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Numerous studies have documented how the grossly misnamed Affordable Energy Act of 2009, also known as Cap and Trade or more accurately Cap and Tax, will raise the cost of energy for every American. If the cost of all energy rises dramatically, will industrial production stay in this country or will it move to China or India that is not constrained by the cost of energy regulations? China and India already enjoy a significant cost advantage over American producers in many fields; this will just exacerbate that advantage.

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Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) modified their global warming proposal from the draft version published on March 31. For the most part, the changes focused on the distribution of the allowance revenue–the equivalent of tax revenue.

There was also a slight easing of targeted emissions reductions for 2020, which resulted in a marginally lower economic impact. However, the new distribution of allowances created a less efficient pattern of government expenditures and more than offset the gain from the lower cap for 2020.

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But wind power, even offshore wind power, isn’t the same as coal or nuclear. Offshore wind farms in Europe are lucky to generate 40% of their listed capacity. So that limits that mid-Atlantic resource to about 74 gigawatts. And that doesn’t even consider the technical and economic hurdles that still dog offshore wind power and make it less competitive than its onshore cousin.

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“Democrats are suggesting, however, an even more ambitious reason to nationalize [the auto industry]. Once the government owns Detroit, it can remake it.

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This afternoon this harmless ol’Capt Karl attempted to contract Senator Russ Feingold’s office with regards to the House letting the offshore oil and gas ban expiring. I started to ask what the Senator’s position was on this matter and, after looking up the information they have on me in their computer database, the staffer hung up on me. When I redialed the phone just rang and rang and was not picked up.

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Breakout the Champaign! We The People Won Against The U.S. Congress on Energy Prices!
Well done Countrymen!  We have won the “FIRST” of many battles we have before us against the U.S. Congress.  Take a break, grab some champaign, have a party!  But be prepared for the next battle in our War against Congress in the [...]

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Congressman Steve Kagen, along with other Congressional Representatives from the State of Wisconsin, have voted to keep BILLIONS of barrels of oil just out of reach of our oil companies. This obviously means that supply will remain tight and very likely get even tighter when our economy picks up and the demand for oil, the life blood of prosperity and wealth creation, picks back up. Without the freedom to drill for our offshore oil our economy may never recover, especially if the U.S. Congress starts regulating everything and screwing everything up like they always do.

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The following report demonstrates the utter contempt our enemies in the U.S. Congress House of Representatives has for us as they clearly insult our intelligence.

WASHINGTON — Offshore oil drilling, which has dominated energy debates in the presidential campaign, is now coming to the Senate.The House late Tuesday approved on a 236-189 vote legislation that would open waters 50 miles off the Pacific and Atlantic coasts to oil and natural gas development — if the adjacent states agree to go along.

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If you care at all for America and for the lives of your own family you will make sure to write a letter to your Senator to just let the ban on oil and gas drilling to expire! Aren’t you paying enough for gasoline, utility bills and food now? If you don’t personally rise up and make yourself heard, as we all must, you are the cause of your own problems. We all must rise up as a NATION of INDIVIDUALs standing united against our enemies in Congress who are trying to place us in a financial harms way!

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While the American people realize that we face an energy supply problem in this country, liberals in Congress continue to put their heads in the sand and pretend otherwise.

Thankfully, a group of young Turks in the House and Senate is putting forward meaningful solutions to high energy prices, and leading a Gas Price Protest to put pressure on Congressional leadership to move a true energy reform bill through the Congress.

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