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"The most likely winners if the ranchers and their militia allies get their way and the federal lands are returned to the states are oil, timber and other extractive industries."
The Northwest is set to make historic advancements for clean air and the environment. In 2016, a broad coalition of Oregon organizations is set to present a ballot initiative to simultaneously transition off coal and double the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard.
Needless to say, these reforms are vigorously opposed by the oil, coal, and gas industries that benefit from the status quo. Over the last three election cycles, major extractors, distributors, and refiners of fossil fuels have poured $20.1 million into both states to influence Northwest politics: $7.9 million in Oregon and $12.3 million in Washington.
http://oilchecknw.com/oregon/oil-and-coals-20-million-campaign-for-influence-in-the-northwest I
"Federal lands are pretty much all that is left of the commons in most western countries and their continued protection benefits all citizens."
http://wilderness.org/press-release...ecial-interest-campaign-sell-privatize-public
Overwhelming Legal Precedent Puts Congress in Charge of Public Lands
Ultimately, strong legal precedents—including the United States Constitution’s Supremacy Clause—establish the federal government’s right to own and manage a percentage of our national estate for the common good of the American public. For many western states, federal ownership of some land was a condition of statehood. The Constitution put Congress squarely in charge of federal public lands, and the expansion of the nation in the 1800s was a national, not a state, affair, through the Louisiana Purchase, treaties with Great Britain and Mexico, and other acquisitions. The Supreme Court has consistently upheld federal control over federal land since the 19th century.
State Take-Over Ignores the Economic Value of Public Lands, Especially in Rural Communities
Public lands, owned by all Americans, provide homegrown job opportunities in a whole host of industries, such as tourism, recreation, conservation, restoration, health care and renewable energy, especially in rural America. Many rural communities rely heavily on our public lands for their livelihoods. Nationwide, outdoor recreation, natural resource conservation and historic preservation activities together contribute a minimum of $1.06 trillion annually to the economy, support 9.4 million jobs and generate over $100 billion in federal, state and local taxes.
When our forests, monuments, and parks are sold or privatized, we would become trespassers on our own American lands.
http://wilderness.org/press-release...ecial-interest-campaign-sell-privatize-public
Koch brothers influence-
Since the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United, much of that is “dark money,” money contributed to campaigns by social welfare [501(c)(4)] and trade association [501(c)(6)] non-profits, which are not required to disclose who contributed the money to them. Charles and David have ties to dozens of such non-profits, including Americans for Prosperity, Freedom Partners, Center to Protect Patient Rights, 60 Plus and Americans for Job Security, reports Open Secrets.org.
So where did all this money now being used to manipulate the outcome of U.S. elections come from? In the whistleblower trial Koch Industries admitted it had taken 70 million worth of oil from American Indian and other federal lands without paying for it, AP reported. The eventual “price” of that oil was the $25 million fine.
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwo...-tribes-could-swing-mid-term-elections-157542
"The funny thing about the Malheur occupiers is that while most describe themselves as limited government conservatives they are essentially demanding welfare for their cattle."
The Northwest is set to make historic advancements for clean air and the environment. In 2016, a broad coalition of Oregon organizations is set to present a ballot initiative to simultaneously transition off coal and double the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard.
Needless to say, these reforms are vigorously opposed by the oil, coal, and gas industries that benefit from the status quo. Over the last three election cycles, major extractors, distributors, and refiners of fossil fuels have poured $20.1 million into both states to influence Northwest politics: $7.9 million in Oregon and $12.3 million in Washington.
http://oilchecknw.com/oregon/oil-and-coals-20-million-campaign-for-influence-in-the-northwest I
"Federal lands are pretty much all that is left of the commons in most western countries and their continued protection benefits all citizens."
http://wilderness.org/press-release...ecial-interest-campaign-sell-privatize-public
Overwhelming Legal Precedent Puts Congress in Charge of Public Lands
Ultimately, strong legal precedents—including the United States Constitution’s Supremacy Clause—establish the federal government’s right to own and manage a percentage of our national estate for the common good of the American public. For many western states, federal ownership of some land was a condition of statehood. The Constitution put Congress squarely in charge of federal public lands, and the expansion of the nation in the 1800s was a national, not a state, affair, through the Louisiana Purchase, treaties with Great Britain and Mexico, and other acquisitions. The Supreme Court has consistently upheld federal control over federal land since the 19th century.
State Take-Over Ignores the Economic Value of Public Lands, Especially in Rural Communities
Public lands, owned by all Americans, provide homegrown job opportunities in a whole host of industries, such as tourism, recreation, conservation, restoration, health care and renewable energy, especially in rural America. Many rural communities rely heavily on our public lands for their livelihoods. Nationwide, outdoor recreation, natural resource conservation and historic preservation activities together contribute a minimum of $1.06 trillion annually to the economy, support 9.4 million jobs and generate over $100 billion in federal, state and local taxes.
When our forests, monuments, and parks are sold or privatized, we would become trespassers on our own American lands.
http://wilderness.org/press-release...ecial-interest-campaign-sell-privatize-public
Koch brothers influence-
Since the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United, much of that is “dark money,” money contributed to campaigns by social welfare [501(c)(4)] and trade association [501(c)(6)] non-profits, which are not required to disclose who contributed the money to them. Charles and David have ties to dozens of such non-profits, including Americans for Prosperity, Freedom Partners, Center to Protect Patient Rights, 60 Plus and Americans for Job Security, reports Open Secrets.org.
So where did all this money now being used to manipulate the outcome of U.S. elections come from? In the whistleblower trial Koch Industries admitted it had taken 70 million worth of oil from American Indian and other federal lands without paying for it, AP reported. The eventual “price” of that oil was the $25 million fine.
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwo...-tribes-could-swing-mid-term-elections-157542
"The funny thing about the Malheur occupiers is that while most describe themselves as limited government conservatives they are essentially demanding welfare for their cattle."
