“We do have serious energy needs for the country, we are aware that natural gas is especially in demand because of its air quality benefits: 90 percent of new power plants have been natural gas-powered.” NeedsHas BeensCountryEnergyNaturalQualityAirSeriousDemandBenefitsPercentPlantGasNatural GasPower PlantsAir Quality Author:Gale Norton
“Historically, the United States has had a wonderful energy policy. We're blessed with a diversity of resources. We have oil. We have gas. We have coal. We have nuclear. And renewables. And as a result, one of our biggest competitive advantages has been affordable energy. You need a strong economy and you need affordable energy to fuel that economy.” NeedsHas BeensStatesEnergyStrongUnitedResultsUnited StatesEconomyWonderfulPolicyDiversityResourcesAdvantageBlessedOilNuclearFuelGasCoalAffordableCompetitive AdvantageEnergy PolicyStrong Economy Author:John S. Watson
“The Bush administration, they had two blue ribbon commissions about infrastructure finance that recommended a lot more money, and additionally the gas tax being increased. We couldn't get them to accept being able to move forward. Since President Obama's been in office, there has been, to be charitable, a lack of enthusiasm for raising the gas tax.” Has BeensTwoAbleMovingPresidentAcceptingTaxesOfficeBlueMoving ForwardFinanceEnthusiasmAdministrationGasPresident ObamaMore MoneyInfrastructureCharitableRibbons Author:Ray LaHood
“A lot of my books have been that way. My World War II thriller about Sarin gas [Black Cross] was published two months before the Sarin attack in the Japanese subway. There are very weird coincidences out there. And I do have one surefire plot I have not and probably never will write, because of my fear someone will carry it out.” WorldWayWritingHas BeensTwoBookWarBlackMonthsCrossesWar Of The WorldsGasPlotWorld War IiWorld War ICoincidenceThrillersSubwayTwo Months Author:Greg Iles