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Energy Symposium Held Without ‘Fossil Fuelers’

April 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

The non-partisan Reform Institute’s National Energy Symposium drew more than 45 corporate executives, policymakers and industry experts to Washington, D.C., Tuesday to openly discuss the nation’s energy, environmental and economic challenges.  It appears, however, that representatives of the nation’s largest oil and natural gas exploration and production firms (a.k.a., the “fossil fuelers”) were strangely missing [...]

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Industry Hopeful About Offshore Drilling Prospects

November 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

“I do not believe at this point in time that there are any proposals being made to reinstate the moratoria across the board,” said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) in response to a reporter’s question about his plans regarding a quarter-century-old ban on offshore oil and gas drilling that was lifted last year.

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‘Group of 10′ Energy Plan ‘Falls Far Short’

August 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Two weeks ago, the nation’s news media outlets broke “news” about a supposedly-bipartisan energy plan hatched by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and a “Group of 10″ U.S. senators.  Unfortunately, that plan falls far short of what is needed, according to Red Cavaney.
Cavaney, president and chief executive officer of the American Petroleum Institute, outlined his [...]

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