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“Burning Energy Issues in Texas”

“Burning Energy Issues in Texas”. Presented by Alex Mills President Texas Alliance of Energy Producers March 6, 2012 Texas Energy Council 24 th Annual Energy Symposium.

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“Burning Energy Issues in Texas”

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  1. “Burning Energy Issues in Texas” Presented by Alex Mills President Texas Alliance of Energy Producers March 6, 2012 Texas Energy Council 24th Annual Energy Symposium

  2. “…(This administration), wants to transform the way we produce and use energy for the sake of the environment, our security, and our economy. Finally, this plan will begin to end the tyranny of oil in our time.” President Obama, March 2009.

  3. STATE

  4. RRC surcharges on fees

  5. Fees for road repairs

  6. Eagle Ford Task Force

  7. Texas Chemical Disclosure Legislation & Regs.

  8. Inactive well regulation changes

  9. Water usage

  10. Water disposal

  11. Air monitoring and testing by TCEQ

  12. FEDERAL

  13. Gasoline prices: ”illegal activity by traders and speculators”

  14. EPA, DOE, Interior, SEC, fish & wildlife, Treasury, CFTC

  15. EPA’s Mandatory Greenhouse Gas reporting rule Subpart W. emit 25,000 tons per year of CO2 equivalent. Definition of “facility”

  16. Keystone Pipeline

  17. Endangered Species Designation

  18. Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (Aug. 2011)

  19. New Ozone Standard for Metroplex(Aug. 2011)

  20. EPA issues complaint againstRange Resources

  21. SEC serves subpoenas on shale companies

  22. Cap & Trade

  23. Cash for clunkers

  24. NJ passes law banning hydraulic fracing

  25. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN?

  26. Politics: Winners & Losers

  27. Environmental groups raised $632 million in revenues in 2010

  28. National Wildlife Federal Endowment$3 million

  29. Friends of the Earth$4 million

  30. Greenpeace$21 million

  31. Sierra Club$29 million

  32. National Wildlife Federation$97 million

  33. National Resource Defense Council$99 million

  34. Environmental Defense Fund$69 million

  35. National Audubon Society$306 million

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