Category Archives: Congress

Pajamas Media: America will Remain the World’s Leader in Innovation…With the Right Policies

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Jack Rafuse

My latest column was featured yesterday in Pajamas Media, where I write, “America can continue to lead the world in innovation and development, and under the right policies it will. We can’t afford to limit ourselves by allowing the government … Read More

Posted in Congress, Energy Taxes, Jobs

The End of Ethanol Subsidies (!/?)

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Jack Rafuse

A January 2, 2012 Washington Post editorial noted that, Congress closed 2011 without continuing two hideous ethanol subsidies.  It’s about time; now, will they stick to their guns?  Perhaps. For years, many of us argued that the $0.45 per gallon tax credit for adding ethanol … Read More

Posted in Congress, Energy Taxes, EPA, Regulation

Washington Times: Energy jobs can fuel economic growth

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Jack Rafuse

My latest op-ed in the Washington Times…Natural gas also will be spotlighted for qualities that appeal across party lines. It offers major new tax revenue for federal, state and local coffers. As a clean-burning fuel, it can reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. And because hydraulic fracturing has enabled extraction of “tight gas” from resources across the country, from New York’s Marcellus Shale to the Barnett Shale in Texas, these huge new gas reserves provide promise for economic growth…. Read More

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