The American Chemistry Council puts our confidence in the free market to determine natural gas supply and demand, which is why we were baffled to see a piece in today’s Wall Street Journal that inaccurately reported our position on exports of liquid natural gas (LNG). We oppose controls on exports of natural gas. We would [...]

What role should government play in energy production? NAT GAS Act not part of the answer
This week’s question, posed by Amy Harder with the National Journal’s Energy & Environment blog, is especially relevant to ACC President Cal Dooley’s testimony last week before two subcommittees of the House Committee on Ways and Means. In his reply to Harder’s question, Dooley flips an argument that proponents of the New Alternative Transportation to [...]

Cal Dooley testifies before House Ways and Means Committee, assesses energy tax policy, tax reform, NAT GAS Act
ACC President Cal Dooley appeared before the House Committee on Ways and Means this morning to testify on the importance of a stable, competitive natural gas market to securing America’s energy future. The Committee probed what role, if any, the tax code should play in managing our country’s energy supply. Much of the energy tax [...]

Letter to the Wall Street Journal: “Shale Gas Is Helping Industry, Too”
The Wall Street Journal has published a letter written by ACC President Cal Dooley in response to a July 26 editorial, “A Tale of Two Shale States.” In the letter, he explained that an abundant supply of natural gas from shale deposits would generate more than 400,000 new jobs in the United States, more than [...]
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