By Juan Montoya
For months – even years – District 37 Texas Representative Rene Oliveira has had it both ways.
On the one hand, he can say tell the Sierra Club he is a champion of the environment, and on the other he can give a nod and a wink to Big Oil and Gas for the construction of the liquified natural gas (LNGs) terminals at the Port of Brownsville.
At the same time, he had been pocketing money ($10,000 or more) from the LNGs. Transparent Texas tells the sordid story. Excelon, Annova's parent company, has given him $10,000 since 2015 (Click on graphic to enlarge).
If you question the Excelon-Annova relationship, click on the link below: http://www.gasprocessingnews.com/news/exelon-buys-control-of-annova-lng-project-to-export-us-shale-gas.aspx
As a state representative, he is instrumental in guiding their efforts through the state's economic development bureaurcracy to make sure they get all the financial considerations and incentives they can.And they have been extremely generous in return, bestowing upon him $100,000s of dollars in gratitude. (See graphic, click to enlarge.)
The letter above clearly shows the tightrope that Oliveira has tried to walk between his constituents who worry the terminals will harm the environment and the industry which finances his lifestyle.
The Sierra Club has vigorously asserted that the terminals cannot be "constructed and operated in a safe and responsible manner..," quite in opposition to Oliveira's claim to the FERC.
He wrote the energy commission that he is "confident that the project will be constructed and operated in a safe, environmentally responsible manner to the benefit of the citizens of South Texas..."
And various coastal and seashore communities and entities have come out against the terminals such as the South Padre Island city council, the Point Isabel Independent School District, the Laguna Madre Water District, the Port Isabel city commission, and the Laguna Vista town council.
Yet, Oliveria told the Valley Morning Star that:
“As a longtime legislator from the Brownsville area, I can assure you that the project has strong support from the local community and its leaders,” wrote Oliveira, chairman for the House committee on business and industry."
http://www.valleymorningstar.com/news/local_news/five-companies-consider-liquefied-natural-gas-facilities/article_de5825f0-1877-11e5-ad1b-6b2015998059.html
In this age of Doublespeak, which Rene Oliveira are we going to believe?
In this age of Doublespeak, which Rene Oliveira are we going to believe?
4 comments:
The Black Mamba Rene Oliveira has his arm around his grandsons shoulder, when the grandson asks the question, how long is 120 months grandpa. The Mamba replied, a long time son, then if you were the untouchable Scumbag why have you got 120 months in jail. The Black Mamba Rene Oliveira hung his head and said, the mongoose told his story to the right people.
What an outcome that would be, well worth the wait for the story. Your thinking was right on waiting until the election was over as to see if he will lose his protection.
You just don't get far attacking a brick wall with a 2lb hammer on a hot say, you wait for the brick wall to get brittle then chip away at the cracks and expose it to the elements. The Black Mamba Rene Oliveiras time is coming to an end, he is not only an embarrassing to the Democratic party, but to himself as well. Now that the cracks are starting to get larger and larger that the Black Mamba Rene Oliveira is an embarrassing person to be near. Now that everyone is waiting for the end to come to watch what happens next, it is near I can't wait until next week to start my plans to release the mongoose and bring down the Black Mamba Oliveira.
I know that the Rear-ender Black Mamba Rene Oliveira will be drunk and full of cocain untill Tuesday night. As he is wondering what is going to happen. He Fooled every one when he drove a crashed car home on flat tires, what he was doing is getting his drugs home before his car was searched at the crash site. If his home is ever searched without any notice, any drugs found he would blame it on the kids. Once a Mamba always a Mamba.
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