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		<title>Tempers flare between Obama, Romney on energy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney hotly debated energy independence and drilling for oil in North America during the town hall style Presidential Debate at Hofstra University in Long Island, N.Y. To see them in action, click here. Filed under: Controversy, Energy, Free Market, Jobs / Economy, People, US Policy Tagged: Barack Obama, &#8230; <a href="http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/10/17/tempers-flare-between-obama-romney-on-energy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=energyindependenceforstates.com&#038;blog=27761751&#038;post=1164&#038;subd=energyindependenceforstates&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fracking Developed With Decades Of Government Investment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 03:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AP  &#124;  By KEVIN BEGOS PITTSBURGH (AP) — It sounds like a free-market success story: a natural gas boom created by drilling company innovation, delivering a vast new source of cheap energy without the government subsidies that solar and wind power demand. &#8220;The free market has worked its magic,&#8221; the Barnett Shale Energy Education Council, &#8230; <a href="http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/09/30/fracking-developed-with-decades-of-government-investment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=energyindependenceforstates.com&#038;blog=27761751&#038;post=1159&#038;subd=energyindependenceforstates&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Obama &amp; Romney: Different Views on Energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[T.V. Program Special Hosts Prominent Washington Insiders to Debate Obama, Romney Energy Plans By Platts Although both claim to favor an &#8220;all of the above&#8221; strategy for establishing energy policies and achieving energy independence, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have very different approaches, experts said during a special U.S. presidential campaign edition &#8230; <a href="http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/09/18/obama-romney-different-views-on-energy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=energyindependenceforstates.com&#038;blog=27761751&#038;post=1155&#038;subd=energyindependenceforstates&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE: Unit Corp. to Acquire Oil and Gas Assets From Noble Energy For $617.1 Million</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Saabira Chaudhuri  Unit Corp. (UNT) has agreed to acquire oil and natural gas assets from Noble Energy Inc. (NBL) for $617.1 million in cash, significantly increasing its acreage and allowing it to grow its production in the oil and natural gas liquids-rich Anadarko Basin Unit will acquire about 84,000 net acres primarily in the &#8230; <a href="http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/07/11/update-unit-corp-to-acquire-oil-and-gas-assets-from-noble-energy-for-617-1-million/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=energyindependenceforstates.com&#038;blog=27761751&#038;post=1149&#038;subd=energyindependenceforstates&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Canada Moves to Cut Energy Taxes and Regulation as U.S. Energy Policy Falters</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the right side news Our Northern Neighbor Moves to Cut Energy Taxes/Regulation to Boost Its Economy, But Not the U. S. The United States should start taking lessons from Canada regarding oil development and its relationship to a pro-growth regulatory and tax structure. Canadian production of oil sands in northern Alberta is expected to &#8230; <a href="http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/05/29/canada-moves-to-cut-energy-taxes-and-regulation-as-u-s-energy-policy-falters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=energyindependenceforstates.com&#038;blog=27761751&#038;post=1137&#038;subd=energyindependenceforstates&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Romney Vows Immediate Approval of Keystone XL on First Day in White House</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney is vowing to approve TransCanada&#8216;s Keystone XL pipeline on his first day on the job if elected U.S. president in November. In a campaign ad unveiled on Friday, the presumptive Republican nominee asks voters to imagine Day 1 of his presidency, and lists Keystone as a top priority. &#8220;Day One, President Romney immediately &#8230; <a href="http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/05/18/romney-vows-immediate-approval-of-keystone-xl-on-first-day-in-white-house/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=energyindependenceforstates.com&#038;blog=27761751&#038;post=1120&#038;subd=energyindependenceforstates&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Congressional hearing in Denver tackles fracking</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press DENVER – Western state officials took turns bashing the federal government Wednesday at a congressional field hearing on proposed nationwide drilling rules on hydraulic fracturing. By Ed Andrieski, AP Kathleen Sgamma of the Western Energy Alliance testifies at a Denver field hearing of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral &#8230; <a href="http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/05/02/congressional-hearing-in-denver-tackles-fracking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=energyindependenceforstates.com&#038;blog=27761751&#038;post=1116&#038;subd=energyindependenceforstates&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>TransCanada Submits Keystone Pipeline Reroute Plan</title>
