Playing monopoly.In 1997, Congress passed a law designed to prevent concentration of the control of oil and gas leases on federal land. Nevertheless, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. David Pace of the AP, "a single New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). family and a dozen big oil companies, including one headed by Commerce Secretary Donald Evans, now control one-quarter of all federal lands leased for oil and gas development in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ." How could this be? It seems that the Bureau of Land Management keeps extending the deadline for putting the law into effect. It also fails to exercise its power to cancel leases that exceed the cap. Why are BLM BLM n abbr (US) (= Bureau of Land Management) → les domaines officials such reluctant warriors? For one, they "rely on the companies to provide accurate records of their holdings." For another, and I somehow doubt that this will surprise you, "Companies and people who dominate federal oil and gas leasing have been major financial supporters of the Republican party and President Bush." |
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