{"id":2221270,"date":"2024-04-15T12:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-gop-opens-investigation-into-threat-of-radical-ecoterrorists\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T12:15:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:15:21","slug":"house-oversight-gop-opens-investigation-into-threat-of-radical-ecoterrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-gop-opens-investigation-into-threat-of-radical-ecoterrorists\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP House Oversight Committee launches probe into the threat posed by radical environmental extremists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-oversight-gop-opens-investigation-into-threat-of-radical-ecoterrorists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2221270&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Republicans on\u2062 the Oversight \u2063Committee are requesting a briefing from the FBI on the threat of eco-terrorism. They plan to investigate potential risks to domestic\u2062 energy\u200b infrastructure from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youth-protest-group-inspired-by-greta-thunberg-disbands-accuses-itself-of-racism\/\" title=\"Youth Protest Group Inspired By Greta Thunberg Disbands, Accuses Itself Of Racism\">climate change movement<\/a>. This request was detailed in a letter\u200b obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner, signed by Committee Chairman \u200dJames Comer (R-KY) and other members. The investigation\u2063 comes amid\u2064 concerns about violence and disruptions linked to environmental extremism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014 <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Republicans<\/a> on the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-oversight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Oversight Committee<\/a> are requesting a briefing from the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>FBI<\/a> on the threat of eco-terrorism as the committee prepares to launch an investigation into possible threats against domestic energy infrastructure from the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>climate change<\/a> movement.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter obtained first by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), national security subcommittee chair Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI), and Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) are requesting that FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christopher-wray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Christopher Wray<\/a> set up a briefing on the threats to physical energy infrastructure and how it will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-misses-its-own-deadline-to-plan-future-oil-and-gas-lease-sales\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Misses Its Own Deadline to Plan Future Oil and Gas Lease Sales\">impact national security<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith radical environmentalists around the world commonly engaged in the destruction or<br \/>attempted destruction of art and other property, blocking transit, disrupting private gatherings, and delaying energy infrastructure projects, the Committee seeks to understand the threat that environmental violent extremists also pose to the physical energy infrastructure of the United States and implications for national security,\u201d the House members wrote in the letter.<\/p>\n<p>The committee\u2019s investigation launch comes as the climate change movement continues to make its way into college and university campuses across the country. The members point to reports that a book, \u201cHow to Blow Up a Pipeline\u201d by activist Andreas Malm, is the required reading in several courses at multiple universities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/2958783\/is-ohio-state-teaching-how-to-blow-up-a-pipeline\/\" title>such as<\/a> The Ohio State University. <\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/22\/books\/review\/scorched-earth-emmanuel-kreike-how-to-prepare-for-climate-change-david-pogue-how-to-blow-up-a-pipeline-andreas-malm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>New York Times<\/em> review of the book<\/a> details that Malm argues the ruling class\u2019s response to climate change has been inadequate, so the \u201cproportionate and rational response should be to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-ohio-state-teaching-how-to-blow-up-a-pipeline\/\" title=\"Is Ohio State University Offering a Course on Pipeline Destruction?\">target fossil fuel infrastructure<\/a>: Destroy fences around a power plant; occupy pipeline routes, as protesters did for the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oversight members pointed to an FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate bulletin issued to federal, state, and local authorities last year warning that a film adaptation of the book could \u201cspark eco-terrorism\u201d against U.S. energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn response to questioning by Rep. Michael Waltz at a March 12, 2024, hearing before<br \/>the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, you referred to this book and its<br \/>inclusion as required reading in universities as \u2018totally unacceptable,\u2019 and committed to<br \/>continuing to assess any related domestic terrorism threats and funding sources enabling those threats,\u201d the lawmakers wrote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The committee is asking for a briefing no later than April 22.<\/p>\n<p>The letter comes as House Republicans continue to discuss the political benefits of becoming more supportive of climate change, particularly as the issue becomes more salient for voters. Some have warned their colleagues against ignoring the issue, stating that the GOP cannot afford to have it\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2814302\/republican-congressman-says-party-cannot-have-head-in-the-sand-with-climate-change\/\" title>head in the sand<\/a>\u201d on the topic.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans on the Oversight Committee are seeking a briefing from the FBI on eco-terrorism threats. They aim to investigate potential risks to domestic energy infrastructure from the climate change movement. Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) detailed these actions in an exclusive letter obtained by the Washington Examiner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2221271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MixCollage-15-Apr-2024-11-26-AM-8811-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2221270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MixCollage-15-Apr-2024-11-26-AM-8811-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2221270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2221271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2221270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2221270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2221270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}