Blog Entries tagged 'Energy Independence' http://www.hatchforsenate.com Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:31:41 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.hatchforsenate.com/blog/energy-forum-tomorrow <p>Tomorrow Senator Hatch is hosting a forum in Salt Lake City with Governor Herbert on the issue of our national energy policy. In particular, they're going to examine the impact of the cap-and-tax -- also known as "cap-and-trade" -- energy policy that Democrats in Washington are pursuing.</p><br/><br/><p>Earlier this summer, the U.S. House of Representatives passed this bill, and it is now being considered in the U.S. Senate. This forum tomorrow will specifically look at how this energy tax policy w [...] orrinhatchforsenate+staff@gmail.com Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Tax Reform Energy Independence http://www.hatchforsenate.com/blog/hatch-questions-experts-on-cap-and-tax <p>During a Senate Finance Committee hearing yesterday, Senator Hatch grilled economists on the impact of the Democrats' cap-and-tax scheme.</p><p>Here are a few of the <b>questions and answers with Anne Smith, Practice Leader of Climate and Sustainability of CRA International</b>:</p><p><b>Q. Do you believe that implementing a cap-and-trade program or a carbon tax would result in net job losses?</b></p><p>A. Yes</p><p><b>Q. Some climatologists believe that implementing a cap-and-trade or a pro [...] orrinhatchforsenate+staff@gmail.com Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Tax Reform Fiscal Responsibility Energy Independence