Opposing Views: Edward Whitacre Stays as GM CEO; What's Wrong with This Picture?
Opposing Views: Edward Whitacre Stays as GM CEO; What's Wrong with This Picture?
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Friday, January 8, 2010
New U.S. Employment Statistics Underscore Need for Increased Energy Access
In light of the U.S. Labor Department's release today of its December jobs report - yet another analysis showing Americans still face a double-digit unemployment rate - energy expert Jack Rafuse, principal of the Rafuse Organization, released the following statement:
"Today's new jobs report illustrates once again that we need to find new and innovative ways to get Americans back to work. Luckily, one of the best solutions lies just right off our coasts.
"Unlike other stimulus plans that rely on tax dollars, the benefits of increased offshore activity wouldn't depend on taxpayer funding. By utilizing the more than over 440 trillion cubic feet of natural gas located right of the U.S. coast, domestic energy companies would create tens of thousands of well-paying, long-lasting job opportunities while contributing billions to our economy.
"But, unfortunately, policymakers on Capitol Hill, at the Interior Department and elsewhere continue to block access to the abundant and affordable natural gas reserves we have here right at our door. If these valuable resources were not locked away offshore under federal control, they would enable our energy companies to employ thousands of people in what continues to be the harshest employment climate since the Great Depression.
"The Labor Department's report shows that our economy shed another 85,000 jobs last month. This news brings the total number of job losses to more than 8 million since the recession started in 2008. Therefore, I urge policymakers to remember that blocking access to our domestic natural gas resources means blocking job growth. And that's something now that America's families simply cannot afford."
TO SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW WITH JACK RAFUSE, PLEASE CONTACT:
Chris Sheeron, media@jackrafuse.com, (202) 309-6740.
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"Today's new jobs report illustrates once again that we need to find new and innovative ways to get Americans back to work. Luckily, one of the best solutions lies just right off our coasts.
"Unlike other stimulus plans that rely on tax dollars, the benefits of increased offshore activity wouldn't depend on taxpayer funding. By utilizing the more than over 440 trillion cubic feet of natural gas located right of the U.S. coast, domestic energy companies would create tens of thousands of well-paying, long-lasting job opportunities while contributing billions to our economy.
"But, unfortunately, policymakers on Capitol Hill, at the Interior Department and elsewhere continue to block access to the abundant and affordable natural gas reserves we have here right at our door. If these valuable resources were not locked away offshore under federal control, they would enable our energy companies to employ thousands of people in what continues to be the harshest employment climate since the Great Depression.
"The Labor Department's report shows that our economy shed another 85,000 jobs last month. This news brings the total number of job losses to more than 8 million since the recession started in 2008. Therefore, I urge policymakers to remember that blocking access to our domestic natural gas resources means blocking job growth. And that's something now that America's families simply cannot afford."
TO SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW WITH JACK RAFUSE, PLEASE CONTACT:
Chris Sheeron, media@jackrafuse.com, (202) 309-6740.
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Labels: gas, jobs, OCS, Unemployment
Read more!Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy New Year from Kabul
A colleague and I landed at Dubai and went on to Kabul, Afghanistan on December 30. Now, having made our way through some of the most amazing traffic in the world (horrible city roads, incredible numbers of cars and trucks mixed with pedestrians and animal-pulled vehicles) we settled in to begin a 3-week consultation on various USAID projects proposed for 7 North and West Afghan Provinces.
The energy/infrastructure projects are part of the international effort to revitalize this nation. Provincial Reconstruction Teams from various nations have been working side by side with US and other nations' troops to improve the lives of people in some of the poorest parts of this poor nation. The PRTs have been doing incredible work for more than 5 years, in every Province throughout Afghanistan, including many where the security risks are very high. This is noble, hard work by people and organizations from many countries. I'll try to keep you posted on some of the activities as we go along over the next 3 weeks. Read more!
The energy/infrastructure projects are part of the international effort to revitalize this nation. Provincial Reconstruction Teams from various nations have been working side by side with US and other nations' troops to improve the lives of people in some of the poorest parts of this poor nation. The PRTs have been doing incredible work for more than 5 years, in every Province throughout Afghanistan, including many where the security risks are very high. This is noble, hard work by people and organizations from many countries. I'll try to keep you posted on some of the activities as we go along over the next 3 weeks. Read more!
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