A selection of news and opinion of the release Tuesday of "Roadmap for Renewal," the year-end report of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Many reporters put the proposal in a political, election-year context -- an editorial judgment call that makes some sense in second-day... Continue Reading
Business Roundtable President John Engler sat down with reporters Thursday to talk about regulatory reform, national energy policy, and above all, the economic and national security importance of the Keystone XL pipeline. There's so much advocacy -- smart, detailed, persuasive advocacy -- going... Continue Reading
TransCanada Corp. today provided more details on the number of jobs U.S. construction of the Keystone XL pipeline would create. 13,000! No wonder President Obama's unjustified delay in the pipeline has emerged as a top issue in Washington, D.C., the rest of the United States, and Ottawa, as well... Continue Reading
Catching up on our reading, energy policy emerges preeminent. And rightfully so. But there are lots of other interesting developments in the business world worth noting. To wit: Good airplane fare, the December issue of Fortune with its list of best business leaders for 2011, including many... Continue Reading
Domestic energy development should be a top campaign issue in 2012, Jack Gerard of the American Petroleum Institute said today, a sentiment with which we entirely agree. Gerald, president and CEO of API, gave a “The State of American Energy” address (prepared text, news release) at the Newseum,... Continue Reading