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National energy tax burdens consumers, hinders environmental progress
By David Callahan & Charlie Burd , Matthew Hammond | RealClearWire A natural gas pipeline under construction in rural Pennsylvania. George Sheldon / Shutterstock Despite repeated pledges from President Joe Biden not to increase taxes on working class families, Congress is weighing new energy tax provisions that would be shouldered by ...
West Virginia Natural Gas, Oil Industry Urges Congress to Reject Methane Emissions Tax
Letter to W.Va. congressional delegation outlines legislation’s harm to consumers, industry CHARLESTON, W.Va., September 2, 2021 – As Congress weighs options to fund the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package, the Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia (GO-WV) today sent a letter to West Virginia’s delegation urging against raising taxes on ...
CAPITO JOINS LETTER URGING BIDEN TO REVERSE CALL ON OPEC TO INCREASE OIL PRODUCTION
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a letter—led by Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)—to President Biden urging a reversal of his decision to call upon the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies to increase oil production in response to rising gas prices. Senator ...
Gov. Justice reactivates West Virginia Public Energy Authority
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he is officially reactivating the West Virginia Public Energy Authority (WVPEA). The WVPEA was created by the Legislature with a mission to foster, encourage, and promote the mineral development industry in West Virginia. The Governor made the announcement at the West Virginia Coal ...
US Department of Homeland Security’s TSA Announces New Cybersecurity Requirements for Critical Pipeline Owners and Operators
GO-WV wishes to inform all members that as a follow up to its May 2021 directive, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), on July 20, in response to the ongoing cybersecurity threat to pipeline systems, announced the issuance of a second Security directive that requires owners and operators of TSA-designated critical pipelines ...
