Quote by Sherwood Boehlert
Having yet another vote on refinery legislation that uses high oil

Having yet another vote on refinery legislation that uses high oil prices as an excuse to weaken environmental protections and to give more legislative gifts to the oil industry is misguided in the extreme. – Sherwood Boehlert

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Well, for starters, we have to do more to create demand for new technologies that can reduce our dependence on foreign oil and environmental degradation. – Sherwood Boehlert

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Let me start by emphasizing that I am open to efforts to expedite environmental procedures for true emergencies or in other clear cases where current laws are needlessly burdensome. – Sherwood Boehlert

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The U.S. uses most of its oil for transportation. We can limit U.S. demand for oil by requiring automakers to use the technology that already exists to improve fuel economy – technology that the automakers refuse to bring into the market despite societal demand. – Sherwood Boehlert

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