Big break for big oil, larger burden for taxpayers

By Aaron Mehta

Whistleblowers help recover half-billion in energy revenues - but billions more owed taxpayers on public lands use

Excerpts from this story referencing "Massachusetts":

"… asing all domestic energy production consistent with environmental laws.”Massachusetts Democrat Ed Markey, a member of House energy and natural resources committ …"

Jeff Bingaman — Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

By Aaron Mehta

As chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, New Mexico Democrat Jeff Bingaman has been in the middle of the contentious debate o

Excerpts from this story referencing "energy production":

"… Bingaman has long been the Democrats’ leading voice on issues concerning energy production and consumption. The 67-year-old has been the top Democrat on the committe …"

Early in crisis, Senator helps nuclear industry sway colleagues on safety

By Ronnie Greene

The U.S. industry’s powerful lobbying arm has wasted no time quietly making its case to Congress — with a little help from Sen. Jeff Bingama

Excerpts from this story referencing "energy production":

"… pacity.“My own view is that we need to have a diverse set of sources for energy production, and nuclear power is currently responsible for 20 percent of our electric …"

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Mountaintop coal mining alters Appalachia

By The Center for Public Integrity

Mountaintop coal mining is making a comeback in Appalachia, stripping hillsides of vegetation and contaminating water sources

Excerpts from this story referencing "energy production":

"… the lives of the people beneath them, who say that federal policy to boost energy production has forsaken the environment. In mountaintop removal, the coal industry us …"

How an Obama fundraiser turned Oklahoma into a personal tax haven

By Bill Allison

How George Kaiser turned Oklahoma into his personal tax haven

Excerpts from this story referencing "energy production":

"… d with the Internal Revenue Code.Kaiser's first fortune came from domestic energy production.When he took over his father's business, Kaiser-Francis Oil, in 1969, it h …"

FACT CHECK: Perry misses the facts on fracking

By FactCheck.Org

GOP presidential hopeful's statement on EPA as a jobs-killer holds no water

Excerpts from this story referencing "energy production":

"… lined a sweeping plan to create over a million jobs by increasing American energy production. The plan involves opening up numerous areas currently off-limits to oil a …"

"… pering domestic production of fossil fuels.The full potential for American energy production can only be realized, he said, “if environmental bureaucrats are told to …"

"… are told to stand down.”Calling natural gas a “game-changer” in U.S. energy production, Perry cited regulation of hydraulic fracturing as an example of governmen …"

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FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP spin recent energy stats

By The Associated Press

GOP rendition of U.S. energy production isn't in line with the facts

Excerpts from this story referencing "energy production":

"… he U.S. produced more oil in 2010 than it has since 2003, and all forms of energy production have increased.Obama is not only hoping that simple, rock-solid statistic …"

"… s industry — to substantiate their claim that his policies have dampened energy production.Lynn Helms, head of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, has …"

Chamber spends early, often on GOP congressional candidates

By Peter H. Stone

The nation's largest business lobby taps corporate giants in an attempt to recapture Senate

Excerpts from this story referencing "energy production":

"… ost $2.5 million worth of slick spots saying he “voted to block American energy production and increase energy taxes.”Some of the ads have been criticized by indep …"

"… — attacking “government-run” health care, federal curbs on domestic energy production and “job-killing regulations” — have been standard lobbying themes d …"

GOP budget move stalls black lung plan

By Ken Ward Jr.

Legislative maneuver bars regulators from implementing or enforcing a proposal to reduce miners' exposure to coal dust

Excerpts from this story referencing "energy production":

"… nt or a balancing act between when a regulation becomes burdensome and our energy production is stifled. We have to assess the cost."MSHA had, in fact, assessed the co …"

Fiscal cliff, elections boost spending on lobbying

By Dave Levinthal

Year-end reports show outlays on influence by most active groups went up.

Excerpts from this story referencing "energy production":

"… ns on issues critical to free enterprise, such as health care, regulation, energy production and taxes,” Chamber spokeswoman Blair Latoff Holmes said. The Realtors …"

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