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After a two-week congressional recess—plenty of time to hear from constituents about high gas prices and pain at the pump—Members of Congress have hit the road running on energy issues this week.
Yesterday the House passed ...
Posted Friday, May 6th, 2011 at 2:59 pm | Filed in: Electrification, Gas Prices, Legislation, Oil Dependence
Pete Kasperowicz in The Hill today has a good piece about the Obama Administration's draft proposal to reauthorize the federal surface transportation programs. This is an important piece of legislative business that has been lan...
Posted Thursday, May 5th, 2011 at 7:01 am | Filed in: Gas Prices, Oil Dependence, Transportation
With so much talk of oil company profits, price speculation etc. it seems reasonable to ask just what components do make up the retail price of gasoline. Here is a very quick note on trends, adapted from the Energy Information A...
Posted Monday, May 2nd, 2011 at 7:03 am | Filed in: Gas Prices, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices
This week on Capitol Hill, lawmakers finally wrapped up the long debate over the budget for the rest of FY2011. But with gasoline prices likely to remain near $4 a gallon through 2011 and the summer driving season approaching, i...
Posted Friday, April 15th, 2011 at 2:36 pm | Filed in: Energy Security, Gas Prices, Legislation, Oil Dependence
This week, Congress was once again unable to reach a compromise on a long-term budget, instead passing the sixth short-term continuing resolution (CR) of FY 2011, which will now fund the government through April 8. While lawmake...
Posted Friday, March 18th, 2011 at 2:15 pm | Filed in: Economic Security, Gas Prices, Legislation
Amidst the ongoing unrest in the Middle East and rising oil and gasoline prices, Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE) today released “Oil Shock: Options for Policymakers,” a paper examining the causes and effects of oil p...
Posted Friday, March 11th, 2011 at 12:12 pm | Filed in: Energy Security, Gas Prices, Oil Prices, Policy
Justin Lahart in today's WSJ: "Rising Oil Prices Raise the Specter of a Double Dip." Yep. A year ago, energy-minded folks were wondering whether spring would bring Middle East chaos caused by an Israeli preemptive strike on ...
Posted Thursday, February 24th, 2011 at 6:50 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Economic Security, Electrification, Energy Demand, Energy Security, Gas Prices, Legislation, National Security, Oil, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices
With President Obama’s second State of the Union address set to be delivered next Tuesday, everyone on Capitol Hill is anxiously waiting to hear what the legislative agenda will hold for 2011. While the speech is sure to be do...
Posted Friday, January 21st, 2011 at 3:04 pm | Filed in: Gas Prices, Legislation, Oil Dependence
The Detroit Auto Show opened today, showcasing the latest and future offerings from major automakers. Posted on the website is a news release from the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA). NADA highlights their ‘To...
Posted Monday, January 10th, 2011 at 3:16 pm | Filed in: Electrification, Gas Prices, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices, Transportation
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