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Peak Oil Newshttp://www.peakoil.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=42626 [Peak Oil News] Graeme writes: Assemblymember Pedro Nava, Chair of the Joint Committee on Emergency Services and Homeland Security was joined by Environment California, Sierra Club California, and the Natural Resources Defense Council to announce opposition to renewed efforts by Congress and the President of the United States to open up the coasts of the United States to offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling. The Congress is considering an energy proposal this week that places in jeopardy the coastline of many states, including California´s.

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myddhttp://www.mydd.com/story/2008/9/8/0343/92527 [mydd] Enough Sarah Palin! Debbie Cook for Vice President? No Congress!: Debbie is a regional leader and is serving on the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Regional Council. As Chair of the SCAG Energy and Environment Committee, she guided energy and transportation policies for all of Southern California that take into account the future scarcity of oil and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Institute for Energy Researchhttp://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/2008/09/12/gang-of-ten-economic-analysis/ [Institute for Energy Research] Estimating the Tax Burden and Economic Impact from the Proposed ...: By eliminating the Section 199 deduction for oil and gas companies, the “Gang of Ten” proposal would increase the effective corporate tax rate faced by domestic petroleum manufacturers, essentially undoing the very energy reforms the proposal is designed to advance. The purpose of this study is to estimate the size of the tax burden from these proposed Section 199 changes””both for the nation as a whole and for individual U.S. states””and illustrate the impact these tax changes may have on employment, earnings and economic output throughout the U.S. economy.

Curious? Readhttp://www.curiousread.com/2008/09/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-oil.html [Curious? Read] 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Oil: This graph shows that oil productions have peaked in non-OPEC, non-former Soviet Union countries. Domestic oil production in the United States peaked in the 1970s.

A to Z Energy ETF[A to Z Energy ETF] DrumBeat: September 5, 2008: The proposal for a voluntary pay-as-you-drive insurance program for California drivers, being pushed by Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, might be one of the carrots that actually works. The draft proposal would let drivers have the option of buying auto insurance plans that are based on the number of miles they drive.

schotlinehttp://schotline.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/more-democratic-leaders-tax-proposals/ [schotline] More Democratic leaders Tax Proposals!: windfall” profits.  To begin with the definition of windfall profits is: an unexpected profit arising from causes not controlled by the recipient.  The congress does nothing to affect the price of gasoline other than hinder the private businesses from drilling and building refineries with the onerous laws and regulations that they pass.  The oil companies are trying to stay in business and are doing their best to work with the laws and regulations.  Also when you think of BIG OIL remember that your 401k and money market retirement accounts are heavily invested in energy i.e. BIG OIL.  The seat you are sitting on may be a product of Big OIL which is manufactured by people who have jobs and pay taxes.

A to Z Energy ETF[A to Z Energy ETF] DrumBeat: August 28, 2008: He has been aware of peak oil issues since his high school days in Yellow Springs in the 1970s, he said. He and Brown built Eastman’s house in the Vale in 1995 with triple paned windows, fluorescent light fixtures, and walls with an R-value of 30, which at that time of cheap fuel seemed to many to be unnecessary, Eastman said.

Everyone's Blog Posts - Young Famous and Fashionable[Everyone's Blog Posts - Young Famous and Fashionable] Gas For Only .87 Cents A Gallon?: Of the eight million natural gas vehicles operating worldwide, only about 116000 were in the United States, mostly as fleet vans, buses and cars, according to a 2006 Energy Department estimate. Congress mandated the use of fleets .

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A to Z Energy ETF[A to Z Energy ETF] DrumBeat: August 16, 2008: NEW YORK - Oil fell to its lowest price in three months Friday, briefly touching the $111 level after the dollar muscled higher and OPEC predicted the world’s thirst for fuel next year will fall to its lowest point since 2002.

1read's Webloghttp://1read.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/the-world-today/ [1read's Weblog] THE WORLD today!: Russia, Norway, Mexico and Kazakhstan are the world’s largest NON OPEC net oil exporters. The United States/-12,24 is the world’s largest net oil importer;

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