Energy Policy

Promote Clean, Affordable Energy Here and Abroad

American economic prosperity is closely tied to the availability of affordable, abundant, and clean energy supplies. If we continue to restrict domestic production and refuse to build new energy infrastructure, jobs will be shipped overseas and America will be less competitive.

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Sep 4, 2010 Initiative to suspend state climate law gets $1 million (The Sacramento Bee) ...oil companies Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:VLO) and Tesoro Corp. (NYSE:TSO) On Thursday, Tesoro also donated $1 million to the Yes on 23 Committee, bringing its total contributions to about $1.5 million. Overall, the committee has raised more than $8.2 million, with nearly half, or about $4...    more...  
Sep 4, 2010 St. Paul firm cultivating up to 150 new jobs (Pioneer Press) Leslie Brooks Suzukamo Sep. 4, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Produce wholesaler J&J Distributing of St. Paul Port Authority's new "Trillion BTU Fund." The fund was the product of efforts to save the Rock-Tenn (NYSE:RKT) paper-recycling facility in St. Amy...    more...  
Sep 3, 2010 Koch firm donates $1 million to campaign to suspend climate change law (The Sacramento Bee) Flint Hills is now the third largest backer of Proposition 23, behind Texas-based oil companies Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:VLO) and Tesoro Corp. (NYSE:TSO) On Thursday, Tesoro also donated $1 million to the Yes on 23 Committee, bringing its total contributions to about $1.5 million. Overall, the...    more...  
Sep 3, 2010 No injuries, no leak in oil-rig fire, but safety worries remain (Los Angeles Times) But 486 of those were considered "incidental," meaning they caused damage of $25,000 or less. Every industry has them."Cassidy said the crew had been performing maintenance on the platform Thursday morning, painting and cleaning with high-powered water blasters.    more...  
Sep 3, 2010 Bjorn Lomborg's climate change sparks environment debate (USA Today) Changed climate views by "skeptical environmentalist" Bjørn Lomborg should be celebrated by environment advocates, says one public opinion expert, instead of being met with derision. A follow-up letter from Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment scientists said folks...    more...  
Sep 3, 2010 Can racing save the environment? (CNN) To Native Energy, the answer was face the doubters. And NASCAR is doing better, too, Munter said. Munter hopes to get back on track at the end of September at an ARCA event in Kansas City, Kansas.    more...  
Sep 3, 2010 1st Australian female PM leads party to low point (Associated Press Online) That left a huge credibility gap," Abjorensen said. Australians last experienced a minority federal government in 1943.    more...  
Sep 3, 2010 Another Item for Climate Panel's To-Do List (New York Times) Earlier this week, Alex Abutu, a science and health writer in Nigeria, posted a query about African participants in the forthcoming science assessment by the climate panel on the Earth Journalism Network Google Groups listserv. They are African scientists on the IPCC 5th Assessment Report team....    more...  
Sep 3, 2010 Wonkbook: White House considers payroll tax holiday; House libs against Social Security cuts; 25% were unemployed during recession (Washington Post) Whatever else the fiscal commission does, it seems likely to come out with some package of reforms for the stories social insurance program. But Republicans aren't very interested in raising payroll taxes, and House liberals have now announced their unified opposition to anything that includes...    more...  
Sep 3, 2010 Area's solar industry bright (The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) ...in solar, Thomas said. Two years ago, just over 350 megawatts of solar generating capacity was added to the grid. "So when you think about it, that 13 gigawatts is 300 times what we installed in this country in 2008," he said. Converteam employs 300 people in O'Hara and could add 200 and...    more...  
Sep 3, 2010 Miliband brothers fighting for top Labour post (Associated Press Online) By GREGORY KATZLONDON, Sep. 3, 2010 (AP Online delivered by Newstex) -- Mom is neutral. David Miliband, 45, said at one campaign event that his mother is backing Diane Abbott -- the only woman in the race, which also includes former ministers Ed Balls and Andy Burnham. He then quickly explained...    more...  
Sep 3, 2010 Maureen Borkowski sees electricity transmission development as critical (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) A big part of that is the transmission needed to move power from west to east. We do have quite a bit of cross-country transmission already today. Back in the '70s, actually, back when Ameren was Union Electric (OOTC:UEPEN) , we participated in building a transmission line that goes from...    more...  
Sep 3, 2010 Veteran Democrat faces fight of his life (The Boston Globe) Supporters and well-wishers keep stopping him.The wife of a World War II veteran hugs him. Petersburg Times, the Miami Herald, and reporters and editors. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Miami.Greene, a native of Worcester, Mass., said the papers knowingly published false stories and an...    more...  
Sep 3, 2010 Neighborhoods fighting plans for biofuel plant west of Delray Beach (Sun Sentinel) That enabled the county to acquire about 2,500 acres now protected from development. In addition, the county set stricter development codes for the Agricultural Reserve.    more...  
Sep 2, 2010 Energy workers speak out (Houston Chronicle) Gene Green and Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston and Republican Rep.    more...  
Sep 2, 2010 China Sustains Blunt 'You First' Message on CO2 (New York Times) China’s national circumstances cannot be ignored. China’s accumulated emissions account for only 7% of the global total. Traditional development aid has been repackaged as aid for climate change.    more...  
Sep 2, 2010 Boxer, Fiorina trade political jabs in senatorial debate (The Oakland Tribune) Josh Richman Sep. 2, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- MORAGA -- U.S. Sen.    more...  
Sep 2, 2010 Democrats fight to stay in office amid backlash (Associated Press Online) Edwards' lengthy tenure -- he was elected in 1990 -- and his work as chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee on military construction and veterans affairs has translated into federal money for his district. In what's shaping up to be a nasty campaign, Flores has said Edwards should...    more...  
Sep 2, 2010 Health Care REIT is making its move (The Blade) Conference rooms at the building's outer ends have more glass for viewing the 160-acre site. Included on the grounds is a nearly one-mile walking path, and employees will decide other services and features, such as an organic vegetable garden, Mr. Chapman said, but the growing company is...    more...  
Sep 2, 2010 Race car driver roars towards green (CNN) What Munter hopes to do is use her celebrity to lure more companies like Native Energy into venturing into the racing world where decals are just part of the deal. And NASCAR is doing better, too, Munter said. Munter hopes to get back on track at the end of September at an ARCA event in Kansas...    more...