Better living through better policy.

Topic: Sierra Club

environmental nonprofit membership association based in the United States

Pagosa Daily Post: Your Taxes, Funding Lobbyists in Denver

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date June 1, 2023
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Intergovernmental advocacy is compelled speech, and as such, a violation of the First Amendment.

Tags Aaron Brockett, Accountability, Colorado Education Association, Colorado Municipal League, Conflict of Interest, Ethics, First Amendment, Free Speech, Lobbying, Sierra Club, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, Taxpayers

Arizona Domestic Policy Government Regulation Top Issues Updates

National Review: The Biden White House Gives Copper the Shaft

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date April 25, 2023
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Mine workers do maintenance work 6,780 feet underground in the Resolution Copper exploratory mine shaft 10 in Superior, Ariz., March 30, 2021. (Caitlin O'Hara/Reuters)

One of the country’s largest mineral reserves remains unmined amid environmental and legal challenges.

Tags Copper, Cu, Electric Vehicles, Extractive Industry, International Energy Agency, Mining, United States Forest Service (USFS)

Arizona Renewable Energy Technology Top Issues Transportation

A Mother Lode of Obstructionism

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date March 27, 2023
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What does it take to get a copper mine approved in Arizona?

Tags Copper, EVs, Mining