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“Every year, the government hands out millions to various green organizations to support their efforts to protect the environment, but what looks like a great idea may have a thornier side. Critics say the same environmentalists receiving the help are bleeding the government dry with mountains of… Read more »
Today, during a Full Committee markup, Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee voted against fiscally responsible Republican amendments to ensure that U.S tax dollars are spent appropriately and efficiently.
“We cannot continue passing legislation while ignoring the size of the federal deficit – a staggering $1.4 trillion,”said Ranking Member Doc Hastings. “The funding amounts… Read more »
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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 Growth on December 3rd.
However, the Associated… Read more »
This week, the House will consider H.R. 2781, a bill to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon as components of the Wild and Scenic River Systems. As with all wild and scenic rivers, this designation could prevent full recreation use and economic development on this land, as well as potentially impact neighboring private property. Such designations preclude the ability to make… Read more »
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Yesterday, during a town hall in Shanghai, President Obama said that the United States and China should be held to different standards for reducing their emissions since China (the world’s highest CO2 emitter) has “much more poverty”:
“There's going to be a Copenhagen conference in December in which world leaders are trying to find a recipe so… Read more »
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The House Republican Conference confirms that “the newest significant refinery began operating in 1977.”
The Energy Information Administration’s profile on Singapore.
The Congressional Research Service reports:
“Hurricanes Katrina and Rita shut down oil and gas production from the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of… Read more »
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On Thursday, November 12th, President Obama departed for a tour of Asia that includes stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea.
Press briefing by Deputy National Security Advisor Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes; National Security Council Senior Director for East Asian Affairs, Jeffery Bader; and Deputy… Read more »
On Thursday, President Obama kicks off his tour of Asia, which includes stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. During his travel, we’ll send out postcards from U.S. Energy sources to President Obama to highlight specific examples of international energy development that should be included in his Administration’s energy strategy.
As you can see in the map… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Department of Labor’s report that the U.S. economy lost 190,000 jobs in October, raising the unemployment rate to 10.2 percent:
“Unfortunately, it’s official. Over one in ten Americans are now looking for a job. Today’s report confirms once again that the Democrats’… Read more »
GOP lawmakers urge Interior to continue streamlining permitting
November 6, 2009
E&E Daily
Noelle Straub
A group of House Republicans is urging the Interior Department not to back off its use of a provision to streamline oil and gas drilling applications on public lands, despite lawsuits from environmental groups.
Section 390 of the 2005 Energy Policy Act allows the Bureau of… Read more »
