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VIDEO: Drill Permit Streamlining Bill Sponsored by Rep. Cramer Passes House
Blog
May 16, 2013
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In North Dakota, it can take 10 times as long to get a drilling permit on federal lands compared to state lands. That is why the House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to pass H.R. 767, a bill sponsored by Committee member Congressman Cramer, which streamlines the federal permitting process in North Dakota to reduce...
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Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 (H.R. 687)
Committee Votes
May 15, 2013
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Reporting H.R. 687 Out of Committee (Passed 23-19. View Roll Call Vote) The bill would authorize a land exchange to open up the largest copper mine in North America and protect environmentally sensitive land. This bipartisan legislation would create nearly 3,700 jobs, provide billions in tax revenue, generate over $60 ...
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Spoiler Alert: Increased American Energy Production Helps Ease High Gasoline Prices
Resourceful Information
Apr 15, 2013
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According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, gasoline prices will average $3.63 a gallon this summer, six cents lower from last year’s summer driving season. One of the reasons behind this drop in gasoline prices is the recent increase in U.S. oil production – specifically on state and private lands in plac...
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State vs. Federal Forest Land Management
Resourceful Information
Apr 10, 2013
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Tomorrow, the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation will hold a legislative hearing on the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act. This bill would renew the federal government’s commitment to manage forest resources for the benefit of rural schools and counties by requiring active for...
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Chairman Hastings' Statement on the President's State of the Union Address
Press Release
Feb 12, 2013
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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) tonight released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: “During tonight’s State of the Union address, the President once again spoke about job creation and economic growth, but continued to ignore the ec...
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Mr. President, Where are the Jobs??
Resourceful Information
Jan 25, 2013
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As many media outlets have pointed out, the one issue most notably absent from President Obama’s inaugural address this week was jobs. With unemployment at 7.8 percent and the economy and jobs still topping the list of Americans’ greatest concerns, it’s baffling why the President chose not to mention this in his first ...
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Hastings Announces Natural Resources Subcommittee Chairmen
Press Release
Dec 20, 2012
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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today named Subcommittee Chairmen for the 113th Congress and also announced the establishment of a new Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation will have jurisdiction over matt...
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On this day in history...
Blog
Dec 17, 2012
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The Committee on Natural Resources can trace its history back more than 200 years ago. On this day in 1805, the House of Representatives created the Committee on Public Lands, to help Congress manage the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase Territory. Stretching northwest from the port of New Orleans to present-day Montan...
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Hastings Selected as Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee
Press Release
Nov 28, 2012
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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Republican Conference selected him to serve as Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee in the 113th Congress: “I’m honored to have been selected by my Republican Colleagues to continue to serve as Chairman of ...
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Obama Administration American Energy Roadblocks Part 7: Oil Shale
Press Release
Nov 2, 2012
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Oil shale is one of the most promising new sources of American-made energy. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the U.S. holds more than half of the world’s oil shale resources. The largest known deposits of oil shale are located in a 16,000-square mile area in the Green River formation in Colorado, Utah a...
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Obama Administration American Energy Roadblocks Part 6: Renewable Energy
Press Release
Nov 1, 2012
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While President Obama likes to talk about the job creation and economic potential of renewable energy development on federal lands, his Administration has imposed unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles and duplicative regulatory requirements that have made the development of wind, solar, hydropower and geothermal energy mor...
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Obama Administration American Energy Roadblocks Part 5: Onshore Oil & Natural Gas
Press Release
Oct 31, 2012
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Oil and natural gas production on federal lands is one of the best opportunities for job creation and economic growth, yet too often it has been blocked and delayed by Obama Administration policies. Locking up lands to energy production and imposing duplicative, burdensome regulations have caused federal energy produc...
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