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Oil lobby resorts to open extortion
Hardly new, but brazen nonetheless |
David Roberts |
19 Jun 2007 |
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| Senate Democrats want to pay for renewables with taxes and royalties on oil companies. This pressure is causing the oil lobby to threaten higher gasoline prices: Bill Holbrook, communications director for the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association, told ABC News that there are conflicting signals about what path the nation will take coming from both President Bush and lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The president is calling for a 20 percent reduction on gasol ... |
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| Topics: Congress, energy, oil, politics, renewable energy, US Senate (all these topics) |
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