EPA Action Could "Annihilate" Business Investment

Alaska Senator Cathy Giessel (NGP Photo) responded this Cathy Giessel, EPA, Overreach, Federal, Alaska Senate, Photo by Dave Harbourweek to a California-based environmental activist who told the Wall Street Journal Alaskans favor more EPA controls in the state.  

"The NRDC is urging EPA to issue the first pre-emptive veto in the 43-year history of the Clean Water Act," Giessel wrote. "If successful, this veto will annihilate business investment in my state and throughout our country. EPA is being litigated for its actions and rightly so. We can only hope our courts stop EPA’s usurping of power that Congress never delegated to them."  (See Giessel's letter here.  Her letter underscores the importance of supporting Senator Murkowski's non-partisan effort to curtail EPA's overreaching jurisdiction — as we outlined here yesterday.                                   -dh)

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo), yesterday Lisa Murkowski, LNG Exports, Senate Energy Committee, Dave Harbour Photocommented on the Department of Energy’s proposal for considering liquefied natural gas (LNG) export applications:

“I have long warned that the United States faces a narrowing window of opportunity to enter the global gas trade. Projects have languished in the so-called ‘queue’ awaiting approvals from two separate agencies in a parallel process that often did not function well. This proposal for reform is a positive step toward fixing a needlessly confusing regulatory review that had become disengaged from economic reality.

Yesterday, Sen. Ron Wyden, (NGP Photo) added his significant support to LNG exports when he said from his office that:

Natural gas is a strategic American advantage that is already creating jobs and making our industries more competitive in the world market.  I have long said that the studies DOE has relied on need to be updated to reflect current market conditions and data. I am pleased to see DOE has taken my suggestions to heart and that we will look before we leap in order to maximize the economic and environmental benefits of natural gas.

A clearer process will mean more certainty for developers and workers about which projects are commercially viable.”


Support for Cove Point LNG Export Project, here….

“I continue to oppose delays to the build-out of our export capacity, which I firmly believe to be in the national interest, and do not believe additional study is necessary. Multiple studies have confirmed time and again that the nation as a whole would benefit in both security and economic terms as a result of selling American gas to our friends and allies overseas.”


For NGP Reader calendars:

The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold an oversight hearing on Thursday, June 12th entitled “American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for Innovation.”

Innovation is at the heart of the American energy sector and advancements in technology are making our energy resources cleaner and more efficient, reducing the environmental footprint while increasing production capabilities.  Cutting-edge technology is making it possible to explore new forms of energy; and existing energy resources, such as natural gas, are becoming more accessible.  Using technological innovation to harness both alternative energy resources such as wind, solar, hydropower, and nuclear as well as oil, natural gas, and coal is driving job growth on American shores and creating new economic opportunities throughout the country. 

WHAT:

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Oversight Hearing on “American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for Innovation”

Witnesses by Invitation Only

 

WHEN:

Thursday, June 12, 2014
9:30 AM

 

WHERE:

1334 Hearing Room in the Longworth House Office Building

 

Visit the Committee Calendar for additional information, once it is made available.  The meeting is open to the public and a live video stream will be broadcast at http://naturalresources.house.gov/live.