the United States is capable of out-producing the rest of the planet. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/oil-production-united-states-is-capable-of-out-producing-world/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/phyllis-schlafly-defeat-law-of-the-sea-treaty-again/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/phyllis-schlafly-defeat-law-of-the-sea-treaty-again/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 22:22:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133900 Townhall: The stunning repudiation of Sen. Richard Lugar's, R-Ind., bid for a seventh term has sent shock waves through Washington's internationalist lobby . . . Americans today are in no mood for subordinating U.S. sovereignty, plus seven-tenths of the world's surface area, to another entangling global bureaucracy, so advocates are using Orwellian talking points to pretend that LOST would do the opposite. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/phyllis-schlafly-defeat-law-of-the-sea-treaty-again/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/epa-official-resigns-over-%e2%80%98crucify%e2%80%99-comments/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/epa-official-resigns-over-%e2%80%98crucify%e2%80%99-comments/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:19:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132463 The HIll: Al Armendariz, the Environmental Protection Agency official under fire for comparing enforcement of environmental laws to crucifixion, has resigned. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/epa-official-resigns-over-%e2%80%98crucify%e2%80%99-comments/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/kids-think-we%e2%80%99re-better-off-dead-environmentalisms-challenge-to-a-culture-of-life/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/kids-think-we%e2%80%99re-better-off-dead-environmentalisms-challenge-to-a-culture-of-life/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:46:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132052 Education News (includes video): Schools brainwash children into preferring non-existence. A 12-year-old girl has responded with the stunning “I wish we didn’t exist” to questions about how she feels about pollution and humanity’s impact on the earth, according to a new video released by Brian Sussman, author of “Eco-Tyranny: How the Left’s Green Agenda will Dismantle America.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/kids-think-we%e2%80%99re-better-off-dead-environmentalisms-challenge-to-a-culture-of-life/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/salazar-gop-living-in-energy-fairy-tale/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/salazar-gop-living-in-energy-fairy-tale/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:37:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132050 The HIll: Salazar, in one of his most fiery speeches in months, accused Republicans of creating a false divide over energy policy that doesn’t reflect public sentiment and stretches the facts to suit their political agenda. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/salazar-gop-living-in-energy-fairy-tale/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/hatch-looks-to-free-up-house-passed-energy-bills-in-senate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/hatch-looks-to-free-up-house-passed-energy-bills-in-senate/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:31:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132047 The Hill: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on Wednesday is expected to introduce an omnibus energy/federal land use bill combining several bills that have passed the House over the last year but have stalled in the Senate due to Democratic opposition. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/hatch-looks-to-free-up-house-passed-energy-bills-in-senate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/reid-draws-line-against-keystone/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/reid-draws-line-against-keystone/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:27:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132045 The HIll: Senate Democrats will hold firm and reject House Republican demands to include approval of the Keystone oil pipeline in transportation funding legislation, their leader said Tuesday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/reid-draws-line-against-keystone/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/if-i-wanted-america-to-fail-video-is-big-hit-on-youtube/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/if-i-wanted-america-to-fail-video-is-big-hit-on-youtube/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:30:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132031 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/if-i-wanted-america-to-fail-video-is-big-hit-on-youtube/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/18/house-clears-highway-bill-with-pipeline-mandate-thwarts-obama/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/18/house-clears-highway-bill-with-pipeline-mandate-thwarts-obama/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:22:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131480 The Hill: All but 14 Republicans, with support from 70 Democrats, voted 293-197 for legislation that falls far short of Speaker John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) earlier plan to move a sweeping five-year, $260 billion package. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/18/house-clears-highway-bill-with-pipeline-mandate-thwarts-obama/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/17/argentine-leader-moves-to-nationalize-oil-company/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/17/argentine-leader-moves-to-nationalize-oil-company/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:33:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131272 AP: In a bold move to gain control of Argentina's energy reserves, President Cristina Fernandez pushed forward a bill to renationalize the country's largest oil company on Monday despite fierce criticism from abroad and the risk of a major rift with Spain. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/17/argentine-leader-moves-to-nationalize-oil-company/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/sudan-vows-quick-response-to-souths-oil-field-occupation/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/sudan-vows-quick-response-to-souths-oil-field-occupation/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:45:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130996 Christian Science Monitor: Sudan's government vowed on Thursday to deal swiftly with South Sudan's occupation of an economically vital oil field near the border but the south said it would not pull out until the threat of attacks by the northern army had gone. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/sudan-vows-quick-response-to-souths-oil-field-occupation/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/mine-union-boss-coal-industry-could-suffer-same-fate-as-bin-laden/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/mine-union-boss-coal-industry-could-suffer-same-fate-as-bin-laden/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:01:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130501 The Hill: The coal industry will suffer the same fate as Osama bin Laden under new climate regulations proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, the head of the United Mine Workers of America said this week. