Pity poor Bill Koch.
For sure, now that this news of another million bucks flowing into the coffers that fuel our public education, our roads, bridges and general overall living needs; he's going to get attacked again by activists who are against mining and fossil energy sources and who will be parked on your doorstep with another "begging for the children" campaign the next time education cuts flare up into the public need.
Read the article? Do so and then hug a coal miner. Click title.
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Showing posts with label Udall campaign donations Oxbow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Udall campaign donations Oxbow. Show all posts
April 5, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Times "Coal mine is key to utility's 'green' goals"
Must be all those Koch campaign donations through Oxbow to environmental activist and 'Fracking is inherently safe' Senator Mark Udall (D-Colorado) that are prompting his brother to support Clean Coal Energy and Methane Capture...
According to Scott Condon, the "unlikely source of a coal mine near Somerset" has his beloved Senator stepping back from his campaign donations scandal with Jon Corzine and taking a second look at what benies the Republicans bring to the table that he can get talked up through Randy Udall.
'That's two scandalous campaign donors for Senator Mark Udall (D-Colorado)', Mr. Condon.
Who cares? Is the message Scott Condon needs to hear from the folks today. Conservatives are for "all of the above" when it comes to energy sources. "All of the above" includes environmentally conscious.
'EcoTerror-pen' journalists are just so stuck in the past trying to wordsmith disinformation they can't see that undeniable fact.
Congratulations and a special thank you to Bill Koch.
For once again bringing a win-win to the energy (and political) table.
Nice job, Holy Cross!
Scott Condon:
"Producing power from methane offsets a substantially greater amount of greenhouse gases than production of the same amount of power from wind or solar.
“Holy Cross' methane project, with a capital cost of $5 million, will offer as much climate benefit as $500 million worth of solar,” Udall said. “In other words, it will displace nearly as much carbon as all the solar we have installed statewide to date.”
Worley said Holy Cross officials saw tremendous climate benefits from the project.
“It clearly seemed to us to be a good thing,” he said......
......Holy Cross has signed a second contract recently to fatten its portfolio of renewable energy. It has a deal to buy power produced by a biomass plant proposed in Gypsum by Eagle Valley Clean Energy LLC. The 10 megawatt plant would burn dead trees, construction material and other wood supplies to boil water and produce steam, which spins turbines that produce electricity.
The plant would create a good use for the beetle-kill trees prevalent in the Interstate 70 corridor, Worley said. It would also create up to 40 jobs at the plant while producing reliable, renewable energy, he said. The biomass plant could run 90-some percent of the time and wouldn't be subject to weather conditions, like wind and solar farms...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
According to Scott Condon, the "unlikely source of a coal mine near Somerset" has his beloved Senator stepping back from his campaign donations scandal with Jon Corzine and taking a second look at what benies the Republicans bring to the table that he can get talked up through Randy Udall.
'That's two scandalous campaign donors for Senator Mark Udall (D-Colorado)', Mr. Condon.
Who cares? Is the message Scott Condon needs to hear from the folks today. Conservatives are for "all of the above" when it comes to energy sources. "All of the above" includes environmentally conscious.
'EcoTerror-pen' journalists are just so stuck in the past trying to wordsmith disinformation they can't see that undeniable fact.
Congratulations and a special thank you to Bill Koch.
For once again bringing a win-win to the energy (and political) table.
Nice job, Holy Cross!
Scott Condon:
"Producing power from methane offsets a substantially greater amount of greenhouse gases than production of the same amount of power from wind or solar.
“Holy Cross' methane project, with a capital cost of $5 million, will offer as much climate benefit as $500 million worth of solar,” Udall said. “In other words, it will displace nearly as much carbon as all the solar we have installed statewide to date.”
Worley said Holy Cross officials saw tremendous climate benefits from the project.
“It clearly seemed to us to be a good thing,” he said......
......Holy Cross has signed a second contract recently to fatten its portfolio of renewable energy. It has a deal to buy power produced by a biomass plant proposed in Gypsum by Eagle Valley Clean Energy LLC. The 10 megawatt plant would burn dead trees, construction material and other wood supplies to boil water and produce steam, which spins turbines that produce electricity.
The plant would create a good use for the beetle-kill trees prevalent in the Interstate 70 corridor, Worley said. It would also create up to 40 jobs at the plant while producing reliable, renewable energy, he said. The biomass plant could run 90-some percent of the time and wouldn't be subject to weather conditions, like wind and solar farms...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
March 18, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: Grand Junction Daily Sentinel "BLM approves Oxbow coal lease addition"
Sincere congratulations to Bill Koch on this.
