4/ In September, Scott Angelle, a panel member & head of the Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement, claimed in a speech that lower royalty & drilling rights rates are better for the American people. But as our research has shown, that’s proven false, decade after decade. pic.twitter.com/52JiBCQ43Q Twitter Search / POGOBlog https://twitter.com/POGOBlog/status/968931715837317120 security exchange commission
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3/ In fact, our government cuts oil companies a break on paying royalties as a matter of deliberate policy, foregoing billions of dollars for the public. That’s a pretty sweet deal for #BigOil. Not so much for taxpayers, to whom the resources belong. pic.twitter.com/z4DGLOZkv4 Twitter Search / POGOBlog https://twitter.com/POGOBlog/status/968931713152901121 security exchange commission 2/ When energy companies drill or mine public lands, a percentage of their sales go to public revenue, since these resources are owned by the American public. But the gov’t has been cutting oil companies a serious break on royalties, for decades. http://bit.ly/2BTiNrq Twitter Search / POGOBlog https://twitter.com/POGOBlog/status/968931711965974529 security exchange commission The Interior Department's Royalty Policy Committee is meeting in Houston today to discuss potential changes to how the public is compensated for resources extracted from public land. Too bad there aren't any public interest advocates on the panel http://bit.ly/2CMvfpL Twitter Search / POGOBlog https://twitter.com/LPetersonDC/status/968896734381428736 security exchange commission Please join us for #SunshineWeek 2018! https://sunlightfoundation.com/2018/02/28/join-us-to-discuss-the-state-of-open-government-for-sunshine-week-2018/ … We’re headed to the @USNatArchives on 3/12, hosting a forum on environmental transparency with @POGOblog & @UCSUSA on 3/13 & on the state of open government on 3/15. We hope you’ll follow @SunshineWeek & participate! pic.twitter.com/IV6D8zN1KI Twitter Search / POGOBlog https://twitter.com/SunFoundation/status/968903448501645312 security exchange commission A controversial pick for a top Census Bureau job has withdrawn. We need strong, qualified, nonpartisan leadership at the Bureau—and soon—to make sure the 2020 census goes well. The latest analysis from our @SarcasmSean: http://bit.ly/2oGhFPx Twitter Search / POGOBlog https://twitter.com/POGOBlog/status/968901190749687811 security exchange commission "Secretary Zinke seems to think that he's still on the campaign trail,” our @SAmeyJD told @CNN. “There is a time and place for rubbing elbows with donors and generally that is not when officials are conducting official government business." http://cnn.it/2HRwVlB Twitter Search / POGOBlog https://twitter.com/POGOBlog/status/968894347704979458 security exchange commission "It would be nice if President Trump would be transparent," our @SAmeyJD told @CristinaAlesci. "A list of properties, the foreign gov'ts involved & the benefits surrendered would help ensure that the President is...honoring anti-corruption protections." http://cnn.it/2t3qTuF Twitter Search / POGOBlog https://twitter.com/POGOBlog/status/968876196640501761 security exchange commission The Justice Dept is carrying out the President's promise to bring back private prison contracts—disregarding its own watchdog's warning that these contracts gamble with taxpayers' money, while the government falls down on basic oversight. http://bit.ly/2HPwJmZ Twitter Search / POGOBlog https://twitter.com/POGOBlog/status/968846752488067073 security exchange commission Our @schwellenbach looks at just who's making the @Interior Royalty Policy Committee's call on how much the public gets back for our resources. Even some non-industry panel members have close industry ties, "leading some to wonder if the fix is in." http://bit.ly/2FzxsYx Twitter Search / POGOBlog https://twitter.com/POGOBlog/status/968818188568887296 security exchange commission |
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