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...health or energy reform as crucial as the President (rightly) does. Most people are happy with their health insurance, although they're worried about losing it. And they are not clear about the sacrifices necessary to address climate change - or the national-security issues raised by our dependence on oil provided by some of the more disgraceful governments in the world...
...worst-off states by that count are Alaska and Nevada. Each of them will need to spend 30% more than what state tax officers think they'll be collecting. And neither has a state income tax, relying on oil and tourism taxes, respectively, for most of their revenues...
When you resigned from the AOGCC [Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission], that was a huge catapult for you. Do you think this might catapult you as well? Or do you see it as kind of a selfless move, more for the state than for you? It's all for the state. For me personally, it's extremely tough to make a decision and an announcement like this because I love my job and I love Alaska. This is who I am. This is what I am. And serving the people of Alaska is the greatest honor. But when...
...have the corporate tax or the equivalent of the corporate tax that the cap-and-trade - I call it cap-and-tax - agenda is going to usher in. What he needs to be understanding is, we have the domestic supplies of energy in America. It's conventional sources - oil, gas, coal, it's nuclear - and we have the renewable sources here in America. But if we're not allowed to drill and develop those conventional sources in this transition period between now and when we can rely more on alternative sources, we're going to become more and more reliant...
...Originally, this group was made up of six (Canada joined in 1976 and Russia, officially, in 1997) and the idea behind it sprung from the oil crisis and subsequent worldwide recession of 1973. The nations wanted an informal forum to coordinate their macroeconomic policies during the downturn, in addition to formulating a common strategy in dealing with the developing world, which had become less and less dependent on them. (See pictures of the history...