by JACOB FISCHLER | Nov 14, 2012 | Business & Tech, Environment
Two pro-business energy leaders said Wednesday that federal regulations and taxes are putting the U.S. oil and gas industry at risk, delaying the creation of jobs and technological innovation. “We’re making it very difficult to do the energy business here,” said Karen...
by JACOB FISCHLER | Nov 13, 2012 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON — Warning of crushing economic impacts if a tax break for the wind energy industry expires at the end of the year, a bipartisan group of governors joined Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa on Tuesday in urging Congress to renew the tax credit. Iowa Gov....
by JACOB FISCHLER | Oct 26, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, in a plan for his second term released this week, is touting the economic benefits of natural gas in a way he never did four years ago as a candidate. The shift reflects a new political reality — prices are down for natural...
by JACOB FISCHLER | Oct 22, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON–“Green jobs” are getting a lot of attention this election season. They can be good for creating jobs and protecting the environment– or an irresponsible misuse of taxpayer dollars— depending on which presidential candidate you believe. But...
by JACOB FISCHLER | Oct 17, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Conservatism and conservation don’t have to be mutually exclusive. That’s the message of Young Conservatives for Energy Reform, a new advocacy group aimed at influencing Republicans and getting conservatives to pay attention to the need for new...
