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MORNING ENERGY NEWS | 01/22/2021
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** Sorry to those making modern life possible. You just aren't doing enough to be remembered in the history books.
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NPR ([link removed]) (1/21/21) reports: "Senate confirmation hearings can get a little heated. But Pete Buttigieg, President Biden's high-profile nominee for secretary of transportation, got a reception that was downright warm...In his confirmation hearing, Buttigieg vowed to enforce safety standards, push for major infrastructure investments and take action on climate change. Climate would have to be a 'central feature' of any infrastructure package under the Biden administration, the former mayor said, arguing that there's a "unique window of opportunity" for investing in infrastructure while also combating global warming. Buttigieg also said that U.S. transportation policy has been too 'auto-centric' and that policy needs to ensure that motorists,
bicyclists and pedestrians can coexist on roads...Global warming was at the heart of the most hostile exchange of the hearing, when Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, challenged Buttigieg over Biden's decision to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit. Cruz highlighted the union jobs lost as a result. Buttigieg argued that the administration's climate actions would, taken as a whole, create more union jobs than they eliminated, while also tackling an urgent crisis. 'When the books are written about our careers, one of the main things we'll be judged on is whether we did enough to stop the destruction of life and property due to climate change,' he told Cruz."


** "We’re running out of time. Experts tell us that we have 10 years to get on the right path, or global warming will reach catastrophic levels by 2050, but the timeline that compels us to act isn’t set by Congress—it’s being dictated by science."
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– Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana ([link removed])

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What does Mayor Pete have against Hawaii and Puerto Rico?

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Retailers in Guam can already see where this is headed.

** Pacific News Center ([link removed])
(1/22/21) reports: "Fuel prices have increased again after the price of regular gas rose by 10 cents today to $3.97 per gallon. It’s only been two weeks since gas prices increased by 10 cents last Jan. 8. Oil prices have increased after newly inaugurated U.S. President Joe Biden will apparently continue the anti-oil promises he made during his campaign.

Mayor Pete is already getting the hang of Biden's favorite maneuver: boldly stake out a position then immediately claim you never said it. Thankfully we have the media to call him on it.

** The Hill ([link removed])
(1/21/21) reports: "Senators vetted former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Thursday, President Biden’s pick to lead the Transportation Department...Biden's nominee left the door open to raising the gas tax to fund the Highway Trust Fund. 'I think all options have to be on the table,' Buttigieg said in response to a question from Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), noting that the gas tax hasn’t been increased since 1993...After the hearing, a Buttigieg spokesperson walked back the nominee's response to the gas tax question. A 'variety of options need to be on the table to ensure we can invest in our highways and create jobs, but increasing the gas tax is not among them,' the spokesperson told The Hill. Raising the gas tax would require congressional action."

If you oppose a carbon tax, take a stand and ** contact us. (mailto:[email protected])

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Tom Pyle, American Energy Alliance
Myron Ebell, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Phil Kerpen, American Commitment
Andrew Quinlan, Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Tim Phillips, Americans for Prosperity
Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform
George Landrith, Frontiers of Freedom
Thomas A. Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste
Richard Manning, Americans for Limited Government
Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks
Craig Richardson, E&E Legal
Benjamin Zycher, American Enterprise Institute
Jason Hayes, Mackinac Center
David Williams, Taxpayers Protection Alliance
Paul Gessing, Rio Grande Foundation
Seton Motley, Less Government
Nathan Nascimento, Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce
Isaac Orr, Center of the American Experiment
David T. Stevenson & Clint Laird, Caesar Rodney Institute
John Droz, Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions
Jim Karahalios, Axe the Carbon Tax
Mark Mathis, Clear Energy Alliance
Jack Ekstrom, PolicyWorks America

Energy Markets


WTI Crude Oil: ↓ $51.62
Natural Gas: ↓ $2.44
Gasoline: ~ $2.39

Diesel: ~ $2.63
Heating Oil: ↓ $155.75
Brent Crude Oil: ↓ $54.65
** US Rig Count ([link removed])
: ↓ 423



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