House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today on President Obama’s plan to unilaterally impose a national energy tax and wage a war on coal:
“Years after a Democrat-controlled Congress rejected the President’s plan to impose a new national energy tax, President Obama is now trying to go at it alone and take unilateral… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
Washington Times – Seth McLaughlin: “Obama to push unilateral action against climate change”
Wall Street Journal – Alison Sider: “Texas' Next Big Oil Rush”
Bay News 9 – Ferdinand Zogbaum: “FWS could limit access to Three Sisters Springs”
Associated Press: “Native American pipe focus of national monument”
Associated… Read more »
Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) joined "What America Thinks" with Scott Rasmussen to discuss the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act (H.R. 2231) - legislation the House will consider this week to expand American offshore energy production to lower energy prices, create over a million jobs, and make America more energy… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
CQ – Shawn Zeller: “Back to the Drawing Board for Ike”
E&E – Laura Petersen: “Catch shares -- friend or foe for red snapper fishermen?”
CQ – Anna Mcgeehan: “Sale of Helium Reserves Approved in Senate Panel”
Bloomberg – Lynn Doan: “Energy rigs in US decline by 12, Baker Hughes… Read more »