Reps. John Dingell (D-MI) and Henry Waxman (D-CA) last week called on the General Accounting Office (GAO) to undertake an investigation into the White House energy task force in light of the shroud of secrecy surrounding its meetings and participants. They want to know whether the decision to close the task force meetings to the public is a violation of the sunshine laws and the “letter and the spirit” of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
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North Slope, Canadian Politicians, Producers Urge Pipe Construction
A panel of Alaskan and Canadian politicians painted a colorful picture in Houston last week of why pipeline construction to the Lower 48 from Alaska has never been more urgent — or more confusing. Unanimous in their belief that the North Slope could deliver needed gas supplies, they still could not agree on where or how many pipelines should be built.
April 9, 2001
North Slope, Canadian Politicians Urge Pipe Construction
A panel of Alaskan and Canadian politicians painted a colorful picture in Houston Tuesday of why pipeline construction to the Lower 48 from Alaska has never been more urgent — or more confusing. They are unanimous in their belief that the North Slope could deliver needed gas supplies, they still could not agree on where or how many pipelines should be built. Producers said they have just started studying pipeline routes and would rather not be pushed into one project rather than another.
April 4, 2001
CA Businessmen Urge Unfreezing Retail Rates
The California Chamber of Commerce and the state’s BusinessRoundtable have urged the California Public Utilities Commission(CPUC) to “allow retail rates to at least moderately reflectwholesale rates,” in order to keep the state’s utilities inbusiness and assure “the lights will stay on.”
December 27, 2000
Senators Urge Clinton Not to Deepen Gas Supply Crisis
In the waning day of the Clinton administration, Chairman FrankMurkowski (R-AK) and four other Republican members of the SenateEnergy and Natural Resources Committee have called on the presidentto refrain from enacting regulations that could put off limits evenmore federal lands for natural gas and oil producers. Such actionwould only aggravate the current gas price and supply crisis, theysaid.
December 20, 2000
Agricultural Interests Urge Cal-PX Changes
California’s rural counties representing powerful water andagricultural interests that have always carried a lot of clout instate political arenas have stepped into the ongoing electricitypublic debate advocating changes in the auction process in thestate-run wholesale spot power market.
September 5, 2000
Munis Urge DOE, FERC to Probe High Prices
Just as the Department of Energy (DOE) reacted to public outcryover high oil and gasoline prices, Energy Secretary Bill Richardsonand FERC need to find out why wholesale natural gas prices havesoared to more than $4 since the start of the year and preparecustomers for possibly higher gas bills next winter, a majormunicipal gas group said last week.
June 12, 2000
Municipals Urge DOE, FERC to Probe High Prices
Just as the Department of Energy (DOE) reacted to public outcryover high oil and gasoline prices, Energy Secretary Bill Richardsonand FERC need to find out why wholesale natural gas prices havesoared to more than $4 since the start of the year and preparecustomers for possibly higher gas bills next winter, a majormunicipal gas group said yesterday.
June 9, 2000
Prices Sliding in Both February, March Markets
Maybe it was the urge to converge that had quotes droppingWednesday for both late-February and March bidweek deals. Theincremental softness remained on the mild side as a few pointsmanaged flat showings and most of the others were down by about anickel or less. Once again the bigger declines of 15 cents or morecame at Northeast citygates as they continued to retreat fromMonday’s cold weather-related price spikes.
February 25, 1999
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