As Republican talk on the campaign trail intensifies about cutting billions of dollars in drilling tax breaks, the industry's main trade group on Thursday made clear that Big Oil is not yet ready to embrace the loss of deductions in return for lower corporate rates.
"We understand that during the dynamic of a tax reform scenario, the industry will be impacted, just given the size and scope of our industry," said Brian Johnson, senior tax adviser at the American Petroleum Institute, during a media briefing.
With new momentum in his race for the White House, Mitt Romney is moving to highlight his opposition to President Barack Obama's green energy and oil drilling policies, with some fresh help from his allies in Congress.
Polling has not shown voters to rank energy issues among their top concerns, despite high gasoline prices.
Riding off his debate performance last week, Mitt Romney took questions with Gov. Chris Christie about energy policy and other issues at a town hall meeting in order to gain ground in Ohio, The Hill reports.
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is resurrecting the notion that the Obama administration wants to regulate farm dust, a claim the EPA adamantly denies, Politico reports.
Mitt Romney released his agricultural policy Tuesday, which includes support for the renewable fuel standard as part of his broader energy independence agenda, DomesticFuel.com reports.
Many environmentalists are afraid that Obama will sign off on the Keystone XL pipeline after the election is over, but continue to support the president during the election, Politico reports.
Ohio Democrats are seeking an investigation into whether coal giant Murray Energy forced employees to contribute to GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, the Toledo Blade reports.
SWANTON, Ohio (AP) — Mitt Romney's administration on Day One would approve a pipeline that would run from Canada to U.S. refineries in Texas, creating thousands of jobs and pushing America on its way to energy independence, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan said Monday.
In a debate against Mitt Romney's domestic policy adviser, White House energy aide Joseph Aldy said that the possibility of a carbon tax would be depend more on whether Republicans would be willing to negotiate the issue, The Hill reports.
President Obama told supporters at a fundraiser Sunday night that his energy efficiency initiatives were not "a socialist plot for us to reduce our energy usage," while pointing at Romney's opposition to new auto mileage rules, The Hill reports.
Liberal watchdog group Checks and Balances Project said the State Department inspector general is investigating potential conflicts of interests in the department's environmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline, The Hill reports.
West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined a push to have the Supreme Court rule to overturn EPA greenhouse gas regulations, The Charleston Gazette reports.
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., voiced optimism that President Obama would not veto his bill to authorize oil and gas drilling off the coast of Virginia, The Hill reports.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said a key satellite tasked with tracking severe eastern weather failed and a spare has been activated, Reuters reports.
The new chemical safety compromise bill introduced by Sens. David Vitter, R-La., and Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., now has 20 co-sponsors, The Hill reports.
Participants in the Energy Department's Better Buildings Challenge, designed to reduce energy consumption at buildings, saved about $58 million in energy costs last year, The Journal Sentinel reports.
In a Q&A with State House News Service, Massachusetts Senate candidates Rep. Ed Markey, D, and Gabriel Gomez, R, give their take on the Senate battle to confirm EPA nominee Gina McCarthy.
In an interview with GreenBiz.com, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick discusses his vision for his state's energy policy, including his plans for offshore wind generation.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to reform the Long Island Power Authority over flaws exposed by Hurricane Sandy is unpopular among municipal bond investors, Bloomberg reports.
