So it turns out that Rep. Doc Hastings, Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, is promoting fake, non-existent jobs over scare western water resources. No joke. Check out this blog from the Checks and Balances Project.
On Friday, the Department of Interior finalized a smart, balanced approach for oil shale on public lands that helps to ensure drought-stricken communities aren’t put in further jeopardy. Since that approach means fewer handouts for oil companies, Chairman Hastings was quick to respond with a ridiculously inaccurate statement about oil shale. Hastings said that the decision “sends oil shale jobs overseas.”
First off: What jobs? There is no oil shale industry. Despite 100 years of trying, and billions risked in taxpayer-funded subsidies, oil shale has never been successfully commercialized in the U.S.
Read the entire blog post here.