Senate panel examines on offshore environmental stewardship; Should focus on unlocking job-creating homegrown energy

Washington, DC – Offshore energy exploration and production in the United States is safe and environmentally sound. Over the past 50 years, the U.S. oil and gas industry has developed innovative, 21st century technologies and exploration techniques that are efficient, pose little [...]

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Coal-fired electricity generation is far cleaner today than ever before. The popular misconception that our air quality is getting worse is wrong, as shown by EPA’s air quality data. Modern coal plants, and those retrofitted with modern technologies to reduce pollution, are a success story and are currently providing about 50% of our [...]

Today Congressional Democrats unveiled $825 billion in spending and tax cuts intended to stimulate the economy.

Rep. Obey’s Summary of the Bill

Text of the “Green Jobs” Stimulus Bill
Discussion Draft of the Bill Report

The bill is partially based on studies which purport to show large numbers of jobs created by government spending on “green technology” such as [...]