Committee on Energy and Commerce

A Rick Perry Presidency? Get Ready for the Next Gas Spike

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Energy, Bp, Oil Patch, Committee on Energy and Commerce, George W. Bush, Texas, Rep. Joe L. Barton, Opec, Business, Rick Perry, Dick Cheney, George H.W. Bush, Gulf Coast Oil Disaster, Halliburton, Saudi Arabia, Oil, Financial Crisis, King Fahd, Reagan Administration, Politics News
Raymond J. Learsy

Most worrisome about a Rick Perry presidency for those of us who don't live in Texas and are not engaged in the oil business is the prospect of staggeringly higher gasoline prices, and the impact that would have on the nation's economy.

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How Many Tea Partiers Does It Take to Screw Up a Light Bulb?

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: House of Representatives, Fred Upton, Energy Independence, Bp, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Light Bulbs, Jane Harman, John Adams, Joe Barton, metrogreenbusiness.com, US Chamber of Commerce, Republican Party, Energy Efficient Light Bulbs, Green News
Jonathan A. Schein

It's hard to believe that legislating energy-efficient light bulbs could bring up so much raw emotion.

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BP Tripled Its Advertising Budget During Spill, Neared $100 million

Fortune | Shelley DuBois | Posted 05.25.2011

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Late Monday, BP (BP) responded to a request from the Congressional Committee on Energy and Commerce that asked the company to report how much money it...

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Your Turn To Grill A Representative On Health Care Reform

Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Representative Baldwin, Health Care Reform, Health Care Bill, Tammy Baldwin, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Transparency, Politics News

The Huffington Post's citizen reporters have spent countless hours poring over the health care legislation coming out of congress and digging into the...

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Waxman On Why He Had To Oust Fellow Dem

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Waxman Dingell Energy, Waxman Dingell, Waxman Dingell Fight, Henry Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Politics News

The New York Times' Deborah Solomon interviews Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), who recently ousted John Dingell (D-MI) to become chair of the powerful Commi...

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