Questions for American Petroleum Institute's @janevanryan #ACES #ec09

by Emily Gertz · 2009-08-21 11:33:00 UTC
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UPDATE, Tues., Aug 25: I've posted Jane Van Ryan's answers.

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UPDATE, 20:48 ET: Jane Van Ryan has responded, via Twitter, that she'll look over my questions and post answers online. Thank you, Jane. Stay tuned, readers...

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August 21, 2009

Jane Van Ryan
New Media Advisor
American Petroleum Institute

Dear Ms. Van Ryan,

I noticed you using Twitter, today, from an energy industry-backed political rally in Lima, Ohio. (I see you're blogging about these rallies, too.)

API's members have such a huge role in the nation's energy and climate policies. The oil and gas industry has already spent $55 million lobbing Congress, According to CNNMoney. It's on track to beat 2008's record-setting $83 million in lobbying expenditures.

Given how much influence this kind of money can buy, I'm encouraged to see you out in the social media scrum, where you can take questions directly from the public and the press.

Since you were tweeting from your mobile phone in Lima, however, it's very possible that you missed my messages. So the salient bits of our not-exchange are reposted below.

I hope you can look them over and get back to me soon with answers.

Best regards,

Emily Gertz
Journalist and Editor
twitter.com/ejgertz

Harry Alford tells the Senate how to deal with the Waxman-Markey bill. Video here: http://ow.ly/kDsH #ec09 #TX #capandtrade #energy

In Lima, OH for an Energy Citizens rally. Scores of people from across Ohio have arrived early to have their voices heard. #energy #ec09

Many more people than anticipated are at the Lima rally. First speaker says climate bll will kill Ohio. #energy #ec09 #capandtrade

Attendees include seniors, farmers, truckers, veterans, homemakers, and the unemployed. #energy #ec0C #capandtrade

Ron Williams: We're regular citizens...a postagestamp a day won't pay for the climate bill. #energy #ec09 #capandtrade

@janevanryan: $0.44 (stamp) x 304059724 (US pop) x 365 (yr)=$4.883 billion/yr. Pls. expl why too little to pay for climate bill. #ACES #ec09

At the end of the video by Trace Adkins, the crowd exploded in cheers and waved American flags. #energy #ec09 q

Williams: Waxman-Markey will make us more dependent on imported oil. #energy #ec09 #capandtrade

@janevanryan Oil is a global commodity. More domestic production would mean nada to security. #ACES #ec09 http://is.gd/2s4Vq

but, @janevanryan, as the new media advisor at American Petroleum Institute., I suspect you know lots about global oil mkt. #ACES #ec09

Gerdeman of Midwest Electric; Ohio"s monthly electric bills could go up 100 percent under Waxman-Markey. #energy #ec09 #capandtrade

@janvevanryan API member Shell b'lves solving global wrmg is the pro-growth strategy. Why does API disagree? #ACES #ec09 http://is.gd/2s5q8

@janevanryan: Link to CBO analysis of #ACES costs: http://is.gd/2s5DL #ec09

@janevanryan Per CBO analysis, energy cost hikes under #ACES will vary depending on income, w/poorest quintile getting money back. #ec09

@janevanryan Where did CBO err in its analysis of the energy economics of #ACES? #ec09

Johnston: W-M is a tax. #energy #ec09 #capandtrade

Tom Ahl, car dealer: This climate legislation will devastate our nation. #energy #ec09 #capandtrade

Whups: $0.44 (stamp) x 304059724 (US pop) x 365 days = $48.83 Billion a yr to cover climate action under #ACES. not mere $4.88 B. #ec09 [[Damn decimal point.]]

Greg Wannamacher, trucking business: We don't need the goverment to tell us how to be more fuel efficient. #energy #ec09 #capandtrade

Joel Rudicil, independent oi producer: We employ people in Ohio. W-M could decimate the industry in Ohio. #energy #ec09 #capandtrade

Ken Dubbe, Aerial Corp: We've lost 300,000 manufacturing jobs in Ohio, don't want to lose more. #energy #ec09 #capandtrade

@janevanryan Does API back Sen. Sherrod Brown(D-OH)'s bill for clean energy manufacturing investments? #ec09 #ACES http://is.gd/2s8Zq

@janevanryan API's richest member, Exxon, is making big, new investments in clean energy: electric cars, algae-based biofuels, etc.

@janevanryan Here's a link to more about Exxon's clean energy tech investments. $600M +, wow! http://is.gd/2s9cS #ec09 #aces

Emily Gertz
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