Bob McCarty Writes

Four months after announcing the formation of the Oil and Natural Gas Industry Labor-Management Committee, the group’s leaders announced today they have written to senior members of Congress to encourage them to support tax policies that will protect and encourage the development of quality U.S. jobs, while at the same time fortifying our nation’s energy [...]

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When I visited sites in Western Colorado’s Piceance (pronounced “pee-ahnce,” not “Pic-ee-ahnce”) Basin in April, I was able to take an up-close look at natural gas facilities there and learned a lot about the care and concern employees of companies like Tulsa, Okla.-based Wiliams demonstrate for the environment:

They reuse and recycle almost all of the [...]

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Oil and natural gas industry officials were cautiously optimistic about their prospects Sept. 23 after House Democrats allowed an offshore drilling ban to expire.  After three and a half months of waiting for assurances from members of Congress, it appears those same officials might be on the verge of seeing their worst fears come true.

On [...]

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“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.

Hoyer’s statement, [...]

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Just before noon today, Fred Thompson called to invite my wife to participate in the so-called “Million-Woman Townhall Meeting,” the largest tele-townhall meeting ever held.  Since my wife wasn’t home, I opted — despite being of the opposite gender — to listen in and heard several important topics discussed.
Below, I list some — but not [...]

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