Energy
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December 1, 2010
Administration to maintain offshore drilling ban in key areas, sources say
The Department of the Interior has scheduled a media briefing for this afternoon. We expect that Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning areas to be taken off the table for the 2012-2017 Five Year Plan.
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March 23, 2010
Gas Tax Ineffective at Reducing Imports, Lowering Emissions
Unfortunately, the Obama Administration is pushing EPA regulations that would function as a hidden tax on Americans while climate bill proponents are drafting a new proposal to apply a cap-and-trade system to utilities and industrial sources and put a new tax on gasoline and diesel.