Sentences with phrase «tougher federal gas»

Why isn't expanded offshore drilling predicated on real movement toward a tougher federal gas tax, at least one that is revenue neutral — something that even some ardent conservatives support?

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As was discussed here last Friday, President Obama has proposed using a tiny portion of federal revenues from offshore oil and gas production to build an «Energy Security Trust» to pay for the kinds of tough or longer - term energy research projects that the private sector tends to neglect.
The Appalachian region has seen a steady decline in coal employment due a mixture of increased automation, cheaper coal from the Powder River Basin out west, tougher federal environmental regulations and the rise of natural gas and renewables.
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