88 Representatives Send Letter to Interior Secretary Salazar Regarding the De-facto Obama OCS Moratorium Read more »

While the Administration implements an “Obama Moratorium” on new offshore drilling until 2012, Americans across the country are already bracing for higher prices at the pump – and it’s not even summer driving season yet. Consumers dig deeper for gasoline (Daily Sentinel 3/16/10) Gasoline prices reach 16-month high (White Mountain Independent 3/16/10) Green Bay gas… Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Members John Fleming and Adrian Smith took to the House Floor this week to express their concerns over the recent decision by the Obama Administration to delay any new offshore energy production until 2012. Rep. Fleming stated: "This decision flies in the face of the bipartisan action in 2008 lifting the decades long ban on energy development on 500… Read more »

An Energy Head Fake The Administration is still hostile to oil drilling and nuclear power. Wall Street Journal Editorial March 11, 2010 President Obama used his January State of the Union speech to promise "a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants" and "new offshore areas for oil and gas development." Judging by its recent decisions, we'd say his Cabinet hasn't… Read more »

After more than a year of delays, Secretary of the Interior quietly announced last week that the Obama Administration will discard the 2010-2015 lease plan for new development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and wait until 2012 to put a new plan in the place. This means that the Administration’s initial six-month delay has turned into a three-year moratorium on new offshore drilling.… Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after today’s unemployment numbers showed 36,000 jobs were lost in the month of February: “The American people have grown weary of waiting for this Administration to enact policies that will actually help create jobs. It’s been over a year since the nearly one trillion dollar stimulus… Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after co-sponsoring Republican Leadership’s Resolution of Disapproval to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases. “The EPA has seriously overstepped its regulatory authority and placed millions of American jobs at risk… Read more »

Most Americans do not believe dealing with global warming should be high on President Obama and Congress' agenda, placing it at the bottom of a list of policy concerns. Just 28% say it should be a "top priority," the lowest measure for any issue tested in the survey. And 20% said dealing with global warming is "not too important" while 14% said nothing should be done at all -- both highs… Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding the Department of Labor’s January jobs report: “Our economy is still losing jobs and more of the Administration’s job-killing policies will not get it back on track. Immediate steps can be taken today that would put thousands and eventually millions of people back to… Read more »

President Obama: “You can see the results of last year’s investment in clean energy – in the North Carolina company that will create 1200 jobs nationwide helping to make advanced batteries; or in the California business that will put 1,000 people to work making solar panels.” While the government spends millions of dollars to create green jobs, they are promoting job-killing… Read more »