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Cap-and-Trade Deal 'Inequitable'

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted May 15, 2009

Members of Congress trying to hammer out a bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have reached agreement on the distribution of valuable carbon dioxide permits.

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What Do Baseball and Oil Have in Common?

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted May 15, 2009

I like baseball. I particularly like the fact that baseball fans can quote statistics and recall spectacular games that occurred more than a century ago.

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Oil Demand Down

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted May 13, 2009

If you're looking for a key indicator to illustrate the weakness in the U.S. economy, just look at oil demand.

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Chevron CEO David O'Reilly speaks to Boston College Chief Executives' Club of Boston

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted May 13, 2009

On Thursday, May 7, Chevron chairman and CEO David O'Reilly addressed 250 corporate executives at the Boston College Chief Executives' Club of Boston.

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Energy Tomorrow Radio: Episode 81 - Offshore Drilling in Virginia

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted May 12, 2009

In this episode of Energy Tomorrow Radio, I speak with David Schnare from the Center for Environmental Stewardship at the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy about plans to drill for oil and natural gas off Virginia's coast.

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API Seeks Rehearing of Appeals Court Five-Year Plan Decision

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted May 12, 2009

Today, American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard issued the following statement on API's decision to seek rehearing of a U.S. Appellate Court panel's decision remanding and vacating the Department of Interior's 2007-2012 Five-Year Outer Continental Shelf leasing plan

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Climate Change and the Law

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted May 12, 2009

Congress has passed thousands of laws during its long history and frequently, questions are raised about how to interpret them.

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Higher Taxes = Recipe for Disaster

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Jane Van Ryan
Posted May 11, 2009

API issued a statement today from President and CEO Jack Gerard regarding taxes in the administration's "Analytical Perspectives" budget document released this morning.

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