Sentences with phrase «american energy security»

The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a comprehensive energy bill, H.R. 8, The North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act.

By an overwhelming margin, voters see increased access to domestic reserves as fundamentally supporting American energy security.

This is American energy security, American jobs, U.S. government revenue and American GDP tied up by political red tape.

NPRA was joined in the suit by the American Trucking Associations (ATA); the Center for North American Energy Security, an organization... Read more →

In pushing for the Obama Administration's approval of TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the North American oil industry and its political patrons argue that the pipeline is necessary for American energy security and its construction will help wean America of dependence on Mideast oil.

«President Obama is about to destroy tens of thousands of American jobs and sell American energy security to the Chinese.

Cuadrilla was given the go - ahead by the government last year to resume drilling, reflecting ministers» hopes of replicating the shale revolution that has cut US gas prices and bolstered American energy security.

Other measures related to the 1973 embargo, such as price controls and rationing, were eliminated decades ago, as policy makers realized that they impeded, rather than aided, American energy security.

«Arctic oil and natural gas represent incredible potential for American energy security, jobs and revenue for the government.

When you include energy from Canada, our leading source of imported oil, and Mexico, North American energy security looks strong.

EPA continues to support greater use of renewable fuels within the transportation sector every year through the RFS2 program, which encourages innovation, strengthens American energy security, and decreases greenhouse gas pollution.

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The U.S. House of Representatives passed tonight H.R. 6899, the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act, by a 236 - 189 roll call vote.

To streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development for American energy security, economic development, and job creation, and for other purposes.

ASP's White Paper, «Fusion Power — A 10 Year Plan for American Energy Security» provides a detailed plan on how to accelerate the development of fusion power.

-LSB-...] Fusion White Paper 2014 — 10 Year Plan For American Energy Security ASP's White Paper, «Fusion Power — A 10 Year Plan for American Energy Security» provides a detailed plan on how to accelerate the development of fusion power.

But how does the pipeline enhance American energy security if much of the product it carries is refined and then exported?

«Keystone XL will be critical to improving American energy security and boosting our economy,» Representative Steve Stivers of Ohio wrote.

The bill sponsor, Rep. Hedke's testimony to the Kansas State Senate Utilities Committee on February 13, 2014, parroted the same CEA language, writing: «Keystone XL will be critical to improving American energy security and boosting our economy.»

The president chose the politics of a few over sound science and fundamental economics, ideology over the national interest, to cause a stunning defeat for the United States, American energy security and America's energy partnership with Canada — and a stunning victory for countries like Venezuela, which will benefit from the U.S. saying no to the oil Keystone XL would bring from Canada and the U.S. Bakken region.

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My proposal will strengthen American energy security by ensuring adequate reserve resource supply and I look forward to the Commission acting swiftly on it.»

«It is not a coincidence that American energy security has shown vast improvements at the same time that America's innovative energy industry was able to ramp up oil and gas production,» said Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber's Institute for 21st Century Energy, which produces the annual report.

But parts of American energy security policies are at odds with influential elements in President Obama's Democratic Party, who want to curtail what they perceive to be Canada's «dirty crude» from the oilsands — witness the continuing uncertainty over the future of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

No new grandiose neologism (the favourite of late is «North American energy security,» which presumably aims to get Americans to think about the energy market as the missing piece in the larger economic integration process underpinned by NAFTA).

Despite so much recent attention being given to the Middle East and Canada, American energy security isn't complete without significantly improved relationships with the south.

His government has touted the pipeline as a means of ensuring North American energy security and a boon to the Canadian economy.

The concept of «North American energy security,» on the other hand, has more credibility.

Not exact matches

Another reason why fears of dispute may be unfounded is the fact that China lacks any semblance of geographical claim in the Arctic, unlike in the South China Sea, said Andrew Holland, director of studies and senior fellow for energy and climate at non-partisan research organization American Security Project.

While one of the pipelines, the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), is a sound energy infrastructure project that will help American companies enormously — the other, the Keystone XL Pipeline, mostly benefits Canadian companies and threatens U.S. energy security.

The Secretary's Order calls for enhancing opportunities for energy exploration, leasing, and development of the OCS, establishing regulatory certainty for OCS activities, and enhancing conservation stewardship, thereby providing jobs, energy security, and revenue for the American people.

