Fred Upton
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Big Oil pushes expanded offshore drilling without new safeguards
Big Oil continues to lust after huge profits at the expense of the health and welfare of the American people. The leader of the American Petroleum Institute rashly advocated a speedy return to expanded offshore oil drilling last week even before the BP oil spill commission issued its recommendations for additional safeguards for future offshore oil production.
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The Republicans' hollow threat: EPA and the Congressional Review Act
As they wage war on the EPA, congressional Republicans are talking about using the Congressional Review Act. Can it work? Almost certainly not.
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The Climate Post: In an energy-scarce world, is energy efficiency finally king?
If our energy usage has reached a saturation point, will gains in efficiency save us?
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Abolish the EPA's ability to limit pollution?
We need to resist any efforts by Congress Republicans to block the EPA's ability to protect our health through the Clean Air Act.
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Upton argues Obama plans to destroy America in the name of global warming
Incoming energy chair Fred Upton has shifted to oppose not only cap-and-trade legislation but any form of limits on climate pollution whatsoever.
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House Republicans battle over committees, reinforce orthodoxy
The internecine warfare among House Republicans is a remarkable illustration of party discipline -- and how only one side knows how to do it.