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House committee approves bill to require NPR-A lease sales
House committee approves bill to require NPR-A lease sales
Legislation that would require the Obama administration to hold lease sales in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska cleared - More - Marcellus NGL & Shale Gas Infrastructure Summit 2011 (August 24-25, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania): Key issues addressed, with Caiman Energy, Chesapeake & El Paso speaking on developing multi-stakeholder strategies for establishing the infrastructure to support …
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Bill to Force Amazon to Charge Tenn. Sales Tax Dead
Bill to Force Amazon to Charge Tenn. Sales Tax Dead
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Eric Watson (R—Cleveland) said legislation which would have forced Amazon.com to charge tax on purchases is dead for this year.
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House passes bill making it easier to drill
House passes bill making it easier to drill
share: digg facebook twitter The Obama administration had postponed the sales after the massive Gulf oil spill, saying it needed time to conduct more thorough environmental reviews, to account for the blowout’s effects on the Gulf ecosystem and to incorporate lessons learned from the disaster. Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., the House Natural Resources Chairman and the bills’ sponsor, said Thursday …
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House passes bill to boost oil drilling
House passes bill to boost oil drilling
The Republican-controlled House passed the first of three bills Thursday aimed at speeding up offshore oil and gas drilling a year after the largest offshore oil leak in U.S. history.
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House Committee Approves Internet Sales Tax Bill
House Committee Approves Internet Sales Tax Bill
The Texas House Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved a bill that would increase sales tax collection on Internet transactions.
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House to vote on small-business bill next week
House to vote on small-business bill next week
The House of Representatives will vote on a package of loan incentives and tax breaks for small businesses next week, House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said on Friday.
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Bill McKibben: Why Obama Should Put Solar (Back) on the White House Roof
Bill McKibben: Why Obama Should Put Solar (Back) on the White House Roof
As I write this piece, we’re in the midst of a (biodiesel) road trip to Washington, D.C., towing behind us an unwieldy piece of…
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Bill takes aim at uncollected Internet sales tax
Bill takes aim at uncollected Internet sales tax
There is an estimated $23 billion in uncollected state sales taxes out there, lost to online purchases from retailers who don’t collect it and buyers who don’t voluntarily pay it to the state. State governments, many of which are cash-strapped in this economy, hope a new bill in Congress will help them collect….
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