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  • The Hill: Cap-and-trade hurts farmers
    Oct 27, 2009  - We have already had snowfall in Minnesota — a reminder that energy bills will soon increase.  However, if Democrats have their way, families could be hit harder and all year-round with higher energy bills. And, some families — particularly those that farm and live in rural America — would be hit har... More
  • No Closer to American Energy Independence
    Oct 1, 2009  - One year ago today, Congress smartly allowed the ban on off-shore drilling to expire. After months of urging Congress to take every action at its disposal to increase the supply of American-made energy, I was thrilled to celebrate Energy Independence Day 2008.    However, one year later, we have ... More
  • Don't Question the EPA
    Sep 1, 2009  - A couple months back, CBS News reported that "the Environmental Protection Agency may have suppressed an internal report that was skeptical of claims about global warming, including whether carbon dioxide must be strictly regulated by the federal government."  CBS stated that an " EPA official, ... More
  • Locking Up Our Energy Resources
    Jul 13, 2009  - As Americans hit the road for their family vacations this summer, they're undoubtedly noticing the money they leave at the gas pump.  AAA's Fuel Gauge Report has the national average at $2.58 for regular gas.  That's a far cry from the $4.11 we were paying a year ago.  But, the need for an all-of-th... More
  • EPA Substitutes Ideology In Place of Scientific Integrity
    Jul 1, 2009  - Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Waxman-Markey climate change bill, also referred to as cap-and-trade, or cap-and-tax, or the national energy tax, on the premise that if we don't act now to cut carbon emissions, our planet's environment will incur irreversible damage. Now, we kn... More
  • Bachmann Opposes National Energy Tax
    Jun 27, 2009  - U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-06) today released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Cap and Tax energy bill, a national energy tax that will kill jobs, increase energy costs for all Americans, and stop any economic recovery:   “With unemployment ... More
  • Name Your Greenhouse Gas
    Jun 26, 2009  - If our Congressmen actually read this 1,200 plus cap-and-trade bill that will impose massive energy taxes on businesses and consumers -- and for that matter, every single American, then they would come across this section: "Designation and Registration of Greenhouse Gases." Essentially, this sect... More
  • Deal or No Deal on Speaker Pelosi's National Energy Tax?
    Jun 26, 2009  - No matter how Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) re-arrange the deck chairs, the fact of the matter is that their bill is a huge national energy tax.  The so-called “deal” that was struck between Waxman and Agriculture Committee Chairman Coll... More
  • Energy & Environment: Time for Dems to walk the walk
    Jun 24, 2009  - Democrats in Washington have spent more than a year pushing an energy proposal with the supposed goal of reducing carbon emissions. But with each iteration of their proposal, they continue to neglect a clean, efficient, and affordable solution to our energy problems: nuclear power. If they are reall... More
  • Cap-and-Tax Hits the Floor This Friday
    Jun 24, 2009  - It appears the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade energy tax will be on the House floor for a vote this Friday. This legislation is an economic time bomb for our nation's already struggling economy and despite Democrats’ best attempts to frame it as a necessary measure to stop global warming, cap-and-trade... More