Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
WHAT’S THE DEFINITION OF AN IMPARTIAL WITNESS?
Last week’s Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Oversight Hearing turned into a good ol’ boys club, when Rep. Doug Lamborn invited his buddy, James Schroeder, to testify. Schroeder gave $2,000 to the Western Energy Alliance PAC, which turned around and gave $10,000 to members of the House Natural Resources Committee, including, $2,000 to Lamborn. http://tinyurl.com/3ojkawm
EVEN THE TEA PARTY CAN’T GET BEHIND THE SUBSIDIES
During a DC rally against government spending, many Tea Partiers went on the record in opposition to the annual squandering of 4 billion taxpayer dollars on Big Oil and Gas tax loopholes. Think Progress released the video last week: http://tinyurl.com/6j9lkbc
KILLER FACT OF THE WEEK
WILD LANDS DEFUNDED, BIG OIL STILL WINNING BIG
While the government shutdown was avoided late Friday night, that doesn’t mean glaring budget issues were resolved. At a time when the oil and gas industry is reporting record profits, and we’re hearing constant talk about the need to cut government spending, Republicans still insist on giving away over $4 billion of American tax every year to Big Oil. Taxpayer subsidies to Big Oil weren’t up for discussion during last week’s negotiations on spending, but Republicans did successfully attack western public lands by defunding Wild Lands implementation.
COMING UP THIS WEEK
HASTINGS & GOP CIRCUS EVENTS FOR BIG OIL
House Natural Resources Chairman, and drilling proponent, Doc Hastings is finally bringing his offshore drilling bills into the light, after keeping them in carefully hidden in the shadows. Two different House committee hearings on Wednesday will mark up the drilling bills that were so secret, Politico reported tha tHastings’s staff refused to discuss them over email or brief Democratic committee members. The only time they would talk about them was with the oil and gas lobbyists who received a private briefing on the bills. Meanwhile, the House Energy and Power Subcommittee will push through a bill that uses the Clean Air Act to expedite the permitting process, leading us to wonder about Republican claims of over-regulating. http://tinyurl.com/4dqbxlh
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Full Committee Markup on H.R. 1229, H.R. 1230 and H.R. 1231
Committee on Natural Resources
1324 Longworth House Office Building
10:00 a.m.
Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011
Subcommittee on Energy and Power
2322 Rayburn House Office Building
10:00 a.m.
THE COST OF FRACKING
Ahead of a Congressional hearing about fracking comes a Cornell study that demonstrates the disastrous effects the process has on the climate. And watch for the Checks and Balances full, fact-checker report after the hearing.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Natural Gas Drilling: Public Health and Environmental Impacts.
Full Committee and Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife
EPW Hearing Room – 406 Dirksen
10:00 AM EDT
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