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Wednesday, March 28th, 2018

Public lands are being sold in secret on the internet

Author:     NATASHA GEILING
Source:     Think Progress
Publication Date:     MAR 22, 2018, 1:38 PM
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Stephan:   The Trump administration stole thousands of acres of public land from the American people, and now -- no surprise -- they are auctioning those acres off to the extractive industries. And what is the Republican congress doing? Why nothing of course; they have no interest in the wellbeing of America, as long as they can stay on the public teat, and retain power. Here's the story.

The Bureau of Land Management auctioned off 43 parcels of public land taken from what was once the Bears Ears National Monument

Ayers Energy LLC is, ostensibly, an energy company based out of either Bedford, Texas, or Cheyenne, Wyoming, depending on what day you look at the results of the Bureau of Land Management’s most recent oil and gas auction.

Public information about the company is scarce: It’s not listed as a taxable entity by the Texas Comptroller, and doesn’t appear to be a registered corporation in the state of Texas or Wyoming. In fact, a search for Ayers Energy through Vigilant, a public records database, did not yield any registration records for the company in any state.

On March 21, Ayers’ address — according to federal documents — was listed as on Pecan Bend Drive in Bedford, Texas. As of March 22, that address had changed to Central Ave in Cheyenne.

But, despite the vague and ever-changing information about Ayers Energy LLC, the company, as of March 20, owns the rights to pursue oil and […]

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