Alberta premier talks oil, trade and pipeline at U.S. Chamber of Commerce event in WashingtonBy Meagan Fitzpatrick, CBC News Posted: Feb 04, 2015 5:08 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 04, 2015 5:26 PM ET America is now the world’s #1 natural gas producer and will soon be #1 in oil. Now more than ever, abundant energy means abundant prosperity, opportunity and security for all Americans. Learn more at EnergyTomorrow.org. What CEO and Chairman Jim Clifton (NGP Photo) revealed in his blog Tuesday about how the Labor Department arrives at the monthly unemployment rate is no secret — including that Americans who have quit looking for work after four weeks are not included in the survey. See video. |
Fairbanks News Miner: Senate Special Committee on Energy hearing today on Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority purchase of Fairbanks gas company. See our IEP series here….
ADN: Peter Gruenstein Supports Senator Lisa Murkowski's Fight To Repeal Oil Export Ban
Obama's offshore drilling policies are a "shell game"
President Barack Obama's recent changes to offshore drilling policies are a "shell game" preventing oil companies from accessing billions of barrels of oil, according to The Washington Times editorial board. Red tape and tight restrictions on leasing federal lands for drilling have actually led to a 6% decline in domestic output in the last five years, the board notes, citing the American Petroleum Institute. Obama's move "puts the country's energy prospects in the hands of other and often unfriendly nations, unnecessarily increasing energy costs and preventing creation of American jobs," the board writes. The Washington Times (2/4)
Michael Tadeo of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee sends us this helpful note:
Just wanted to send this over from the Senate Joint Economic Committee. It’s a great primer on the importance of developing energy in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
This information is especially timely in response to President Obama’s announcement last month that he is unilaterally blocking Alaskans and the nation as a whole from realizing the benefits that would come from increased energy production in ANWR.
It’s important to note that this primer puts the size of ANWR into perspective – especially the part of ANWR that would be used for energy development. ANWR is about the size of South Carolina and of the 1002 area of ANWR, where energy production would occur, only a small fraction, comparable to the size of Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C., would be used for energy production. (SEE .PDF HERE)
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