Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Dakota Access Pipeline fills with oil as project readies for service
After nearly a year filled with protests, delays and political machinations, the Dakota Access Pipeline has finally been filled with oil. Published March 28, 2017
Oil flows into Dakota Access pipeline at long last as project readies for service
After nearly a year filled with protests, delays and political machinations, the Dakota Access pipeline has finally been filled with oil. Published March 28, 2017
Rasmea Odeh, convicted terrorist, agrees to leave U.S. in exchange for no jail time
Convicted Palestinian terrorist Rasmea Yousef Odeh, an organizer of a Day Without a Woman, has agreed to leave the country in exchange for no jail time for failing to disclose the conviction on her U.S. visa application. Published March 24, 2017
Gloria Steinem-led media group gives top honors to Fox News for gender parity
A left-wing women's media group co-founded by Gloria Steinem gave top honors for gender parity Wednesday to an unexpected recipient: Fox News. Published March 22, 2017
Dakota Access pipeline vandals sought for burning holes as project expected to run oil this week
The next activists who try to burn a hole through the Dakota Access pipeline may find that carbon pollution is the least of their problems. Published March 21, 2017
Carbon dioxide emissions stayed flat in 2016, global economy expanded
Even without the Paris climate agreement, worldwide carbon dioxide emissions stayed flat last year for the third year in a row as the global economy grew, raising questions about the need for the U.N. accord. Published March 21, 2017
Third year of flat global carbon emissions fuels resistance to Paris climate accord
Even without the Paris climate agreement, worldwide carbon dioxide emissions stayed flat last year for the third year in a row as the global economy grew, raising questions about the need for the UN accord. Published March 21, 2017
With bathroom bill, North Carolina economy expanding and tourism thriving
North Carolina may have lost out on the NCAA championships, the NBA All-Star Game and Bruce Springsteen thanks to its hotly contested transgender bathroom law, but the state's economy didn't miss a beat. Published March 20, 2017
John Elway urges Senate to approve Neil Gorsuch’s nomination for high court
NFL Hall of Famer John Elway threw plaudits Monday to Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to approve the jurist described as a "big Denver Broncos fan." Published March 20, 2017
Garbage haul at Dakota Access camps revised downward to 21 million pounds
A lot of garbage was hauled out of the Dakota Access protest camps, just not as much as previously indicated. Published March 19, 2017
Violent protests upend left wing’s formerly peaceful image
There reached a point when the Dakota Access protest became less about debating the merits of pipeline routes and more about mixing it up with cops. Published March 16, 2017
Officers’ spouses terrorized by threats of murder, rape during Dakota Access pipeline protest
Nobody is more relieved to see the Dakota Access protest wind down than the wives of law enforcers, who found themselves threatened with rape and arson by protesters on social media. Published March 16, 2017
Oil, gas production on federal land tanked under Obama
Another piece of President Barack Obama's energy legacy: Oil and natural gas activity on federal lands tanked under his administration even as production on private property increased. Published March 15, 2017
Dakota Access case: Judge rules against tribes, clears way for pipeline to move oil next week
A federal judge has denied a last-minute plea to stop the Dakota Access pipeline, allowing the $3.8 billion oil pipeline to begin operating as early as next week. Published March 15, 2017
Global warmists brace for snow dump on climate change narrative
The looming blizzard puts a chill on the ongoing narrative that this year's warm winter provides proof of catastrophic human-caused climate change, just as President Trump prepares to sign an executive order this week dismantling the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan. Published March 13, 2017
Dakota Access case: Army finishes $1.1 million cleanup at camps as four more dogs rescued
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wrapped up its $1.1 million cleanup of the Dakota Access pipeline protest camps on federal land in North Dakota, hauling away 835 dumpsters of remaining trash and debris. The site, once occupied by thousands of environmental demonstrators, is now vacant. Published March 13, 2017
Jury splits in second Oregon standoff trial, finds two out of four guilty of conspiracy
Federal prosecutors who previously lost the big fish--Ammon Bundy--caught a couple of little fish Friday after an Oregon jury issued a split verdict against four men involved in the Malheur National Wildlife refuge occupation. Published March 10, 2017
Democrats push to lower voting age to 17 with boost from billionaire George Soros
Stung by recent election defeats, Democrats are leading the charge to lower the voting age to 17, with a little help from liberal billionaire George Soros. Published March 9, 2017
On ‘A Day Without a Woman,’ it’s business as usual for most
In retrospect, a better name for the International Women's Day protest Wednesday might have been "a day without a liberal suburban public school teacher." Published March 8, 2017
Scott Charney, third protester, pleads guilty in plot to wreck Trump inaugural ball
An anti-Trump protester has pleaded guilty to conspiracy for his role in plotting to shut down an inaugural ball by setting off stink bombs and sprinklers, a case brought after Project Veritas videotaped the man discussing the scheme. Published March 8, 2017
