#8586 - Lobbyarbeit würde uns alle Fälle mal helfen
och...das wird schon...
-Posted: 12/ 9/11 06:36 PM ET: The U.S. desperately needs a comprehensive energy policy to reduce our overall burn of crude oil. Major pieces of that reduction includes conservation, efficiency, and alternative sources, including wind, solar, biofuels, and natural gas which has become more abundant in the US as a result of leapfrogging technology.
www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-l-cavnar/keystone-xl-pipeline-oil_b_1140271.html
-Energy plays central role in payroll tax cut deal,
By David Worthington | December 15, 2011, 8:27 PM PST
Lawmaking is sometimes compared to sausage making, and the ongoing debate on a temporary payroll tax cut is no exception. Now energy policy has entered the mix.
Democratic Senators would like to extend renewable energy tax breaks, and Republicans are compelling the Obama administration to make a quick decision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Congress approved a payroll tax cut to help stimulate the U.S. economy via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The measure is set to expire at the end of this month, and both parties have agreed that renewing it would be a good idea. Energy trade groups, including one group of ethanol makers, have been spending briskly for lobbyists to advocate their interests. Some influential Republican campaign supporters have a substantial financial stake in the pipeline project.
...It was revealed today that Democrats would like to see expanded unemployment insurance, continue wind energy tax credits, and to revive another tax credit for energy producers. Unemployment benefits and green energy tax credits are economic stimulus.
...NASA climate scientist James Hansen famously said that the pipeline project’s carbon emissions would be “game over” for the climate. Republicans claim that the project will create thousands of jobs.
After all, this is about fiscal stimulus, right? There you have it: sausage.
www.smartplanet.com/blog/...role-in-payroll-tax-cut-deal/11366
-Another prime example is the U.S. Department of State's decision last month to delay the Keystone XL pipeline permit for further study.
www2.timesdispatch.com/news/commentary/...as-energ-ar-1533601/
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