Interior Department, Ryan Zinke, 16 - 6.
Energy Department, Rick Perry, 16 - 7.
I would mention this to my wife, that Rick Perry was approved by the committee, but I look forward to living a few more years. I am unable to think of one person my wife detests more than Rick Perry. Maybe Vladimir Putin, but it would be close.
The press and US politicians cannot keep up with this.
Seventh full business day for President Trump: Amazon.com plans first air cargo hub; facility at Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky Airpot to create 2,000 jobs.
In January, Iran's Oil Ministry published list of 29 international
companies qualified to bid for oil and gas projects following the
lifting of sanctions under a landmark nuclear accord that went into
effect last year.
PennEnergy: ND bill heightens penalties for rioting against oil pipeline. Not yet passed; proposed.
ten years in prison; $20,000 fine -- double current penaltie
Sounds like current law adequate (5 years in prison; $10,000 fine) if enforced, but generally North Dakota snowflakes and cupcakes in judicial robes let folks off with stern warning -- "Uffda, don't do that again."
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As a reminder, with regard to DAPL, the chain of command for: the US Army Corps of Engineers
This may be of interest in 2017:
Secretary of Defense: President-elect Trump will nominate General (ret) James Mattis
US Secretary of the Army: Eric Fanning, as of May 17, 2016, appointed by the President; no fixed term
US Under Secretary of the Army: Patrick J. Murphy, as of January 4, 2016; appointed by the President; term length -- no fixed term
The acting Secretary of the
Army has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to issue the final
remaining easement for the Dakota Access pipeline for a disputed
crossing at Lake Oahe.
Robert
Speer, who was designated as the acting Secretary of the U.S. Army on
January 20, 2017, notified Congress Tuesday that the agency will be granting the
easement.
The move follows a memo from President Donald Trump on Jan. 24
directing that the agency expedite reviews and approvals for the
project, which was proposed to carry Bakken crude 1,172 miles across
four states to Illinois, where it can more readily access refineries
that handle light sweet crude.
Proponents
of the pipeline have said it will take thousands of trucks off the road
and represents the safest way of transporting crude, while opponents
have questioned whether safety measures at Lake Oahe will be adequate to
protect the water, which provides drinking water to the tribe and many
others downstream.
Delegates
for North Dakota have generally supported completion of the project,
seen by industry leaders as critical infrastructure for the Bakken’s
future.
Apparently US Secretary of the Army, Patrick J Murphy tendered his resignation January 20, 2017.
I'm having trouble reading the tea leaves, I've haven't really been following this story lately, but what little I've read, the Standing Rock Reservation elders have pretty much thrown in the towel.
One wonders how much the casino has lost over the past few months.
A reader tells me that 600 protesters are due in North Dakota court. How many show up is another issue, but for sure, those 600 are not going to be protesting.
Without those 600 the protesting cause is pretty much dead.
Unless someone finds a judge who wants to put a "stay" on the US Army directive, my hunch is "they" can complete the pipeline in less than a month.
