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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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