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Energy & Environment

Access to reliable, affordable energy undergirds U.S. national and economic security, and a clean, healthy environment is essential for economic prosperity now and for future generations. Business Roundtable supports policies that capitalize on America’s strengths in technology and energy diversity to maximize U.S. energy options and preserve environmental quality. The business community has a special obligation to step forward and help build an environmentally and economically sustainable future.

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April 20, 2011
Report
Innovating Sustainability 2011 Report

In Business Roundtable's 2011 Sustainability Report - Innovating Sustainability - you will learn how 115 chief executive officers are addressing sustainability using innovative approaches that are smart business choices and raise the quality of life on our planet.

March 31, 2011
News Release
Business Roundtable Statement on President’s Energy Policy

Business Roundtable commends President Obama for elevating the important issue of our energy security in his remarks today at Georgetown University. Simultaneously increasing production of oil and natural gas, enhancing efficiency and boosting alternatives are all key components of a sound energy policy and are consistent with the comprehensive approach Business Roundtable has long advocated.

March 1, 2011
Letter
Letter to Secretary Salazar on the Offshore Drilling Moratorium

While the deepwater drilling moratorium officially has been lifted, a de facto moratorium still exists, a fact duly noted by Judge Feldman, who ordered the Department to make a final decision on five pending drilling permits within 30 days of his ruling.

January 26, 2011
News Release
Statement on President’s SOTU Comments on Energy Taxes

Business Roundtable is concerned by President Obama’s comments last night on taxing the oil and natural gas industry. We fully support investments in renewables, and believe alternative sources are a vital part of the balanced approach we need to simultaneously address our energy, environmental and economic needs. However, now is not the time to be targeting any industry with job-destroying taxes.

January 7, 2011
Testimony
Response to Chairman Issa’s Request For Policy Positions on Existing and Proposed Regulations

Business Roundtable long has been concerned about the costs and burdens imposed by the significant growth in government regulations.

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