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The Waxman-Markey climate change legislation will drive up the cost of gasoline and other petroleum fuels for consumers and businesses and should be set aside, American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard said in a letter to Congress today. API opposes the legislation, as it appears time has run out to fix the proposal’s many flaws.
“As [...]
API Chief: Waxman-Markey Climate Change Bill Will Drive Up the Cost of Gasoline, Diesel, Other Fuels (Updated)
June 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: · american petroleum institute, api, carbon, cbo, Congress, congressional budget office, cost of gasoline, cra international, diesel fuel, domestic refining capability, fuel prices, Gas Prices, gasoline, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, heating oil, Heritage, Heritage Foundation, Jack Gerard, jet fuel, letter to congress, national black chamber of commerce, natural gas, nbcc, petroleum products, propane, refiners, unemployment, waxman-markey climate change legislation
If Passed, Cap-and-Trade Bill Will Cost You Dearly
May 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill will hit consumers of petroleum fuels especially hard by dramatically increasing the costs of goods and services as noted in the graphic at right, according to two groups closely following the legislation.
In a three-page document (pdf) forwarded to me early this afternoon, American Petroleum Institute officials warn that people who use [...]
Tags: · american petroleum institute, api, cap and trade, cap and trade top 10 list, consumers, electricity, electricity jobs, Environment, Heritage, Heritage Foundation, markey, petroleum, producers, refiners, taxes, waxman, waxman-markey, waxman-markey cap and trade bill
Obama ‘Cap and Trade’ Energy Tax Plan Costly
March 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments
President Barack Obama’s “cap and trade” energy tax plan is drawing a lot of negative attention this week — and for several good reasons!
Yesterday, officials at the American Petroleum Institute issued the following statement that is critical of the plan:
“The White House’s unofficial new estimate for the cost of capping the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions [...]
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Observations Offered on Six Morning Headlines
December 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Six news articles published today highlight the upside-down nature of politics and the world in which we live today. Below, I offer some observations:
Wage issue kills Big 3 deal in Senate (Washington Times) — Senate leaders gave up Thursday night on a $14 billion automaker bailout, sunk by the refusal of the autoworkers union to [...]
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Oil Crisis Pales in Comparison to EMP Threat
August 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments
The ongoing oil crisis pales in comparison to a recently-identified threat slowly catching the attention of reporters and think tankers alike.
In the opening paragraph of a Wall Street Journal Online opinion piece published today, readers were asked to use their imaginations and envision a frightening choice facing terrorist enemies of the United States (think Iran):
Imagine [...]
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