Comments on: Striking a regulatory balance http://www.exxonmobilperspectives.com/2011/01/19/striking-a-regulatory-balance/ ExxonMobil's Perspectives blog offers views on issues, policies, technologies and trends that are shaping the energy industry. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:59:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: skutch thudpucker http://www.exxonmobilperspectives.com/2011/01/19/striking-a-regulatory-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-4324 skutch thudpucker Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:53:38 +0000 http://www.exxonmobilperspectives.com/?p=2315#comment-4324 $1,365,474,234 in reported lobby money from 1998-2012 by oil and gas.Total Lobbying Expenditures: $12,970,000 for you guys in 2012. I'd use that "free market" term loosely if I were you. HR Res 393: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Obama Administration and Congress should end the assault on America's energy independence by leaving in place domestic energy tax incentives; Provisions regarding funding levels. HR Con Res. 85: Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014; Title III. HR 594: Save Our Climate Act of 2009; All provisions of the bill. HR1337: Americas Energy Security Trust Fund Act of 2009; All provisions of the bill. HR 1666: Safe Markets Development Act of 2009; All provisions of the bill. HR 1683: Clean Environment and Stable Energy Market Act of 2009; All provisions of the bill. HR 1862: Cap and Dividend Act of 2009; All provisions of the bill. HR 2380: Raise Wages, Cut Carbon Act of 2009; All provisions of the bill. HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009; Title III. HR 3416: Americas Energy Security Trust Fund Act of 2007; All provisions of the bill. S 888: Oil Industry Tax Break Repeal Act of 2009; All provisions of the bill. General discussions regarding taxes and tax issues. $1,365,474,234 in reported lobby money from 1998-2012 by oil and gas.Total Lobbying Expenditures: $12,970,000 for you guys in 2012.

I’d use that “free market” term loosely if I were you.
HR Res 393: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Obama Administration and Congress should end the assault on America’s energy independence by leaving in place domestic energy tax incentives; Provisions regarding funding levels. HR Con Res. 85: Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014; Title III. HR 594: Save Our Climate Act of 2009; All provisions of the bill. HR1337: Americas Energy Security Trust Fund Act of 2009; All provisions of the bill. HR 1666: Safe Markets Development Act of 2009; All provisions of the bill. HR 1683: Clean Environment and Stable Energy Market Act of 2009; All provisions of the bill. HR 1862: Cap and Dividend Act of 2009; All provisions of the bill. HR 2380: Raise Wages, Cut Carbon Act of 2009; All provisions of the bill. HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009; Title III. HR 3416: Americas Energy Security Trust… read more »

…Fund Act of 2007; All provisions of the bill. S 888: Oil Industry Tax Break Repeal Act of 2009; All provisions of the bill. General discussions regarding taxes and tax issues.

]]> By: Michael DeMarco http://www.exxonmobilperspectives.com/2011/01/19/striking-a-regulatory-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-1177 Michael DeMarco Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:32:01 +0000 http://www.exxonmobilperspectives.com/?p=2315#comment-1177 The Supreme Court decided on Monday against a federal common-law right to curb carbon dioxide pollution from power plants, a law that the states were hoping to use to reduce greenhouse gases . Justice Ginsberg said in the ruling, " We hold that the Clean Air Act and the E.P.A. actions it authorizes displace any federal common-law right to seek abatement of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel-fired power plants.” This was an 8-0 vote, and the regulatory balance has now shifted to the E.P.A. and not congress. Will this improve regulation in this area? The Supreme Court decided on Monday against a federal common-law right to curb carbon dioxide pollution from power plants, a law that the states were hoping to use to reduce greenhouse gases . Justice Ginsberg said in the ruling, ” We hold that the Clean Air Act and the E.P.A. actions it authorizes displace any federal common-law right to seek abatement of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel-fired power plants.” This was an 8-0 vote, and the regulatory balance has now shifted to the E.P.A. and not congress. Will this improve regulation in this area?

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