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legislative outlook in the U.S. House of Representatives to role of speculation and the benefit of increased transparency. Laura Campbell, assistant manager of energy resources for Memphis Light, Gas, and Water testified in front of the Subcommittee on behalf of APGA last May. Mike Comstock, APGA’s current chairman and acting director, city of Mesa, Arizona Gas System testified for APGA in front of the full House Agriculture Committee last July. APGA will continue to advocate that prices for natural gas should reflect supply and demand fundamentals and that consumers should not be forced to pay a “speculative premium.” SUPPLY The 111th Congress began 2009 looking at ways to address energy security challenges in the United States including finding and producing new supplies of domestic energy. Lawmakers will attempt to craft a more comprehensive energy bill this Congress that seeks to accomplish the dual goals of reducing both U.S. dependence on foreign energy and greenhouse gas emissions. Several committees in both the Senate and House began working immediately by holding hearings and taking testimony to assess U.S. energy security challenges, greenhouse gas impacts, and several other issues impacting U.S. energy interests. Lawmakers in the 110th Congress allowed the long-standing congressional ban on offshore drilling to expire. Former President Bush also repealed the executive ban. Both bans had been in place for more than 25 years and prevented oil and gas exploration in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf off the East and West Coasts of the United States and in some areas of the Gulf of Mexico. Bans also were lifted on drilling for shale resources in certain areas of western states such as Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and others. While lifting these bans is a positive first steps for new domestic production, drilling in these newlyopened areas will not begin anytime soon because the current leasing plan LEAK DETECTION Products & Services 1-800-HEATH-US www.heathus.com Pipeline & Gas Distribution Products 800.251.9482 865.988.9080 www.cgs-inc.com Serving the Southeast 34 THE SOURCE | THE VOICE AND CHOICE OF PUBLIC GAS http://www.rnsproducts.com http://www.heathus.com http://www.gdsassociates.com http://www.cgs-inc.com

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The Source - Spring 2009 Contents First Person APGA Events Q&A: One-on-One with Senator Jeff Bingaman Great Malls Think Alike The Economy and Your Customers Member to Member New Technology: Saving Energy Never Felt So Good New Technology: Get Pumped! Legislative Outlook The Pipeline Advertiser.com Advertisers' Index At Last

The Source - Spring 2009

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