Dennis Webb:
"The Bureau of Land Management today approved a coal lease modification that it says will allow continuation of mining adjacent to an existing federal lease at the Elk Creek Mine in Somerset.
The action adds about 159 acres to a lease owned by Oxbow Mining, LLC, and will prevent bypassing of about 555,000 recoverable tons of federal coal, the BLM said in a news release...."
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"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Dennis Webb:
"The Bureau of Land Management today approved a coal lease modification that it says will allow continuation of mining adjacent to an existing federal lease at the Elk Creek Mine in Somerset.
The action adds about 159 acres to a lease owned by Oxbow Mining, LLC, and will prevent bypassing of about 555,000 recoverable tons of federal coal, the BLM said in a news release...."
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"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
March 11, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: Glenwood Springs Post Independent/Your Letters "Udall's wilderness proposal ‘the right thing to do' "
One of the things 'SandBoxBlogs" did not set out to become was a media critic. Yes, it's true.
Unfortunately, there was such a huge problem with two of our local papers at the time it became impossible not to be critical. Think back to 2009, 2010 and the early part of 2011 at 'the way things used to be on the PI and Times'. The Times cleaned up very quickly and capped that with standing up to corporate and begging off having a publisher in-house. From that point forward, they've been the Times we all recognize under the ownership of Swift Communications. Much better read every morning than the direction they had been going down.
The PI is 1000% better with another 75% or so left to go. Consumer complaints are more about content, writers and power abuses than they are accusations of being a 'tabloid trash media'.
The balancing act for local commentators is to figure out what to lend energy to and what to ignore.
SandBox has just ignored all the gushing coverage on the virtues of Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colorado) and his latest attempt to recreate Hidden Gems under a new name. Any land grab bill is likely to fail in the end and we'll put our energy into the real politics of it all when those politics are called upon.
With that said, it is hard to watch the short memory span of local letter to the editor writers. All this gushing and heaping of praise onto Udall's 'sainted' head is pretty tough to ignore when the reality of Sen. Mark Udall's politics are such that he will pander to either side of the coin when it comes to environmnental issues.
Fortunately, Colorado conservatives have fairly long memories and that is not good news for either Udall or Bennet.
Here are some reminders that balance out these praise filled letters to editors lately. Wonder why these stories are pushed away to the back archives by the PI? Hmmmmm......
http://www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_18657546
http://coloradoindependent.com/104256/the-wizards-of-oil-how-the-koch-brothers-influence-environmental-politics
http://sandboxcommentators.blogspot.com/2011/10/sandbox-comments-glenwood-springs-post_9213.html
http://sandboxcommentators.blogspot.com/2011/12/sandbox-comments-colorado-peak-politics.html
http://sandboxcommentators.blogspot.com/2011/11/sandbox-comments-summit-county-citizens_2194.html
(Read today's letter praising Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colorado)? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Unfortunately, there was such a huge problem with two of our local papers at the time it became impossible not to be critical. Think back to 2009, 2010 and the early part of 2011 at 'the way things used to be on the PI and Times'. The Times cleaned up very quickly and capped that with standing up to corporate and begging off having a publisher in-house. From that point forward, they've been the Times we all recognize under the ownership of Swift Communications. Much better read every morning than the direction they had been going down.
The PI is 1000% better with another 75% or so left to go. Consumer complaints are more about content, writers and power abuses than they are accusations of being a 'tabloid trash media'.
The balancing act for local commentators is to figure out what to lend energy to and what to ignore.
SandBox has just ignored all the gushing coverage on the virtues of Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colorado) and his latest attempt to recreate Hidden Gems under a new name. Any land grab bill is likely to fail in the end and we'll put our energy into the real politics of it all when those politics are called upon.
With that said, it is hard to watch the short memory span of local letter to the editor writers. All this gushing and heaping of praise onto Udall's 'sainted' head is pretty tough to ignore when the reality of Sen. Mark Udall's politics are such that he will pander to either side of the coin when it comes to environmnental issues.
Fortunately, Colorado conservatives have fairly long memories and that is not good news for either Udall or Bennet.
