The politics of energy: Oil and gas

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, December 15, 2003 — The sweeping energy bill now pending in Congress offers a geyser of new tax breaks and other government good

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"… ustin Armendariz and Aron Pilhofer contributed to this report. …"

"… mpanies back home.Overall, the new tax breaks in the latest version of the energy bill were pegged at about $23.5 billion by Congress’s Joint Committee on Taxa …"

"… t of scrutiny,” said McCain.Both conservatives and liberals say that the energy bill represents new watermarks for political pork and policymaking.“It became …"

"… Personally, I have never seen anything in the past that compares to (the energy bill) when it comes to political pork and serving special interest groups,” s …"

Senate bill aims to tighten regulation of oil spill dispersants

By Chris Hamby and Jim Morris

Reacting to health worries about chemical dispersants used in the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg intro

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"… of a dangerous science experiment.”A similar measure is part of a broad energy bill in the House.Lautenberg’s bill comes as some experts voice increasing co …"

Barbara Boxer — Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

By Kristen Lombardi

Since becoming the first female chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in 2007, California Democrat Barbara Boxer has fo

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"… an energy and environmental protection, besting the former Hewlett-Packard CEO, who spent $5.5 million of her own money in the race. Industry groups pour …"

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Fred Upton — Energy and Commerce Committee?

By Kristen Lombardi

Since 1987, Fred Upton, 57, has represented Michigan’s 6th Congressional District, which spans the southwestern corner of the Wolverine Stat

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"… f the Obama administration. Upton also opposed a comprehensive climate and energy bill.“His rhetoric seems more in line with his party than with his past,” s …"

Democrats join fight against coal ash regulation

By Kristen Lombardi

A bipartisan majority of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is voicing “strong opposition” to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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"… es the timing of the letters — on the heels of a scaled-back climate and energy bill — makes it look like people are pushing back against regulating fossil f …"

Mixing oil and politics is formula for Newt’s “solutions”

By Marianne Lavelle

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich isn’t running for president this year, but due to a gusher of support for his campaign to promote opening

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"… breaks. Gingrich called it “an $85 billion tax increase disguised as an energy bill.” Gingrich’s personal spokesman, Rick Tyler, said the speaker opposes …"

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Campaigning for oil

By Kevin Bogardus

A 527 helps Alaska's push to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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"… of Representatives, the Senate has not included development of ANWR in its energy bill. To avoid a Senate filibuster, Republican congressional leaders reportedly …"

Abramoff travel ties

By Anupama Narayanswamy and Alex Knott

Disgraced lobbyist's firm, clients sponsored more than a dozen congressional trips

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"… opriations."A little more than a week after the trip, Tauzin introduced an energy bill that contained appropriations relevant to Abramoff's client. While the fin …"

Fred Upton must balance devastated Michigan with cost-cutting

By Jeremy Borden and Aaron Mehta

Communications, energy companies give big bucks to Upton

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"… f the Obama administration. Upton also opposed a comprehensive climate and energy bill.During the debt crisis, Upton lined up behind the Republican “Cut, Cap a …"

Big oil wields ultra deep influence

By Laura Peterson

Legislators push for energy industry tax breaks, regulatory changes to hunt for oil at the bottom of the sea

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"… to the legislation, which was later incorporated in the 2003 comprehensive energy bill as a program that would allocate more than $2 billion for research into "u …"

"… ve to go after valuable hydrocarbons itself. Now, as Congress places a new energy bill atop its list of priorities for the upcoming session, Gulf-state legislato …"

"… he White House asked congressional committees to construct a comprehensive energy bill in 2003, Hall and the House science committee submitted H.R. 238, which wo …"

"… say the super-majors were not particularly vocal in their protest, as the energy bill was certainly beneficent for the energy industry overall. In fact, a wide …"