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/mine-union-boss-coal-industry-could-suffer-same-fate-as-bin-laden/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/e-p-a-putting-u-s-at-disadvantage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/e-p-a-putting-u-s-at-disadvantage/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:34:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130151 One News Now: "This is a lose-lose for the American people," he decides. "We are the Saudi Arabia of coal, and yet President Obama through the EPA is preventing us from using that natural resource." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/e-p-a-putting-u-s-at-disadvantage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/chinese-firm-surpasses-exxon-in-oil-production/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/chinese-firm-surpasses-exxon-in-oil-production/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:42:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129935 AP: Exxon Mobil is no longer the world's biggest publicly traded producer of oil. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/chinese-firm-surpasses-exxon-in-oil-production/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/48-say-feds-should-drop-gas-tax-until-prices-come-down/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/48-say-feds-should-drop-gas-tax-until-prices-come-down/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129624 Rasmussen: What can your country do for you? A plurality (48%) of Americans thinks the federal government should eliminate the federal gas tax until gas prices come down. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/48-say-feds-should-drop-gas-tax-until-prices-come-down/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/saudi-arabia-moves-to-calm-oil-market/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/saudi-arabia-moves-to-calm-oil-market/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:07:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129076 Financial Times: Tehran has warned Saudi Arabia several times over the last two months not to increase its oil production to offset the impact of the US and European sanctions on Tehran’s crude exports. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/saudi-arabia-moves-to-calm-oil-market/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/gas-prices-trigger-obama-scramble/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/gas-prices-trigger-obama-scramble/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:21:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128404 The Hill: The White House scrambled Monday to contain the political damage from rising gas prices, which have emerged as a primary threat to President Obama’s reelection. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/gas-prices-trigger-obama-scramble/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/video-nd-gov-dalrymple-obama-is-killing-energy-development/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/video-nd-gov-dalrymple-obama-is-killing-energy-development/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:28:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128303 The Hill (includes video): North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R) called on Congress to quickly pass legislation to green-light the Keystone XL oil pipeline, arguing that the Obama administration is “killing energy development.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/video-nd-gov-dalrymple-obama-is-killing-energy-development/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/video-obama-energy-secretary-i-dont-own-a-car/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/video-obama-energy-secretary-i-dont-own-a-car/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:10:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128118 Fox News: Chu was asked if he drove a Chevy Volt, a car he praised during the hearing, but claimed he didn't own a car 'at the moment' ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/video-obama-energy-secretary-i-dont-own-a-car/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/senate-blocks-keystone-pipeline-approval-plan/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/senate-blocks-keystone-pipeline-approval-plan/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:38:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128098 The Hill: The Senate has rejected a GOP plan to approve construction of the Keystone oil pipeline after President Obama made personal calls to Democrats urging them to oppose it. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/senate-blocks-keystone-pipeline-approval-plan/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/obama-lobbies-senate-dems-to-head-off-keystone-amendment/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/obama-lobbies-senate-dems-to-head-off-keystone-amendment/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:07:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128034 Bloomberg: President Barack Obama, seeking to head off an election-year showdown over energy policy, has been calling wavering Senate Democrats to lobby against a Republican measure that would force approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, according to a Democratic aide. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/obama-lobbies-senate-dems-to-head-off-keystone-amendment/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/senate-reaches-deal-on-highway-bill-oil-votes/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/senate-reaches-deal-on-highway-bill-oil-votes/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:36:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128010 Washington Post: Late Wednesday, Senate leaders agreed to hold 30 votes on a series of related and unrelated amendments, including measures to cut taxes, authorize offshore continential oil drilling and two proposals related to the Keystone XL Pipeline. Votes are likely to continue into early next week, Senate aides said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/senate-reaches-deal-on-highway-bill-oil-votes/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/islamists-attack-egypt-israel-gas-pipeline-for-12th-time/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/islamists-attack-egypt-israel-gas-pipeline-for-12th-time/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:18:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127704 Boston Globe (AP): Egyptian security officials say militants have again blown up a gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula that transports fuel to neighboring Israel. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/islamists-attack-egypt-israel-gas-pipeline-for-12th-time/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/01/gingrich-says-obama-should-fire-energy-secretary-for-remark-about-gas-prices/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/01/gingrich-says-obama-should-fire-energy-secretary-for-remark-about-gas-prices/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:47:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127410 The Hill: Republican candidate Newt Gingrich said President Obama should fire Energy Secretary Steven Chu following his remark this week that reducing gas prices is not the “overall goal” of his agency. