Sentences with phrase «oil control bill»

Any British Columbian attempts to take Alberta to court over this province's oil control bill will ultimately fail, the government says.

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The Republican - controlled Congress gave its final approval to a bill authorizing construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting up the first big veto fight with President Barack Obama.

The 1973 Oil Crisis didn't hit until the fall of that year, but rising inflation, the Nixon Shock, stricter emission controls, and soaring insurance bills had already resulted in much lower demand for...

Thirty years ago, no one could have foreseen the huge expansion of the Vietnam War, wage and price controls, two oil shocks, the resignation of a president, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, a one - day drop in the Dow of 508 points, or treasury bill yields fluctuating between 2.8 % and 17.4 %.

I also discuss restoring bison, provisions in the farm bill that could benefit the environment, tightening control of offshore oil drilling and pressing forward — for a host of reasons — on United States ratification of the Law of the Sea convention.

This bill represents an attempt by the Democratic leadership of the House to reclaim control over the energy and oil debate.

The question of a new tax or fee being included in a climate bill has been a controversial issue because many Republicans have long dismissed climate control legislation as nothing more than a new tax on consumers, who would face higher energy prices when more expensive alternative energy like wind and solar power replace dirty - burning coal and oil.