Regulatory Action Center Review – May 3, 2019
Welcome to FreedomWorks Foundation’s eighth regulatory review of 2019! Our Regulatory Action Center proudly updates you with our favorite tidbits from the swamp. We want to smash barriers between bureaucracy…
Obama Tries to Sneak a Last-Minute Ban on Offshore Drilling
Last Tuesday, President Obama announced a sweeping, completely unprecedented power grab. He claims that he has unilaterally withdrawn from future mineral leasing most of the Arctic seabed and large portions…
Obama Administration Continues Regulatory Assault on Offshore Oil and Gas
Last week the Obama administration released yet another regulation intended to undermine the viability of the offshore oil and gas industry in the United States. On July 7, the Department…
Layers of Hypocrisy: Moratorium on Domestic Offshore Drilling
Following the BP oil spill, the Obama administration issued a moratorium on American offshore drilling. Yet at the same time the administration is not only applauding Brazil’s new offshore drilling…
EPA and Radical Environmentalists Increasing Energy Costs
Shell Oil Company has announced the suspension of its energy exploration efforts in the Arctic Ocean off the northern coast of Alaska. The move comes after the Environmental Protection…
Freudian Slip Means Boon for Brazil
Rising energy and gas prices are ravaging the wallets of American citizens and President Obama has taken bold, decisive steps in order to secure an abundant supply of oil in…
The Insufficiency of Obama’s Drilling Initiative…
President Obama recently articulated his plans to begin drilling for oil and natural gas off the coasts of North Carolina, Virginia, Florida and Alaska. Obama conveyed, at Andrew Air…