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/01/gingrich-says-obama-should-fire-energy-secretary-for-remark-about-gas-prices/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/white-house-wants-to-keep-gas-prices-high/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/white-house-wants-to-keep-gas-prices-high/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:58:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127157 Heritage Foundation The Foundry: But for Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu, those steep prices aren’t even a concern. In fact, he says his goal is not to get the price of gasoline to go down. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/white-house-wants-to-keep-gas-prices-high/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/carney-gop-cancelled-keystone-not-obama/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/carney-gop-cancelled-keystone-not-obama/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:52:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126622 The Daily Caller: The November decision to reject the construction plan “was the result of a decision made, to honor, the concerns of those in Nebraska, including the Republican governor … [that the pipeline] would threaten the water supply in Nebraska,” Carney said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/carney-gop-cancelled-keystone-not-obama/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/house-dems-to-obama-be-ready-to-tap-emergency-oil-reserves/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/house-dems-to-obama-be-ready-to-tap-emergency-oil-reserves/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:33:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126616 The Hill: Three House Democrats urged President Obama Wednesday to consider releasing oil from the country's emergency stockpiles in order to lower gas prices. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/house-dems-to-obama-be-ready-to-tap-emergency-oil-reserves/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/22/florida-drivers-shelling-out-nearly-6-a-gallon-at-some-gas-stations/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/22/florida-drivers-shelling-out-nearly-6-a-gallon-at-some-gas-stations/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:00:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126526 Tampa CBS Local: Talk about pain at the pump! Some Florida drivers are spending nearly $6 a gallon to fill up their gas tanks. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/22/florida-drivers-shelling-out-nearly-6-a-gallon-at-some-gas-stations/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/santorum-challenges-obamas-worldview/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/santorum-challenges-obamas-worldview/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:22:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126203 OneNewsNow.com: Rick Santorum says he questions President Barack Obama's worldview, but not whether he's a Christian. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/santorum-challenges-obamas-worldview/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/obama-admin-to-give-oil-rich-alaskan-islands-to-russia-alaskan-congressional-delegation-silent/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/obama-admin-to-give-oil-rich-alaskan-islands-to-russia-alaskan-congressional-delegation-silent/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:20:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126164 WorldNetDaily: Part of Obama’s apparent war against U.S. energy independence includes a foreign-aid program that directly threatens my state’s sovereign territory. Obama’s State Department is giving away seven strategic, resource-laden Alaskan islands to the Russians. Yes, to the Putin regime in the Kremlin. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/obama-admin-to-give-oil-rich-alaskan-islands-to-russia-alaskan-congressional-delegation-silent/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/penn-landowners-in-uproar-over-private-energy-companys-virtual-eminent-domain-powers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/penn-landowners-in-uproar-over-private-energy-companys-virtual-eminent-domain-powers/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:35:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124534 News from The Associated Press: When federal regulators approved a 39-mile natural gas pipeline through northern Pennsylvania's pristine Endless Mountains, they cited the operator's assurances that it would make sparing use of eminent domain as it negotiated with more than 150 property owners along the pipeline's route. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/penn-landowners-in-uproar-over-private-energy-companys-virtual-eminent-domain-powers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/20/canada-pledges-to-sell-oil-to-asia-after-obama-rejects-keystone-pipeline/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/20/canada-pledges-to-sell-oil-to-asia-after-obama-rejects-keystone-pipeline/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:43:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123669 Bloomberg: Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in a telephone call yesterday, told Obama “Canada will continue to work to diversify its energy exports,” according to details provided by Harper’s office. Canadian Natural Resource Minister Joe Oliver said relying less on the U.S. would help strengthen the country’s “financial security.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/20/canada-pledges-to-sell-oil-to-asia-after-obama-rejects-keystone-pipeline/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/obama-administration-to-reject-controversial-keystone-pipeline/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/obama-administration-to-reject-controversial-keystone-pipeline/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:32:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123380 The Hill: The Obama administration will reject the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday afternoon, according to a source closely following the issue. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/obama-administration-to-reject-controversial-keystone-pipeline/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/epa-unveils-rules-which-could-force-closure-of-some-power-plants/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/epa-unveils-rules-which-could-force-closure-of-some-power-plants/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:25:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121502 The Hill: But they face vehement opposition from Republicans and industry groups, who argue the rules will harm the economy, force the closure of coal-fired power plants and threaten the reliability of the country’s power grid. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/epa-unveils-rules-which-could-force-closure-of-some-power-plants/feed/ 0