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Advent of cheap reliable american natural gas has been an economic boom for our country. that's exactly what president obama and his allies want to shut down. >> hamm's encounter with the president is not the first time he had been made aware of the administration's take on his industry. >> it was kind of like how the romans -- >> that's a regional head, hand picked by the white house explaining how he planned to deal with noncompliant oil and gas producers. >> go into a turingish town -- >> later that year hamm got a first-hand taste of this testimony. >> he appeared before the petroleum asso...

Found this dead bird in a reserve pit used to collect the wasted mud from drilling. >> one bird died allegedly -- >> allegedly -- because of your operations. and the department of justice is going to go after you criminally to prosecute? >> yes. that prosecution by the justice department is another clear example of a political anti-oil and gas agenda on steroids. >> the u.s. fish and wildlife service said the charge against continental resources had nothing to do with fracking but only reflected the company's failure to take steps to protect birds. but to hamm, the administration simply didn't...

I'm the new sheriff in town, that we're going to use everything in the book to come after you. >> what was the reaction of the people there? >> shock, disbelief, shock and awe. >> there had been abuses by federal agencies before but the obama epa is at the top of the list of using overtly threatening behavior. >> at least until his meeting with president obama, hamm had been hopeful he could change the mind of the administration. while he couldn't get through to the president, two weeks a thaf white house summit, the department of justice got through to him. on august 2nd, 2011, they brought c...

Found this dead bird in a reserve pit used to collect the wasted mud from drilling. >> one bird died allegedly -- >> allegedly -- because of your operations. and the department of justice is going to go after you criminally to prosecute? >> yes. that prosecution by the justice department is another clear example of a political anti-oil and gas agenda on steroids. >> the u.s. fish and wildlife service said the charge against continental resources had nothing to do with fracking but only reflected the company's failure to take steps to protect birds. but to hamm, the administration simply didn't...

I'm the new sheriff in town, that we're going to use everything in the book to come after you. >> what was the reaction of the people there? >> shock, disbelief, shock and awe. >> there had been abuses by federal agencies before but the obama epa is at the top of the list of using overtly threatening behavior. >> at least until his meeting with president obama, hamm had been hopeful he could change the mind of the administration. while he couldn't get through to the president, two weeks a thaf white house summit, the department of justice got through to him. on august 2nd, 2011, they brought c...