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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Romney's energy plan calls for more drilling, less regulation


Romney's energy plan calls for more drilling, less regulation
Platts
The Romney plan calls for the revitalization of the nuclear power industry by "equipping the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) to approve new designs and to license approved reactor designs on approved sites within two years." "Instead of defining ...http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Oil/6582679
 

Candidates Duel Over Energy Plans

Wall Street Journal -
HOBBS, N.M.—Mitt Romney's energy plan, which he outlined Thursday at an oil-field supply shop here, would reverse efforts by President Barack Obama's Interior Department to tighten rules on companies extracting oil and natural gas on federal lands.

Mitt Romney's energy plan: What does it promise?

Christian Science Monitor - ‎1
Mitt Romney's energy plan: What does it promise? Mitt Romney unveiled his energy plan Thursday, saying that it would bring energy independence to the US within a decade. But some experts were skeptical of the claims. By Mark Clayton, Staff writer / August ...

Mitt Romney promises energy independence by 2020

Boston Herald -
HOBBS, N.M. — Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney promised on Thursday to aggressively expand off-shore oil drilling along Virginia, North Carolina and the Gulf of Mexico, changing the subject from social issues like abortion and Medicare that ...

Romney's Energy Play

Wall Street Journal -
It appears that Mitt Romney wants to join every President since Richard Nixon who has declared the goal of American "energy independence" and then never delivered. With the exception of that patently political soundbite, the energy plan that the GOP ...

Mitt Romney Energy Plan Evokes 'Drill, Baby, Drill' Slogan

ABC News (blog) -
Mitt Romney Energy Plan Evokes 'Drill, Baby, Drill' Slogan. Email 20 Smaller Font Text Larger Text | Print. HOBBS, N.M. – Mitt Romney revealed a new energy policy today that will hinge on states, and not the federal government, being able to control energy ...

Donors would benefit from Romney energy plan

USA TODAY -
WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney's campaign and a super PAC backing him have received more than $15 million from oil, coal and other energy interests, many of which would benefit from the energy plan Romney unveiled Thursday. Mitt Romney arrives in ...

Mitt Romney says plan will achieve North American energy independence by 2020

Washington Post (blog) -
HOBBS, N.M. — Mitt Romney morphed into a traveling salesman here Thursday as he gave his best pitch for an energy plan that's big on loosening environmental regulations and expanding domestic oil drilling and coal production. To those who might doubt ...

Romney's Energy Plan Ignores the Success of Solar and Wind: View

Bloomberg -
Romney's Energy Plan Ignores the Success of Solar and Wind: View. By the Editors 2012-08-23T22:45:42Z. Mitt Romney sets an ambitious goal with his pledge to achieve U.S. energy independence by 2020. It's just too bad his plan relies almost entirely on ...

Romney's energy independence proposal a move to heal Canada-US rift

National Post -
After four years of frosty United States-Canada energy ties under green energy-obsessed Barack Obama, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney promises to repair the damage with an energy plan that aims to make North America energy ...

Mitt Romney counting on Canadian oil

Toronto Star -
OTTAWA—Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney says if elected he would bring Canada into a plan to boost oil production and fast-track north-south pipelines in a bid to achieve North American energy self-sufficiency by 2020. “I have a vision for an ...

Romney seeks North American energy independence by 2020

Reuters -
Romney would permit more offshore drilling. * Too reliant on fossil fuels, White House says. * Energy plan would create 3 million jobs - Romney. By Sam Youngman. HOBBS, N.M., Aug 23 (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on ...

Romney eyes Canadian oil as big part of energy plan

Toronto Sun -
Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney pumps gas into a staff member's vehicle during a stop at Hillsborough Gas and Repair in Manchester, New Hampshire in this April 29, 2011, file photo. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/Files. Tweet. Change text size for ...

Romney Energy Plan Would Expand States' Say in Production

Businessweek -
BRomney Energy Plan Calls for East Coast Drilling to Cut Imports. U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney disembarks from his campaign plane at Adams Field Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Aug. 22, 2012. Photographer: Jewel ...

Obama: Romney's 'Energy Independence' an Empty Promise, Except to Big Oil

U.S. News & World Report -
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign event at Watson Truck and Supply on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 in Hobbs, N.M.. The Obama administration portrayed Mitt Romney's recently unveiled plan ...

Romney's Energy Plan Doubles Down On Fossil Fuels

NPR -
Mitt Romney outlined an energy plan Thursday that would guide his Republican presidency. It focuses heavily on expanding the supply of fossil fuels. The presumptive nominee said the U.S., Mexico and Canada together could reach energy independence by ...

Romney: Energy independence not 'pie in the sky'

Los Angeles Times -
HOBBS, N.M. – Mitt Romney highlighted his plans to expand domestic drilling while campaigning in New Mexico on Thursday, promising to help America move toward energy independence by 2020. “This is not some pie in the sky kind of thing. This is a real, ...

Romney pitches Keystone as key to energy plan

CBC.ca -
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says he has a plan to make America energy independent by 2020, and repeated his belief that the Keystone XL pipeline is central to achieving that. On the campaign trail in New Mexico, Romney made a stump ...

Obama campaign: Romney energy plan for 'Big Oil'

Politico (blog) -
8/23/12 4:07 PM EDT. The Obama campaign slammed Mitt Romney's promise for energy independence on Thursday, calling it a gift to the Republican's oil industry donors. “Mitt Romney's energy plan is simply doing the bidding of Big Oil,” Stephanie Cutter, ...
 
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