Jesse Prentice-DunninWestwiseBy the numbers: Oil industry awash in permits, leases while pushing for more drillingAs war rages in Ukraine and debate over drilling on American public lands is once again in the news, a new dashboard from the Center for…Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022
Jesse Prentice-DunninWestwiseDespite oil industry howling, companies are awash in public lands drilling permitsNew data shows oil companies have nearly 10,000 approved, but unused, permitsAug 10, 2021Aug 10, 2021
Jesse Prentice-DunninWestwiseOil industry continues to cry wolf while racking up profitsWhile attacking temporary pause on public lands leases, companies tout significant 1st quarter gainsMay 18, 2021May 18, 2021
Jesse Prentice-DunninWestwiseDebunking the oil industry’s false claims on Biden’s leasing reformRecent Interior Department forum featured misleading statements from lobbyists, executivesApr 26, 2021Apr 26, 2021
Jesse Prentice-DunninWestwiseNo time to waste in restoring our national monumentsVisit from Secretary Haaland showed strong support for protecting Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-EscalanteApr 12, 2021Apr 12, 2021
Jesse Prentice-DunninWestwiseIt’s time for President Biden to restore our national monumentsProtecting Bears Ears and Grand Staircase is enormously popular, even in UtahMar 2, 20211Mar 2, 20211
Jesse Prentice-DunninWestwiseThe sky is not falling on the oil and gas industryPausing new oil leasing is the first step towards overhauling our broken, rigged, and outdated public lands drilling systemJan 25, 20211Jan 25, 20211
Jesse Prentice-DunninWestwiseThe dismal legacy of Trump’s ‘Energy Dominance’ agendaAfter four years of giveaways to the oil industry, opportunity emerges to modernize system for drilling on public landsJan 25, 20212Jan 25, 20212
Jesse Prentice-DunninWestwiseInside Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s Wildly Destructive Track RecordThe former oil lobbyist has built a shameful legacy for our parks, public lands, and wildlifeDec 3, 20202Dec 3, 20202
Jesse Prentice-DunninWestwiseCongress again poised to pass major conservation legislationPublic land provisions would be step towards protecting 30% of America by 2030Nov 24, 2020Nov 24, 2020