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Thu Oct-06-05 03:59 PM
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Stop givaway to oil companies HR3893 This week |
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This message was forwarded to me today. -----Original Message----- From: Stan Shore Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 07:14 To: undisclosed-recipients Subject: URGENT; Contact your legislator; H.R.3893 Gasoline for America's Security Act of 2005
Dear Friends, COIL, America and California needs you to immediately contact your legislators.
H.R.3893 Gasoline for America's Security Act of 2005
Is a blatant and outrageous give away to big energy and big business under the guise of solving America's energy problems. H.R.3893 encourages further wasteful consumption of gasoline. H.R.3893 encourages further dependence on imported oil. H.R.3893 does nothing to encourage conservation. H.R.3893 uses fancy words to lull the public into thinking we are solving our energy problems. What it will do is make big money for big business. And, in the end, the American people will pay dearly for this.
H.R. 3893 had just been introduced in the House of Representatives to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Armed Services Committee, and the Resources Committee. It is moving toward a vote as early as Friday, October 7.
H.R.3893 Gasoline for America's Security Act of 2005
Title: To expedite the construction of new refining capacity in the United States, to provide reliable and affordable energy for the American people, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Joe Barton - Texas (introduced 9/26/2005)
This bill uses the damage to Gulf oil facilities by recent hurricanes as a justification for the following: 1) The Federal Government will provide free land for new refineries. 2) The Federal Government will pay for the construction of the new refineries. 3) The Federal Government will sell or lease the new refineries to oil companies for the production of fuel for the Armed Forces. 4) The oil companies can then sell any fuel not needed by the Armed Forces in the private markets. 5) The Federal Government may bypass some of the provisions of the Clean Air Act to undertake these refineries and other energy facilities “without hindrance.” 6) The Federal Government is liable to “the non-Federal entity” (contracted oil company) for unlimited claims based on delays by individual law suits or by local, state, or federal agencies in completing or operating the refineries the Federal Government has paid for.
One source maintains that the House will vote on this on Friday, October 7; so time is of essence. What you can do:
1) Spread the word.
2) Contact your representative. One way to conveniently do that is at http://ga3.org/campaign/norelief_energy/
Sincerely,
Stan Shore California Oil Independence League (COIL)
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