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Chairman Hastings' Op-Ed on The Daily Caller: America can do "big things" in energy

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America can do ‘big things’ in energy Tuesday, July 12, 2011 The Daily Caller Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings In President Obama’s latest State of the Union Address, he proclaimed that in America, “We do big things.” Yet nothing about this administration’s energy policy (or lack thereof) is “big.” Squandering 30 million barrels of strategic oil that is supposed to…

Chairman Hastings Applauds Alaska Gov. Parnell’s Plan to Increase Energy Production, Calls on Obama Administration to do the Same

| Posted in Press Release

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement praising Alaska Governor Sean Parnell and Natural Resources Commissioner Dan Sullivan’s plan to offer additional state lands and offshore waters for oil and natural gas exploration: “I applaud Governor Parnell for his active leadership in increasing oil and natural production and setting…

New Study Shows Wide Ranging Affect of High Energy Costs

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The Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) released a report today outlining the wide-ranging affect restricted energy development and high energy costs are having on several sectors of the U.S. Economy.  The report also cites energy proposals and policies that would result in more American energy production and increased job creation. Every industry, from agriculture to manufacturing to…

Obama Administration Taps SPR in Short-term Political Reaction, Ignores Job Creating Potential of New American Energy Production

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In a blatant admission that increasing the world oil supply will affect prices, the Obama Administration today released 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). However, the SPR is not a political tool; it is intended for emergency situations when there is a dramatic shortfall in world oil supplies – which is not currently the case. The question must be…

NPR-A Access Act Earns Praise From Labor, Alaska Leaders as Key to Job Creation and Energy Production

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House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals today held a legislative hearing on Chairman Doc Hastings’ (WA-04) H.R. 2150, the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act, a bill to cut through bureaucratic red tape and unlock the full potential of energy resources in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). As part of the American Energy Initiative, this legislation…

Chairman Hastings Speaks with KTVF Fairbanks About Recent Alaska Energy Tour

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Last week, Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings traveled to Alaska to tour the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), the Trans Alaskan Pipeline System (TAPS) and the Native village of Kaktovik with Alaska Governor Sean Parnell and Representative Don Young (AK-at large). Following his trip to Alaska, Chairman Hastings introduced H.R. 2150, the National Petroleum Reserve…

Natural Resources Republicans Introduce Bills to Streamline Renewable Energy Production, Create Jobs

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As part of House Republicans’ American Energy Initiative, Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Chairman Doug Lamborn and Reps. Raúl Labrador, Kristi Noem and Rob Wittman today introduced a series of bills to expand renewable energy production and create jobs. The four renewable energy bills would streamline bureaucratic impediments to the…