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They come from opposing sides of Arkansas’ political divide and have different ideas about where the proceeds should be spent, but Gov. Mike Beebe, a Democrat, and Sheffield Nelson, a former Republican candidate for governor, agree that the state’s severance tax on natural gas production needs to be raised.

They come from opposing sides of Arkansas’ political divide and have different ideas about where the proceeds should be spent, but Gov. Mike Beebe, a Democrat, and Sheffield Nelson, a former Republican candidate for governor, agree that the state’s severance tax on natural gas production needs to be raised.

The U.S. House last Wednesday passed a nonbinding resolution opposing efforts by major natural gas exporting countries to form a cartel or other mechanism to manipulate the supply of gas and its price to the world market.

The U.S. House late Wednesday passed a nonbinding resolution opposing efforts by major natural gas exporting countries to form a cartel or other mechanism to manipulate the supply of gas and its price to the world market.

In a room filled with citizens and elected representatives all opposing the project, the California Coastal Commission Thursday listened all day to its staff and the public before unanimously rejecting plans for an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal by Australian mining giant BHP Billiton. Company representatives were in attendance but declined several invitations from the coastal commission to speak.

The governors Washington, Oregon and California again wrote to President Bush Monday, opposing any efforts in the federal government to weaken offshore oil/gas drilling bans. Early last month, Govs. Christine Gregoire (WA), Theodore Kulongoski (OR) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA) announced a partnership they said was forged to protect the Pacific Coast.

Citing safety concerns, the Philadelphia City Council last Thursday voted 12-2 in favor of a “nonbinding” resolution opposing Philadelphia Gas Works’ (PGW) plan to turn its peak shaving LNG facility at Port Richmond into the Freedom Energy Center LNG import terminal.

Citing safety concerns, the Philadelphia City Council Thursday voted 12-2 in favor of a “nonbinding” resolution opposing Philadelphia Gas Works’ (PGW) plan to turn its peak shaving LNG facility at Port Richmond into the Freedom Energy Center LNG import terminal.

As the trial for former Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and CEO Jeffrey Skilling draws closer, U.S. District Judge Sim Lake signaled he plans to let the opposing parties put on their respective cases — without a lot of innuendo and gossip. The case, which is scheduled to begin Jan. 30, will exclude tapes from ex-Enron traders joking about stealing money from California grandmothers, and it will not include former CFO Andrew Fastow’s apparent penchant for viewing pornography on his company computer.