President Trump Planning Executive Order To Build Needed Pipeline In NY

April 9, 2019

People might not think much about pipelines, but they are integral to modern life. They allow the safe transportation of energy across large distances. They fuel gas stoves and allow us to heat our homes. They are the infrastructure behind America’s growing energy dominance. But too often, extreme environmental groups successfully apply pressure on the state level to block needed pipeline infrastructure. New York State, for instance, is one glaring example. Governor Andrew Cuomo and regulators have denied permits for one crucial pipeline – in doing so, they limit energy access for not only New York, but surrounding states. In…

Update On The Pebble Project – 2,900 Jobs At Stake

April 8, 2019

With one of the largest untapped copper and gold deposits in the world sitting below its surface, Alaska’s Pebble deposit has been studied, sampled and evaluated by scientists, investors, tribal entities and governments at local, state and federal levels since 1988. Almost as quickly as those deposits were discovered, environmental groups started fighting the project, using an argument that there was a risk to the Bristol Bay salmon fishery if the mine was built. Pebble’s ownership has seen a number of comings and goings since 1988.  Its current owner, Northern Dynasty Minerals, has been involved with the project since 2001, and…