Energy Forum News

Energy plays key role in Obama's State of the Union
For the third year in a row energy played a central role in President Obama's State of the Union address, with the president leaning hard this year on the twin themes of increased domestic oil and gas production and the need to invest more in renewable sources.

TransCanada Pipeline Bill Would Force U.S. Permit Within 60 Days
Senate Republicans introduced a bill that would require the Secretary of State to issue a U.S. permit for the Keystone XL pipeline within 60 days. This still "provides adequate time for Nebraska to shift the route of the pipeline" while allowing construction to begin elsewhere.

Obama punts Keystone XL pipeline
The State Department on Thursday announced that it's punting a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline until at least the first quarter of 2013. House Speaker John Boehner responded: "More than 20,000 new American jobs have just been sacrificed in the name of political expediency".

Survey: 79 percent of voters want more oil from Canada
79 percent of registered voters said they would like to see America import more of the oil it needs from Canada, "rather than other foreign countries...if America continues to need to import some oil to meet our energy needs."

Keystone XL Pipeline Video
Learn more about the value of the Keystone XL Pipeline and how to submit Public Comments to the State Department to move the approval process forward!

Can We Do Without the Mideast?
Imagine a foreign policy version of the movie "Groundhog Day," with Bill Murray playing the president of the United States. The alarm clock rings. Political mayhem is again shaking the Middle East, crude oil and gasoline prices are climbing, and an economic recovery is under threat. Is this what we are facing once again?

Clean Air Act may lose force
Congressman Blackburn wrote an opinion piece about "Unelected EPA wields too much power."

EPA Again Delays Tighter Ozone Restrictions until July 2011
The EPA announced that it will wait until July to set new limits on ground-level ozone, delaying a final decision for the third time in a year of tge potentially costly environmental rule.

EPA Plans Late-December Release for New Ozone Standard
The EPA has pushed its deadline for issuing its final ruling on the new, lower ozone regulations. Good news since "These regulations are going to slow down business expansion and our economic recovery..." per Howard Feldman, director of regulatory and scientific affairs at the American Petroleum Institute.

Industry, business groups urge senators to block EPA's greenhouse gas rules
Nearly two-dozen industry and business groups urge senators to restrict funding for EPA limits on greenhouse gases - limits which would impose "substantial costs and burdens on U.S. jobs and state resources".

New Smog Proposals From EPA Draw Fire
Read about the reasons why EPA is getting pushback on its proposal to lower the ozone standard from 75 ppb to 60 ppb.

EPA's Proposal to Reduce Ozone Standard Would Harm Economy, Manufacturers
A new study conducted by the Manufacturers Alliance indicates that as many as 7.3 million jobs could be lost by 2020 if the EPA implements its new 60 ppb ozone standard.

Business Groups Target Higher Energy Taxes
Business groups, including the National Association of Manufacturers and the National Federation of Independent Business, oppose higher energy taxes.

EPA's High-Wire Act on Carbon Controls
EPA Administrator, Lisa Jackson is caught between powerful forces as she tries to balance regulation versus legislation to cut carbon emissions.

With Hill Hopes for Climate Bill Dashed, Advocates Circle Wagons at EPA
Environmental groups are now pursuing stricter climate regulations through the EPA. But is there adequate information and technology to support the enactment of new regulations?

U.S. Saw Drill Ban Killing Many Jobs
The administration knew that the moratorium would cost 23,000 jobs but still made the decision to do so at a time when America can ill-afford to lose jobs.

Duration Of Drilling Moratorium Angers All Sides
The drilling moratorium is devastating to the livelihoods of oil rig workers in the Gulf of Mexico, and is it even necessary?

America Deserves a Better Energy Plan
America needs an energy plan that doesn't raise taxes and expands domestic energy exploration that could create an estimated 160,000 jobs by 2030 and yield an additional $1.7 trillion in government revenues.

BP and White House Say Static Kill Working and Oil Spill Contained
BP's static kill procedure is working and White House Energy Adviser, Carol Browner, says "The vast majority of the oil has now been contained, it's been skimmed, Mother Nature has done its part, it's evaporated...".

Environment Group Sues EPA Over Greenhouse Gas 'Tailoring' Rule
Environment group is not the only group that disagrees with the EPA's regulation of greenhouse gasses.