You know, this ought to be easy. If you are an energy company, you should refuse to supply service to those filing suits against you. People who are for reducing their carbon footprint, or are against building new power plants, or are more worried about getting dust on wall paintings than they are about people who want to heat their homes or drive to work should be disconnected from the grid entirely.

If they stop by your gas station, whether to fill up their SUV or Prius, ask them how many gallons they would like, and then give them, say, 70% of that, since we all believe in reducing our emissions.

And, by the way, I would refuse to pick up their trash or have them connected to the sewer system. After all, they are polluting the planet every time they throw away a bag of garbage or flush the commode. Let them lead by example.

The left has assured us that all lobyists are evil people that belong in prison. That said, it must be difficult to be a Gov. worker, say good morning to someone and be investigated.

Even better, we should let the oil companies run this country. They're pretty much infallible.

Ken L: And what could be worse? Letting politicians run it?

Those guys are just sore because some BLM-managed lands were designated as national monuments. They'd like to open them all up to ORVs, mining and drilling.

Wasn't Americans for American Energy the group that said leasing the Roan Plateau in Colorado would generate $1 billion. They were off by almost $1 billion. I wouldn't trust a word Americans for American Energy say. They are a bogus front group.

The investigation ought to be expanded to all BLM employees and everyone they've talked with. Turn it into a real witch hunt! But I suspect, having worked for the BLM, that in the end you'd find a lot more conversations between the BLM and grazing and mining interests and rural county commissioners than between the BLM and environmentalists.

The oil industry's double standard is hilarious. The clock is ticking and these robber barons are almost out of time. Desperate people attempt desperate measures.