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FARMINGTON, NM, September 8, 2010 – Some 600 concerned citizens organized by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and other partners today attended a “Rally for Jobs” held in Farmington, New Mexico.

JOLIET, IL, September 8, 2010 – Nearly 1,000 concerned citizens organized by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and other partners today attended a “Rally for Jobs” held in Joliet, Illinois.

CANTON, OH, September 7, 2010 – Some 750 concerned citizens organized by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and other partners today attended a “Rally for Jobs” held in Canton, Ohio.

HOUSTON, September 1, 2010 – More than 5,500 concerned citizens organized by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and other partners today attended three “Rally for Jobs” events held in Houston, Port Arthur and Corpus Christi.

WASHINGTON, August 17, 2010 - At a press conference call, API President and CEO Jack Gerard announced a series of rallies being scheduled in several cities in September, giving Americans a forum where they can voice their concerns about jobs and the economy.  API has developed a new website about the rallies called rallyforjobs.org.

WASHINGTON, August 16, 2010 — Raising taxes on the U.S. oil and natural gas industry could significantly reduce domestic oil and gas production next year and cut it by as much as 10 percent in 2017, a new API-sponsored study by Wood Mackenzie concludes.

WASHINGTON, August 13, 2010 — Arguing that the Clean Air Act is unsuited to regulating greenhouse gas emissions, the American Petroleum Institute (API) said today that two new EPA proposed permit rules could slow business expansion and eliminate jobs while not fixing the problem

WASHINGTON, August 6, 2010 – API today announced the following new hires to its advocacy team: Eric Wohlschlegel, Director of Media Relations; Carlton Carroll, Media Relations Representative; Conrad Lass, Senior Director of Federal Relations; Charles Pierce, Tax Counsel, and Brian Johnson, Senior Tax Policy Advisor

WASHINGTON, August 6, 2010 – A new proposal from members of the Senate Finance Committee to rescind job-creating tax provisions for a handful of oil and natural gas companies would be counterproductive, according to API Tax Manager Stephen Comstock:

WASHINGTON, August 3, 2010 — Senate leaders took the right step to shelve a flawed spill bill, and we look forward to working with lawmakers to improve the bill so that American taxpayers, domestic jobs, the economy and our economic security are protected, according to a statement by American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard: