Lamar Smith Claims Russians Are Backing Environmental Groups Attacking Fracking

[douglas9]

After all, a person can only spend so much time as the chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology attacking anything that even hints at confirming climate change or looking for yet another way to weaken the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Heck, even attempting to get a "Secret Science Reform Bill" slammed through Congress can only occupy an elected official for so much of the day.

But luckily Smith has cooked up another cause to keep himself busy. This time he's blaming the Russians.

That's right, the Republican congressman from San Antonio now officially believes that the Russian government has been funneling money to environmental groups in the United States in return for the efforts of those groups to get in the way of the U.S. oil industry.

http://www.houstonpress.com/news/lamar-smith-says-russians-are-behind-sierra-club-other-environmental-groups-against-fracking-9598625

[LeftInTX]

1. I saw this on FB the other day.....

It is one of those

[TexasTowelie]

2. Chris Perri for Congress!

A progressive Democrat to replace Lamar Smith.

Full disclosure: Chris is a fellow Southwestern University alum and a member of the fraternity where I have dozens of friends.

[LeftInTX]

3. I was impressed with how he handled that guy from Infowars that was hounding him!