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E10 here went up again today to $2.88


I wonder if they pay the sign changer extra for changing the gas prices so often
 
US Chamber Proposes Energy Reforms to Reflect New Energy Revolution

by Karen Boman
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Rigzone Staff
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy revealed Wednesday its new Energy Works for U.S. platform, an update of its 2008 Blueprint for Securing America’s Energy Future, to reflect the current boom in unconventional oil and gas exploration in the United States.
The plan, which includes 64 specific recommendations in nine key areas, will form the basis for the U.S. Chamber’s energy advocacy across the United States this year and in the future. These recommendations, which institute officials say will create millions of jobs and generate billions in revenue and trillions in private investment, and reduce U.S. public debt, include:

  • Removing barriers to increased oil and gas production and fuel manufacturing
  • Maintain coal’s role as a vital part of a diverse energy portfolio
  • Expand nuclear energy use and commit to a nuclear waste solution
  • Enhance the competitiveness of renewable sources of energy
  • Promote 21st century energy efficiency and advanced technologies
  • Modernize the permitting process for our nation’s energy infrastructure
  • Protect our energy infrastructure from physical disruptions and cyber attacks
  • Reform the regulatory process for balance, predictability and transparency
  • Ensure a competitive energy workforce......... What does this mean?
In its recommendations, the institute called for the Department of the Interior (DOI) to propose a new plan for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) that would open the eastern Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and Pacific oceans to leasing and exploration and make significantly more onshore federal lands available for energy development. The U.S. Congress should also provide a 37.5 percent share of royalty revenues from all new production on the OCS to the states adjacent to development areas.
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One word explains why. That word is DELAY!
Kerry: No Rush To Decide On Keystone XL Pipeline

by The Associated Press
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Matthew Daly
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Friday, January 17, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — Brushing aside pressure from Canada, Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the United States will not be pushed into making a decision on the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline.
At a joint appearance with Canada's foreign affairs minister, John Baird, Kerry said he has not received a crucial environmental report on the $7 billion pipeline, which would carry oil from western Canada to refineries in Texas.
"My hope is that before long, that analysis will be available, and then my work begins," Kerry said, referring to a recommendation he is expected to make on whether the pipeline is in the U.S. national interest. The State Department has jurisdiction over the pipeline because it crosses an international border.
Kerry, who has rarely spoken about the pipeline since taking office a year ago, said "a lot of questions" were raised about the project in a lengthy public comment period the State Department conducted. "Those comments have necessitated appropriate answers," he said.
"I can promise our friends in Canada that all the appropriate effort is being put into trying to get this done effectively and rapidly," Kerry added.
Kerry's comments came as Baird, his counterpart in Canada, concluded a three-day visit to Washington in which he repeatedly urged U.S. officials to decide quickly on the pipeline, which was first proposed by Calgary-based TransCanada in 2008.
"If there's one message I'm going to be promoting on this trip, it's this: the time for Keystone is now. I'll go further — the time for a decision on Keystone is now, even if it's not the right one," Baird told a U.S. Chamber of Commerce luncheon this week. "We can't continue in this state of limbo."
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nnuut said:
Ya never know but knowing the current administration they will somehow justify more TAXES!
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Well like you said..since these little eco-cars are on the road and using a lot less gas these days, Oil co's sell less and then Uncle Sam (US) needs more or the same revenue as before..so what's left?..MORE TAXES


Did you know that Uncle Sam stood for US?...So it ain't got nuttin to do with anybody's relatives:laugh:
 
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