Energy Tomorrow Blog

Yesterday on the Hill

congress  domestic energy  energy  energy costs  energy policy  obama  taxes 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted September 11, 2009

Yesterday, API Chairman J. Larry Nichols told Congress that the Obama administration's $80 billion tax increase on America's oil and natural gas industry is based on myths and would result in less oil and natural gas for consumers, higher energy costs and kill jobs at a time when the nation's economy needs all the help it can get.

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Increased Access = MORE Jobs, Revenue

access  domestic energy  energy policy 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted September 10, 2009

Back in February, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that he was extending the public comment period for the Draft Proposed Program on Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy development. The comment period ends right around the corner--September 21, 2009--and at this time the Minerals Management Service (MMS) will analyze comments and make recommendations.

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New Study: Oil and Natural Gas Industry Vital to the Economy

access  domestic energy  energy  energy policy  energy taxes  pricewaterhousecoopers  revenue  taxes 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted September 9, 2009

A new PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) study released today found that the U.S. oil and natural gas industry supports more than 9 million American jobs and makes significant economic contributions as an employer and purchaser of American goods and services. 

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An Unnecessary Drag on the Economy

demand  domestic energy  energy  energy citizen  energy citizens  energy costs  energy policy  gasoline prices  over regulation  prices  waxman-markey  energy outlook 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted September 8, 2009

Today, inspired by a New York Times weekend editorial, Energy Outlook blogger Geoff Styles discusses the Waxman-Markey climate bill and the legislation's potential impact on gasoline prices.

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Defending the American Dream

energy  energy citizens  energy costs  over regulation  waxman-markey 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted September 4, 2009

We all know what Astroturf is on the gridiron, but what does it mean when it's applied to a series of very successful Energy Citizens rallies? 

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New Rules for Life's Game

energy citizens  over regulation  waxman-markey 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted September 4, 2009

Three more Energy Citizens rallies were held on Thursday, Sept. 3. About 200 people attended the rally in Richmond, Virginia; 300 participated in the rally in Chester, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia; and 750 showed up in Detroit, Michigan, which was far more than anticipated. 

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Country of Origin

distribution  energy policy  ethanol  fuel  gasoline prices 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted September 3, 2009

A group that lobbies for ethanol wants consumers to know where their fuel come from, so it has asked Congress to require gasoline dealers to put labels on their pumps. According to The Hill, the ethanol group Growth Energy believes that consumers won't like where some of their fuel originates and are likely to prefer purchasing homegrown ethanol made from U.S. corn. 

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'Giant' Oil Discovery in the Gulf

drilling  energy citizens  energy policy  offshore drilling  technology  drillship 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted September 2, 2009

BP has announced a so-called "giant" oil discovery in the ultra-deep waters of the Gulf Mexico that might contain more than 3 billion barrels of oil. The discovery was made at the Tiber Prospect, which is about 250 miles southeast of Houston. As reported by Bloomberg, the well is the world's deepest exploratory well, drilled down to 35,055 feet, a distance that's greater than the height of Mount Everest.

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Alaskans for Jobs and Affordable Energy

alaska  climate bill  climate change  congress  energy citizens  energy policy  over regulation  waxman-markey bill  rally 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted September 1, 2009

They wore hardhats and fluorescent orange safety vests, and their message was clear. These workers who demonstrated at yesterday's Energy Citizens rally in Anchorage, Alaska, want affordable energy and jobs.

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Tapping Virginia's Energy

access  domestic energy  energy  energy development  energy policy  mms  offshore drilling  outer continental shelf 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted September 1, 2009

In the heat of the gubernatorial campaign in Virginia, the Commonwealth's Speaker of the House is pushing the federal government to open the coastline to oil and natural gas development. Speaker William Howell has sent a letter to the Obama administration urging the leasing of 2.9 million acres of the Outer Continental Shelf along Virginia's coast by 2011.

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