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Former White House antiterrorism adviser Richard Clarke issued a 159-page report this week that finds that not only are liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers and urban import terminals vulnerable to “catastrophic” terrorist attacks, they also are “extremely attractive” terrorist targets and there is little that can be done to protect against such attacks.

Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), who shepherded broad energy legislation through the House Energy and Commerce Committee last week, said following a meeting at the White House earlier this week that the House will pass the Republican-crafted energy bill by Thursday afternoon. House lawmakers clearly staked out their positions on the bill during the first day of debate on Wednesday.

Any comprehensive energy legislation that Congress sends to the White House must meet “four important objectives,” including greater use of technology, increased domestic production, supply diversity and a more reliable transmission-pipeline system, President Bush said in his Saturday radio address to the nation.

Industrial customers, associations and environmental/energy efficiency activists have become unlikely allies to pressure Congress and the Bush administration to take steps to bridge the gap between natural gas supply and demand, promote the construction of new gas pipelines and storage facilities and foster greater conservation and energy efficiency by consumers.

Industrial customers, associations and environmental/energy efficiency activists have become unusual allies in order to press Congress and the Bush administration to take steps to bridge the gap between natural gas supply and demand, promote the construction of new gas pipelines and storage facilities and foster greater conservation and energy efficiency by consumers.

After testing the $6 resistance level on Monday, May natural gas futures raised the white flag early on Tuesday, retreating 22.1 cents to close at $5.788 on heavy volume, with 92,904 contracts changing hands.

In an effort to prod the White House into following through on its promise to renominate William Massey, a Democrat, to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has blocked many of President Bush’s judicial and other nominees.

In an effort to prod the White House into following through on its promise to renominate William Massey, a Democrat, to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has blocked many of President Bush’s judicial and other nominees.

The White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Task Force on Energy Project Streamlining have scheduled a meeting on Aug. 26 in Denver to discuss the formation of the Rocky Mountain Energy Council (RMEC), a state-federal partnership that would look for ways to streamline government handling of renewable and nonrenewable energy production and transmission projects. The RMEC is expected to have its first meeting before the end of the year, according to a Federal Register notice.