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      150 Groups Urge Senate to Reject 'Walking Conflict of Interest' Bernhardt for Top Interior Post

      Newswire Editor
      May 17, 2017

      One-hundred and fifty conservation groups sent a letter today urging U.S. senators to oppose the nomination of energy lobbyist David Bernhardt as top deputy in the Interior Department, citing his efforts to enrich corporations at the expense of the environment.

      Bernhardt's confirmation hearing is set for Thursday before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Today's letter says Bernhardt's "conflicts of interest, industry ties and questionable judgment make him ill suited to lead the Department." If confirmed as the chief deputy to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Bernhardt would play a key role in directing the management of hundreds of millions of acres of national parks, monuments, forests and refuges as well as wildlife, including endangered species.

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      Foe of Endangered Species, Public Lands Nominated for Deputy Interior Secretary

       David Bernhardt’s Lobbying for Mining, Oil, Development Special Interests Creates Swamp of Ethical Conflicts

      Newswire Editor
      Apr 28, 2017

      Industry lobbyist David Bernhardt has been nominated for deputy secretary at the Department of the Interior, where he would directly oversee management of more than 1,600 endangered species and millions of acres of public lands.

      Over the past 20 years, Bernhardt has taken full advantage of the revolving door between industry and government -- including a stint as Interior's top lawyer under the George W. Bush administration -- and the law firm of Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber and Schreck, where he represented big agriculture, oil and gas, and mining companies.

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      Protest Stopped the Predators. They Will Be Back.

      Protest Stopped the Predators. They Will Be Back.

      The public outcry after the GOP tried to quash an ethics watchdog is the kind of citizen action we'll need to survive the next four years.

      Bill Moyers
      Michael Winship
      Jan 05, 2017

      Mark Twain noted that man is the only animal that blushes -- or needs to.

      He also believed that "public office is private graft."

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