Republicans Send Letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Regarding the Administration’s Use of Categorical Exclusions Read more »

“‘With a $1.4 trillion deficit and almost 10 percent unemployment, President Obama should be open to new ideas about ways to reduce federal spending and create new jobs,’ Hastings said. ‘But unfortunately, the President has slammed the door shut on a wide range of energy ideas - including using new offshore drilling revenue to fund renewable energy projects and create jobs across our… Read more »

Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04), Congressman Bill Cassidy (LA-06) and 67 bipartisan Members of Congress sent a letter to Nancy Sutley, Chairwoman of the President’s Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, expressing concerns that the Task Force’s Interim Report is not balanced and could be used to block offshore energy development and job… Read more »

Bipartisan Letter from 69 Members Regarding the President’s Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Ranking Member Doug Lamborn (CO-05) issued the following statements today regarding Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s announcement regarding a new round of Research, Demonstration and Development (RD&D) leases for oil shale: “While the Department claims the changes to the… Read more »

Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Administration's green jobs event: "Today, the Obama Administration is holding another high-level event to unveil a report about its efforts to create green jobs. Unfortunately, away from the spotlight, the Administration continues to quietly undermine almost every… Read more »

Earlier this week, the New York Times wrote an editorial regarding the Obama Administration’s recent decision to block energy development in Utah and its upcoming decision regarding offshore drilling on America’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Unfortunately, the piece was so misleading that a simple letter to the editor would not fully address all of the New York Times’ inaccuracies and… Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s announcement that only 17 out of 77 parcels of land in Utah will be leased for oil and gas production: “With unemployment near 10 percent, it’s astounding that the Obama Administration is once again blocking American energy… Read more »

Click here to watch Highlights: The Obama Administration’s Hypocrisy on All-of-the-Above Energy Development “After Americans experienced four dollar gasoline last summer, there was a larger understanding that we need to utilize the resources we have here within our country -- namely, the Outer Continental Shelf and federal lands and in Alaska. When this administration came in, the… Read more »

One year later, GOP pushes federal leasing plans 10/2/2009 Ben Geman, E&E News Republicans and oil industry groups are using the one year mark of last year's offshore drilling ban expiration to push for wider leasing in federal waters, alleging the Obama administration is delaying access to potentially large U.S. reserves. Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.), the ranking member of the… Read more »