Here are some reminders that balance out these praise filled letters to editors lately. Wonder why these stories are pushed away to the back archives by the PI? Hmmmmm......
http://www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_18657546
http://coloradoindependent.com/104256/the-wizards-of-oil-how-the-koch-brothers-influence-environmental-politics
http://sandboxcommentators.blogspot.com/2011/10/sandbox-comments-glenwood-springs-post_9213.html
http://sandboxcommentators.blogspot.com/2011/12/sandbox-comments-colorado-peak-politics.html
http://sandboxcommentators.blogspot.com/2011/11/sandbox-comments-summit-county-citizens_2194.html
(Read today's letter praising Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colorado)? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
March 7, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: Summit County Citizens Voice "Forest Service chief fields budget questions"
Bob Berwyn:
"SUMMIT COUNTY — Intertwined concerns about overall forest health, bark beetles, climate change and wildfires took center state Tuesday at a full hearing of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle questioned Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell about his agency’s ability to meet its obligations to address the multiple challenges.
U.S. Senator Mark Udall, a Colorado Democrat, said its critical to engage the private sector and encourage the use of beetle kill products by expanding markets for forest products. That requires streamlining contracting procedures and giving incentives to companies that use beetle-killed wood for construction, as well as wood pellets and biomass for energy production.
“The private sector is key to dealing with this epidemic,” Udall said. “In a state like Colorado, where there is a large need for forest treatments but few forest-management businesses, the Forest Service should tailor timber sales and stewardship contracts to fit this industry, and work to try to move at the pace of industry as much as possible,” Udall said after the hearing. See a video of the exchange at Udall’s website...."
(Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
"SUMMIT COUNTY — Intertwined concerns about overall forest health, bark beetles, climate change and wildfires took center state Tuesday at a full hearing of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle questioned Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell about his agency’s ability to meet its obligations to address the multiple challenges.
U.S. Senator Mark Udall, a Colorado Democrat, said its critical to engage the private sector and encourage the use of beetle kill products by expanding markets for forest products. That requires streamlining contracting procedures and giving incentives to companies that use beetle-killed wood for construction, as well as wood pellets and biomass for energy production.
“The private sector is key to dealing with this epidemic,” Udall said. “In a state like Colorado, where there is a large need for forest treatments but few forest-management businesses, the Forest Service should tailor timber sales and stewardship contracts to fit this industry, and work to try to move at the pace of industry as much as possible,” Udall said after the hearing. See a video of the exchange at Udall’s website...."
(Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
December 6, 2011
SandBox Comments: Colorado Peak Politics "TAINTED TENDER: Compass Colorado Calls On Senator Udall To Return Nearly $5,000 In Corzine Cash "
“With a criminal investigation looking into Jon Corzine’s shady Wall Street firm, Mark Udall should immediately return Corzine’s tainted campaign cash,” said Tyler Q. Houlton, president of Compass Colorado. “Mark Udall may pretend to stand up to Wall Street bankers, but his campaign war chest suggests otherwise.”(via Colorado Peak Politics)
(Read more? Click title. Comment to discuss)
"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."
October 31, 2011
SandBox Comments: Glenwood Springs Post Independent "Domestic gas better than foreign imports"
"While development shouldn't happen everywhere, understand that there are a lot of us who depend on clean water, clean air and good jobs. Not all of us received millions of taxpayer dollars for conservation easements on our big ranches (such as one certain ranch on Thompson Creek in Pitkin County), not all of us are executives at SkiCo or work for nonprofits, and not all of us have the time to tell our side of the story that the gas industry is saving our families. We're too busy getting up early making a living and paying taxes and doing our best.
And guess what? Sen. Udall receives money from a local gas industry too (Oxbow), and from SkiCo executives (Auden Schendler), and over $20,000 from just one environmental PAC, so does that mean that “umpire” has been bought off too?
Hypocrisy goes both ways. But also when I see so much hatred against the gas industry from upvalley folks, recognize there are a lot of us who are your neighbors, friends, buddies on the ski lift, parents at the kid's plays, who are making a living with the gas industry.
Can it be done better? Sure, but don't villainize the industry and the quiet neighbors who leave early in the morning, and get home late in the evening, just happy to have a job.
(Robert Strong, New Castle)
(Read the rest of this terrific letter? Click title. Comment to start discussion)
And guess what? Sen. Udall receives money from a local gas industry too (Oxbow), and from SkiCo executives (Auden Schendler), and over $20,000 from just one environmental PAC, so does that mean that “umpire” has been bought off too?
Hypocrisy goes both ways. But also when I see so much hatred against the gas industry from upvalley folks, recognize there are a lot of us who are your neighbors, friends, buddies on the ski lift, parents at the kid's plays, who are making a living with the gas industry.
Can it be done better? Sure, but don't villainize the industry and the quiet neighbors who leave early in the morning, and get home late in the evening, just happy to have a job.
(Robert Strong, New Castle)
(Read the rest of this terrific letter? Click title. Comment to start discussion)
"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."
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