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Does the U.S. need a National Energy Board?

Institute for Energy Research -- Hofmeister identifies current energy policy as disjointed and broken, the result of “13 executive branch agencies govern[ing] energy and the environment … 26 congressional committees and subcommittees writing legislation on energy … [and] every federal district court hav[ing] authority to delay and ultimately prevent citizens from having the energy they need.”

“By 2020,” he warned in 2010, “there will be inadequate supplies of liquid fuels and electricity taking the nation toward inevitable gas lines, brown-outs, black-outs and extraordinary high prices.” This “energy abyss will stick around for up to a full decade with all of the national insecurity, economic decline, joblessness and social malaise that accompanies energy shortages in third-world countries.”

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Submitted Feb 09, 2013 By: NedW

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bston Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:1,805 Points:639,350 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 10, 2013 12:26:29 AM Ignore bston Report Abuse No!
carloco75 Champion Author Richmond Posts:3,706 Points:598,415 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 10, 2013 12:11:15 AM Ignore carloco75 Report Abuse isn't that the job of EPA¿
Zonk Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,471 Points:2,100,065 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:26:38 PM Ignore Zonk Report Abuse My concern is increased spending. Let's get rid of obama's czars for immediate relief.
CiVX Champion Author Oakland Posts:7,050 Points:1,357,860 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:18:55 PM Ignore CiVX Report Abuse I thought we were going to be swimming in all the fracking oil.
us4usa Champion Author Missouri Posts:5,978 Points:1,110,400 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:14:17 PM Ignore us4usa Report Abuse Sure but first remove all the other agencies, committees and subcommittees...
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,812 Points:1,428,800 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:12:25 PM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse Seems like more useless, expensive, wasteful government bureaucracy in the making.
heartbroken2010 Champion Author Ottawa Posts:4,334 Points:894,985 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:12:18 PM Ignore heartbroken2010 Report Abuse Hmm.
RAE344 Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:3,049 Points:658,595 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:08:24 PM Ignore RAE344 Report Abuse On most days I would say no more government interference, but now I would need more information for this case. For example, would this mean making more refineries or would there be a national standard for gasoline prices. But there is evil in this idea also, a sitting president could set the price of fuel depending on his mood. Imagine, our president who already hates oil and want the price of energy to go up, would do.
malfrog1 Champion Author South Bend Posts:2,186 Points:547,060 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:08:10 PM Ignore malfrog1 Report Abuse not sure what it would accomplish other than wasting money
TheSicilian Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:5,364 Points:1,467,575 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:07:09 PM Ignore TheSicilian Report Abuse no more government waste
naspa Champion Author Cleveland Posts:1,256 Points:349,225 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:06:52 PM Ignore naspa Report Abuse Oh please, invent and reinvent as many government jobs as possible. Who needs efficiency when the regular American individual pays taxes fearing the IRS and will never question the spending?
PrinceLH Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,682 Points:536,095 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:06:31 PM Ignore PrinceLH Report Abuse Why? So more Democrat hacks can have a 6 figure salary?
N5EXY Champion Author Austin Posts:5,482 Points:1,507,830 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:05:54 PM Ignore N5EXY Report Abuse XXXX no! Already got DOE and all that other bureaucrap!
silverfox63 Champion Author Michigan Posts:8,105 Points:1,608,790 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:05:37 PM Ignore silverfox63 Report Abuse Not from what I can see.
alaric76 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:16,521 Points:3,031,635 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:05:01 PM Ignore alaric76 Report Abuse of course not!
joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,527 Points:1,856,420 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:04:59 PM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse Why, to throw out more tax payers money.
Caduceus26 Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:3,886 Points:760,435 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:04:38 PM Ignore Caduceus26 Report Abuse No more bureaucracy!
JasTheAce All-Star Author Raleigh Posts:960 Points:170,385 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:02:30 PM Ignore JasTheAce Report Abuse no
69Bonne Champion Author Gary Posts:1,140 Points:471,200 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 10:01:46 PM Ignore 69Bonne Report Abuse I agree, drop the agency governing and committees.
MG_Sputnik Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:7,295 Points:1,957,705 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:57:12 PM Ignore MG_Sputnik Report Abuse Um. No!
