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The Energy Information Administration reports that: “With limited domestic energy resources, South Korea is almost entirely dependent on imports to meet its energy consumption needs.”
On November 11th, the White House announced that President Obama would hold a Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth on December 3rd.
However, the Associated… Read more »
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Yesterday, during a town hall in Shanghai, President Obama said that the United States and China should be held to different standards for reducing their emissions since China (the world’s highest CO2 emitter) has “much more poverty”:
“There's going to be a Copenhagen conference in December in which world leaders are trying to find a recipe so… Read more »
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The House Republican Conference confirms that “the newest significant refinery began operating in 1977.”
The Energy Information Administration’s profile on Singapore.
The Congressional Research Service reports:
“Hurricanes Katrina and Rita shut down oil and gas production from the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of… Read more »
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On Thursday, November 12th, President Obama departed for a tour of Asia that includes stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea.
Press briefing by Deputy National Security Advisor Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes; National Security Council Senior Director for East Asian Affairs, Jeffery Bader; and Deputy… Read more »
On Thursday, President Obama kicks off his tour of Asia, which includes stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. During his travel, we’ll send out postcards from U.S. Energy sources to President Obama to highlight specific examples of international energy development that should be included in his Administration’s energy strategy.
As you can see in the map… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Department of Labor’s report that the U.S. economy lost 190,000 jobs in October, raising the unemployment rate to 10.2 percent:
“Unfortunately, it’s official. Over one in ten Americans are now looking for a job. Today’s report confirms once again that the Democrats’… Read more »
Today, Josh Gerstein of Politico has a piece entitled “Obama: Time to get to work on jobs.” He states:
“President Barack Obama on Monday pushed his economic advisers to come up with job-generating ideas that can be hustled up to Capitol Hill.”
Well, it’s about time. Since January, Republicans have hustled job creation suggestions to the White House – but unfortunately, not many of us… Read more »
Tomorrow, President Obama will speak at the Desoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Florida.
While the President regularly says he supports “comprehensive” energy development, the Florida branch of the Solar Energy Industries Association actually recently announced support for a concrete, common-sense way to develop a wide range of American energy resources.
As the New York Times… Read more »
This morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats will host an economic forum on job creation, featuring a panel of economic and financial experts. In advance of this forum, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement and questions:
“Without a doubt, energy policy has a tremendous impact our economy. The U.S. energy… Read more »
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A Postcard from the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, June 2, 2009.
On October 9, 2009 the White House announced that President Obama and Cabinet Members will travel to New Orleans on Thursday, October 15.
In August, the Wall Street Journal reported that “the U.S. is going to lend billions of dollars to Brazil’s state-owned oil… Read more »
