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Speak Out About Energy Issues

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted October 27, 2010

With just a few days to go before one of the most highly-contested mid-term elections in U.S. history, Americans are taking a hard look at the candidates and the issues before heading to the polls. Whether they are Republicans, Democrats or Independents, voters recognize the election's importance in framing fiscal policy, as well as energy and environmental issues for the next two years. 

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Study: Tax Proposals Could Cut 150,000 Jobs

congress  domestic energy  dual capacity  energy legislation  energy policy  natural gas  section 199  senate  taxes  economic output 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted September 16, 2010

This week, the American Energy Alliance issued a new report quantifying the dire impacts of proposals aimed at hiking taxes on oil and natural gas companies. 

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Voters to Congress - 'Reject New Energy Taxes'

domestic energy  energy legislation  energy policy  oil company taxes  oil spill legislation  spill bill  taxes  energy bill  oil company tax rate 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted August 9, 2010

Americans get it. With their appreciation for freedom, opportunity, and fairness, they instinctively know that legislative proposals to raise taxes on some companies but not others are bad for business and bad for consumers. And yet, some of the people who've been elected to public office insist on trotting out new tax proposals that strain the American sense of fair play.

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Senate Energy Bill Recap

access  domestic energy  energy legislation  energy policy  gulf of mexico  hydraulic fracturing  moratorium  offshore drilling  drilling jobs  liability 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted August 6, 2010

With time running short, the Senate postponed its consideration of an energy bill this week - a "spill bill," as some called it. Now members of the Senate and various lobbying groups are engaging in finger-pointing and blaming each other for the bill's delay. 

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Louisiana Officials: "End the Moratorium Now"

access  boem  deepwater drilling moratorium  domestic energy  drilling jobs  energy legislation  energy policy  louisiana  moratorium  offshore drilling  spill bill 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted August 5, 2010

Michael Bromwich, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM), refused to give a date for ending the offshore drilling moratorium yesterday. In New Orleans at the first of eight public hearings on drilling safety, Bromwich only said "there will be a very serious, sustained effort" to shorten the moratorium. (AP) 

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Senate Leaders Took Right Step to Shelve Flawed Spill Bill

deepwater horizon  domestic energy  drilling jobs  energy legislation  energy policy  fracking  hydraulic fracturing  liability  moratorium  spill bill 

Mark Green
Posted August 3, 2010

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D-Day for Macondo

bp  deepwater drilling moratorium  deepwater drilling regulations  deepwater horizon  domestic energy  energy legislation  energy policy  gulf oil spill  house spill bill  liability  macondo well  moratorium  spill response  static kill 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted August 2, 2010

Today could be D-Day for the Macondo well. According to reports, BP is conducting a test to determine the likely success of killing the well from the top, while getting in position to assault the well from the bottom. 

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House Spill Bill = Anti-Jobs, Anti-Consumer, Anti-Energy

access  domestic energy  energy legislation  energy policy  house spill bill  liability  moratorium  offshore drilling 

Mark Green
Posted July 30, 2010

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The Oil Spill and Bad Energy Policy

access  deepwater drilling moratorium  deepwater horizon  energy bill  energy legislation  energy policy  energy taxes  gulf oil spill  liability  moratorium  oil spill  oil spill bill 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted July 30, 2010

With the House and the Senate poised to vote on energy bills before the August recess, editorial and op-ed writers are taking Congress to task for neglecting the primary issues confronting the United States today--jobs and the economy. 

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Taxes Burden Everyone

congress  energy bill  energy legislation  energy policy  oil spill  taxes 

Mark Green
Posted July 14, 2010

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