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Republicans Stress the Importance of Protecting and Expanding Low-Cost, Carbon-Free Hydropower
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Jul 29, 2010 - Today, during a Natural Resources Water and Power Subcommittee hearing on “Investment in Small Hydropower: Prospects for Expanding Low Impact and Affordable Hydropower Generation in the West,” Republicans highlighted the necessity of protecting existing hydropower resources and making it an essential part of an all-of-... More

Hastings: Dam Removal Extremists Falsely Attack Latest BiOp
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May 20, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) biological opinion (BiOp) filed in federal court today: “Dam removal extremist groups are dead wrong to label this Obama proposal as the... More

Hastings’ Statement on Corps of Engineers Release of Outline on How to Study Snake River Dam Removal
Press Release
Mar 31, 2010 - Following is a statement from Congressman Doc Hastings (WA-04) on the Snake River dam removal “study plan” prepared and released today by Army Corps of Engineers at the direction of the Obama Administration. Hastings is an outspoken defender of the Northwest’s hydropower dams as clean, renewable sources of low-cost ene... More

Hastings: Hard Questions Need to be Answered on $1 Billion Klamath Plan
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Feb 18, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) issued the following statement today regarding the signing agreements related to Klamath water issues: “As Ranking Republican of the House Natural Resources Committee, I will use all tools available to ensure that Congress vets this proposal in an op... More

Republicans Propose A Dozen Bright Ideas to President Obama for All-of-the-Above American Energy Job Creation
Press Release
Dec 2, 2009 - Tomorrow, President Obama will host a Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth at the White House where he promised he will “consider all good ideas to encourage and accelerate job creation.” However, it appears that the White House neglected to invite a wide range of officials from America’s all-of-the-above energy sectors t... More

A Postcard from All-of-the-Above American Energy to President Obama in Seoul, South Korea
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Nov 18, 2009 - Click to enlarge Background: The Energy Information Administration reports that: “With limited domestic energy resources, South Korea is almost entirely dependent on imports to meet its energy consumption needs.” On November 11th, the White House announced that President Obama would hold a Forum on Jobs and Economic G... More

Hastings Statement on Draft Klamath Dam Removal Proposal
Press Release
Sep 30, 2009 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) issued the following statement today regarding the announcement of a draft Klamath dam removal agreement that could potentially cost $450 million: “Congress needs to ask some real hard questions on why federal taxpayers should be footing any of the b... More

House Passes Hastings’ Amendment to Expand the Use of Clean, Renewable Hydropower
Floor Statements
Jul 15, 2009 - Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed an amendment by House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) to ensure that the Bureau of Reclamation has the necessary resources to begin the installation of six new hydropower facilities in the West. The amendment was passed as part of th... More

Bureau of Reclamation Stimulus Funds - $1 billion; Getting Answers on How Many Jobs will be Created - Priceless
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Apr 27, 2009 - In response to a unanimous request by Republicans on the Water and Power Subcommittee, the Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing tomorrow to examine how the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Geological Survey will spend more than $1 billion in stimulus funds. “The supposed purpose of the stimulus bill was to cre... More

Ranking Member Hastings' Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the National Water Resources Association
Op-Eds and Speeches
Mar 31, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following prepared remarks at the National Water Resources Association Annual Meeting, highlighting the Administration’s “cap-and-tax” plan and the need to recognize hydropower as a clean, renewable energy resource: “I was recent... More

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