In its coverage of the news that U.S. output topped 10 million barrels, the Financial Times put it best, writing that American frackers have «boosted the U.S. economy, creating tens of thousands of jobs, bolstered its energy security, created new international relationships and given Washington new freedom to use sanctions as a tool for strategic influence.»

«This work will encourage responsible energy exploration and production, in order to advance the United States» position as a global energy force and foster security for the benefit of the American citizenry.»

Among the many scheduled American participants were the political advisor to the head of the U.S. Northern Command, the president for the Americas of Lockheed Martin Corporation, the senior director for the Western Hemisphere of the American National Security Council, the U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Carla Hills (who was the primary U.S. NAFTA negotiator), the senior United States Air Force military assistant to the then secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld, the commander of U.S. Northern Command, the chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology, Dr. James Schlesinger, the former American secretary of energy & defense, the deputy secretary of energy, plus many other top business, government and military officials, plus representatives of similar groups from Mexico.

The deal, which calls North American «energy security» a priority, will commit Canada to ensuring American energy supplies even though Canada itself — unlike most industrialized nations — has no national plan or reserves to protect its own supplies, he argued.

Mr. Melby was a senior staff member on the National Security Council from 1987 to 1993, during which he participated in bilateral and multilateral trade and economic negotiations, including the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Uruguay Round, bilateral economic issues, international energy policy and export controls.

«For a producer that big, you have to be in every market in the world to place your oil,» said Elizabeth Rosenberg, director of the Energy, Economics and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security.

It also suggests he voted for job killing energy taxes, which is a reference to the American Clean Energy and Security Act or climate control bill that passed in the House, but has yet to be taken up in the Senergy taxes, which is a reference to the American Clean Energy and Security Act or climate control bill that passed in the House, but has yet to be taken up in the SEnergy and Security Act or climate control bill that passed in the House, but has yet to be taken up in the Senate.

«Nobody can really understand why a person becomes a terrorist,» said Andrew Holland, senior fellow for energy and climate at American Security Project.

It had a near - miss for capping carbon emissions after the House passed the «American Clean Energy and Security Act» by a narrow vote of 219 - 212 in June 2009, only to see it dissolve in the Senate controlled by Democrats a year later.

Conducted just a few miles from the Capitol building, where climate legislation such as the American Clean Energy and Security Act remains stalled, our town hall featured four panelists with diverse experience in low - carbon eEnergy and Security Act remains stalled, our town hall featured four panelists with diverse experience in low - carbon energyenergy.

In the 111th Congress, Rep. Markey and I joined together to introduce the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, known also as the Waxman - Markey bill.

Additionally, I have supported comprehensive clean energy legislation like the House - passed American Clean Energy and Security Act, which included a cap and trade program, as well as Green Bank and Home Energy Savings Revolving Fund initiatives I autenergy legislation like the House - passed American Clean Energy and Security Act, which included a cap and trade program, as well as Green Bank and Home Energy Savings Revolving Fund initiatives I autEnergy and Security Act, which included a cap and trade program, as well as Green Bank and Home Energy Savings Revolving Fund initiatives I autEnergy Savings Revolving Fund initiatives I authored.

The best way to increase the energy security of our nation is to encourage and expand production of our vast domestic resources, which will not only increase our domestic supply, but also put Americans back to work.

The Policy Loftness and others recommend that the federal government encourage efficiency through tax incentives and stricter standards for appliances, vehicles, and buildings to meet the goals of the American Clean Energy and Security Act.

In order to win the support of legislators from heavy emitting states, allowances under the new American Clean Energy and Security Act had to be given away free

Earlier this year, the US House of Representatives select committee on energy independence and global warming received a number of letters opposing the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which would set limits on the country's greenhouse gas emisenergy independence and global warming received a number of letters opposing the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which would set limits on the country's greenhouse gas emisEnergy and Security Act, which would set limits on the country's greenhouse gas emissions.

By comparison, the House - passed American Clean Energy and Security Act was estimated to raise household costs by $ 160 in 2020.

Nick Sundt of WWF says if turning down White House lights wasn't possible for security reasons, the Administration could highlight climate change impacts around the country in a special event, promote energy - efficiency measures, or generally rally Americans to participate in an event that began with 2.2 million people in Sydney in 2007 and involved millions more last year in 35 countries.

One reason for this push is the consequences of the alternatives: pollution from fossil - fueled power plants shortens the life span of as many as 30,000 Americans a year; coal and hydraulic fracturing threaten the environment and water supplies; and oil dependence undermines the nation's energy security.