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The Oath Keepers: A Look At The Anti-Government Group Born In The Mountain West
© 2022 Boise State Public RadioNPR in IdahoPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsA regional collaboration of public media stations that serve the Rocky Mountain States of Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.Three known members of anti-government group the Oath Keepers were the first to be charged with conspiring to commit violence after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. But this group didn't start in Washington, D.C. or somewhere else on the East Coast. Rather, Elmer Stewart Rhodes created the Oath Keepers in Montana in 2009. "The group...…© 2022 Boise State Public RadioNPR in IdahoPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsA regional collaboration of public media stations that serve the Rocky Mountain States of Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.Three known members of anti-government group the Oath Keepers were the first to be charged with conspiring to commit violence after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. But this group didn't start in Washington, D.C. or somewhere else on the East Coast. Rather, Elmer Stewart Rhodes created the Oath Keepers in Montana in 2009. "The group...WW…
Carbon Tax Could Accelerate Energy Transition In The Mountain West
Related Programs: Related Programs: Janet Yellen is President Joe Biden's pick to be treasury secretary. And .ListenListening...That kind of tax generally refers to the government taxing a product based on the amount of carbon emissions that went into making it. It's essentially a way to disincentivize burning fossil fuels. Thornton Matheson warns that a carbon tax brings plenty of challenges, though. Matheson is a senior fellow with the Urban-Brookings , and she says fossil fuel companies and low-income Americans will be hit the hardest. "You do disproportionately impact the poor...…Related Programs: Related Programs: Janet Yellen is President Joe Biden's pick to be treasury secretary. And .ListenListening...That kind of tax generally refers to the government taxing a product based on the amount of carbon emissions that went into making it. It's essentially a way to disincentivize burning fossil fuels. Thornton Matheson warns that a carbon tax brings plenty of challenges, though. Matheson is a senior fellow with the Urban-Brookings , and she says fossil fuel companies and low-income Americans will be hit the hardest. "You do disproportionately impact the poor...WW…
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