In a presidential election year, the congressional agenda often follows the candidates’ agendas. Their supporters in Congress introduce legislation and/or engage in debates that support the candidates’ positions. Nearly all the debate that happens in Congress during a presidential election year reflects the broader debate.
Read More In a recent conversation, EIA energy analyst Dave Hinton said that unlike last year, there is no propane inventory safety net this year.
Read More The following issues of price gouging, war spending, climate change and homeland security are worth watching even as they impact the industry to different degrees.
Read More For months, the Energy Information Administration has warned of this winter’s rise in home heating costs for consumers. For weeks, Congressional hearings focused on issues related to energy price, supply and infrastructure.
Read More What have you done to alleviate the terror in the eyes of residents in your hometown who are bracing for a winter that promises higher-than-ever heating bills?
Read More Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, seems agreeable to it.
Read More What’s left to say about the energy bill? Plenty. What took the U.S. Congress more than 10 years to craft and three sessions to pass overcame partisan wrangling and warfare to finally reach the president’s desk for his signature.
Read More Conferees are trying to iron out differences in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 passed by each House.
Read More New truck drivers are going to have to go through new training procedures.
Read More After failing to get the Senate to approve the comprehensive Energy Policy Act, supporters introduced a smaller package in hopes it would allay fears of reluctant senators about increasing the budget deficit.
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