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Senate rejects measure to promote natural gas in vehicles

(Posted 03/26/12)

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday [3/13/12] voted against including an amendment backed by energy magnate T. Boone Pickens and Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., that would boost the use of natural gas as fuel for fleets of trucks and other vehicles. "By providing billions in tax subsidies, the NAT GAS Act interferes in the marketplace to favor natural gas over other transportation and energy technologies that may be more cost-effective or sustainable," according to a coalition opposing the bill. The amendment is also opposed by the chemical industry.  The Hill/E2 Wire blog (3/13), Reuters (3/13)

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Chem Industry Testifies before Homeland Security Subcommittee

Voices Support of Continued Implementation of CFATS Regulations

(Posted 03/07/12)

3/6/12 Washington DC, Bill Allmond, SOCMA* VP Gov't & Public Relations and a member of the Chemical Industry Council of California's Board of Directors testified at a U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing chaired by California Congressman Dan Lungren (R- Gold River) regarding the implementation challenges facing the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS).  This was the second congressional hearing brought about as a result of an internal DHS report that was obtained by Fox News in December 2011 that outlined primarily administrative and personnel problems with the Department's implementation of the CFATS program.  Read more

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