Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday unveiled an energy plan that he said would open more federal lands to oil and gas drilling and would make North America energy independent by 2020 — the final year of his second term in office — if he is elected this November.
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Romney’s Energy Plan Heavy On Domestic Oil and Natural Gas
Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday unveiled an energy plan that he said would open more federal lands to oil and gas drilling and would make North America energy independent by 2020 — the final year of his second term in office — if he is elected this November.
Romney Campaign Unveils Pro-Drilling Energy Plan
Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday unveiled an energy plan that he said would open more federal lands to oil and gas drilling and would make North America energy independent by 2020 — the final year of his second term in office — if he is elected this November.
House Republicans Nix Proposal to Merge Energy Panels
House Republican leaders have decided against combining the energy jurisdictions of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee into one committee — the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
House Proposal Would Put Energy Jurisdictions in One Committee
The presumptive chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA), has formally asked House Republicans to consider combining the energy jurisdictions of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee into one committee — the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
House Proposal Would Put Energy Jurisdictions in One Committee
The presumptive chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA), has formally asked House Republicans to consider combining the energy jurisdictions of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee into one committee — the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Offshore Drilling Hot Potato in Virginia Gubernatorial Race
Drilling off the coast of Virginia is shaping up to be a political hot potato in the state’s gubernatorial race, with the presumptive Republican candidate urging the Interior Department to proceed full speed ahead with a scheduled 2011 offshore lease sale while the Democratic candidates are anti-offshore drilling and pro-green energy.
Offshore Drilling Hot Potato in Virginia Gubernatorial Race
Drilling off the coast of Virginia is shaping up to be a political hot potato in the state’s gubernatorial race, with the presumptive Republican candidate urging the Interior Department to proceed full speed ahead with a scheduled 2011 offshore lease sale while the Democratic candidates are anti-offshore drilling and pro-green energy.
Obama Vows to Crack Down on Speculation in Energy Markets
Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic candidate for president, Sunday outlined a four-point plan to crack down on the “excessive” energy speculation that he claims is driving up the prices of crude oil, gasoline and other energy commodities.