June 26, 2009
Written by: Jane VanRyan
The media are handicapping the upcoming vote on the Waxman-Markey bill as though it were The Kentucky Derby. In today's 24-hour-a-day news cycle, reporters, anchors and pundits are asking whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has the votes for passage,...
June 16, 2009
Written by: Jane VanRyan
Answer: U.S. oil and natural gas companies. According to a new study, U.S.-based oil and natural gas company investments in renewable energy accounted for nearly one-fourth of the money invested in renewables by all U.S.-based private industry and the federal...
June 3, 2009
Written by: Jane VanRyan
At a time when the need for an economic boost has never been greater, Congress is considering a bill that threatens energy investments and jobs. If enacted as drafted, the bill--called The Federal Lands and Resources Energy Development Act of...
May 29, 2009
Written by: Jane VanRyan
...gasoline prices historically have tracked crude oil prices? It's true. And today's gasoline prices are no exception. Since April 20, crude oil prices have climbed 46 cents a gallon and gasoline prices have risen 41 cents. The price of crude oil is the...
May 15, 2009
Written by: Jane VanRyan
Members of Congress trying to hammer out a bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have reached agreement on the distribution of valuable carbon dioxide permits. As reported in the San Francisco Chronicle, more than 50 percent of the emissions allowances...