		<link>http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/04/19/transcanada-submits-keystone-pipeline-reroute-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By EDWARD WELSCH CALGARY, Alberta—TransCanada Corp. TRP -0.58% submitted a reroute of its Keystone XL oil pipeline to the Nebraska state government Wednesday, moving a step closer to reviving the project after it was rejected by the U.S. government earlier this year. The reroute will avoid an environmentally sensitive area in the U.S. Midwest state, and &#8230; <a href="http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/04/19/transcanada-submits-keystone-pipeline-reroute-plan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=energyindependenceforstates.com&#038;blog=27761751&#038;post=1111&#038;subd=energyindependenceforstates&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Keystone XL Pipeline: a job-creating win for America</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Former Rep. J.C. Watts, Jr. President Obama recently got a look at what his failed energy policies are doing to America and I hope he fully appreciates that he does have the power to change things for the better. His recent tour of Cushing, Oklahoma, while a trip planned with political considerations first and &#8230; <a href="http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/04/05/keystone-xl-pipeline-a-job-creating-win-for-america/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=energyindependenceforstates.com&#038;blog=27761751&#038;post=1102&#038;subd=energyindependenceforstates&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>King Dollar Will Cut Oil Prices</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Larry Kudlow &#8211; CNBC Anchor No matter how much President Obama protests, the simple fact is that he continues to oppose and mock and disparage oil and gas drilling. He is a prisoner of the environmental left, and he remains on the wrong side of energy history. And that’s exactly why he has a &#8230; <a href="http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/03/16/king-dollar-will-cut-oil-prices/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=energyindependenceforstates.com&#038;blog=27761751&#038;post=1076&#038;subd=energyindependenceforstates&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GOP Leaders Optimistic on Energy, Jobs After Meeting With Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Siobhan Hughes House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) on Wednesday sounded an unusually optimistic note after meeting with President Barack Obama, saying they came away feeling they could find common ground on energy and jobs policies. The meeting also included Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., &#8230; <a href="http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/03/02/gop-leaders-optimistic-on-energy-jobs-after-meeting-with-obama/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=energyindependenceforstates.com&#038;blog=27761751&#038;post=1042&#038;subd=energyindependenceforstates&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Boehner Vents Anger Over Record High Gas Prices</title>
		<link>http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/02/28/boehner-vents-anger-over-record-high-gas-prices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By John Parkinson  @jparkABC Before ending his news conference this morning at the Capitol, House Speaker John Boehner vented his frustrations over record gasoline prices, calling on the president to present his own written proposal for an energy plan and blaming “radical environmentalists” for standing in the way of a national energy policy. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images &#8230; <a href="http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/02/28/boehner-vents-anger-over-record-high-gas-prices/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=energyindependenceforstates.com&#038;blog=27761751&#038;post=1034&#038;subd=energyindependenceforstates&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Texas becomes battlefield in Keystone XL pipeline fight</title>
		<link>http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/02/22/texas-becomes-battlefield-in-keystone-xl-pipeline-fight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dave Montgomery The Fort Worth Star-Telegram AUSTIN — The politically volatile Keystone XL pipeline is becoming embroiled in a widening controversy in Texas as supporters tout the promise of jobs and other economic benefits while increasingly vocal opponents say the project would trample property rights and endanger water supplies in East Texas. Although President Barack &#8230; <a href="http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/02/22/texas-becomes-battlefield-in-keystone-xl-pipeline-fight/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=energyindependenceforstates.com&#038;blog=27761751&#038;post=1014&#038;subd=energyindependenceforstates&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Murphy: US isn&#8217;t keeping up with the world on energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VARNEY: Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Tim Murphy with me now. Congressman, you heard what the president’s got to say, that we’re producing more oil now than we have in at any time in the last eight years and he wants to expand domestic production even more. Are you buying that? REP. TIM MURPHY, R-PA.: No, I don’t believe &#8230; <a href="http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/02/22/rep-murphy-us-isnt-keeping-up-with-the-world-on-energy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=energyindependenceforstates.com&#038;blog=27761751&#038;post=1008&#038;subd=energyindependenceforstates&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Merritt joins Texas Republican Leadership in calling on President Obama to immediately approve Keystone Pipeline</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tommy Merritt joined Republicans from all across the State of Texas in demanding that the President immediately allow plans for the construction of the Keystone Pipeline. “At a time when the energy industry is seeking to create thousands of jobs across the country and specifically in Texas, the President could not be more out of &#8230; <a href="http://energyindependenceforstates.com/2012/02/15/merritt-joins-texas-republican-leadership-in-calling-on-president-obama-to-immediately-approve-keystone-pipeline/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=energyindependenceforstates.com&#038;blog=27761751&#038;post=965&#038;subd=energyindependenceforstates&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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