ccrb Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:9,089 Points:1,941,545 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:56:23 PM Ignore ccrb Report Abuse hell no. The free market runs things better in capitalism
ScottTee Champion Author Detroit Posts:4,376 Points:1,060,670 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:54:47 PM Ignore ScottTee Report Abuse no more bureaucrats, only if they eliminate the energy department
clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,554 Points:1,770,090 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:52:42 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse Just let the market - true market, not the mess we have now - determine policy. The rest is sludge gumming up the works.
Chris46 Champion Author Dayton Posts:23,649 Points:2,079,390 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:51:20 PM Ignore Chris46 Report Abuse Do we seriously need another government agency?
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,812 Points:1,428,800 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:48:27 PM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse Is this serious?
Jeeputtputt Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,002 Points:677,465 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:47:07 PM Ignore Jeeputtputt Report Abuse not my job
mazda03 Veteran Author Quebec City Posts:275 Points:1,277,910 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:44:49 PM Ignore mazda03 Report Abuse no gouv in my pocket......
Mowerman08 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:4,745 Points:1,215,070 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:44:42 PM Ignore Mowerman08 Report Abuse NO, there is already TO MUCH GOVERNMENT!
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,840 Points:1,610,300 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:44:41 PM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse Hmmmmm, I’m not so sure that I consider the Federal Reserve to be a model agency.
HA4CNN Champion Author Toronto Posts:5,609 Points:1,540,465 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:42:37 PM Ignore HA4CNN Report Abuse In this regard less is more.
TheHermit Champion Author Maine Posts:3,404 Points:127,030 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:38:05 PM Ignore TheHermit Report Abuse No
veemotors All-Star Author Alberta Posts:700 Points:65,870 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:34:53 PM Ignore veemotors Report Abuse too much crack in the world
RAKARWOWSKI Champion Author Chicago Posts:3,985 Points:818,100 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:33:38 PM Ignore RAKARWOWSKI Report Abuse NO!!!!! We need less government!
DesertRat2011 Champion Author Riverside Posts:3,602 Points:482,880 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:32:29 PM Ignore DesertRat2011 Report Abuse No Way!!
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,055 Points:1,729,430 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:31:22 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse no
Buickdriver7 All-Star Author Ontario Posts:977 Points:728,310 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:29:19 PM Ignore Buickdriver7 Report Abuse More bureaucracy!
emtrob2012 All-Star Author Myrtle Beach Posts:893 Points:147,905 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:27:39 PM Ignore emtrob2012 Report Abuse its called the EPA...they control most things..
BREW9 All-Star Author Tampa Posts:871 Points:2,910,030 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:27:06 PM Ignore BREW9 Report Abuse no
elcid1300 Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,638 Points:310,100 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:24:48 PM Ignore elcid1300 Report Abuse Just another reason to raise gas prices.
bvrbill Champion Author Eugene Posts:3,199 Points:515,825 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:24:46 PM Ignore bvrbill Report Abuse Not sure that more government is the answer
Buddy2264 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,639 Points:2,357,795 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:18:48 PM Ignore Buddy2264 Report Abuse There is so much government waste in both local and federal that I am not sure we can ever correct it now.
Lukus Champion Author Halifax Posts:8,273 Points:1,672,580 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:18:34 PM Ignore Lukus Report Abuse OK
DrLyon Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,640 Points:1,209,955 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:15:04 PM Ignore DrLyon Report Abuse Streamline and consolidate.... Perhaps then there would be a tax saving....
HoosierDaddyKY Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,257 Points:294,135 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:14:31 PM Ignore HoosierDaddyKY Report Abuse oh boy...
serrog Champion Author Nova Scotia Posts:5,554 Points:1,510,180 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:10:42 PM Ignore serrog Report Abuse More bureaucracy???
gmcgas Champion Author Atlanta Posts:5,937 Points:1,711,145 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:10:24 PM Ignore gmcgas Report Abuse don't think so.
JaegerWMeister All-Star Author Twin Cities Posts:790 Points:336,065 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 9:05:04 PM Ignore JaegerWMeister Report Abuse Streamline & simplify
texashoudini Champion Author Austin Posts:2,618 Points:1,093,985 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 8:59:10 PM Ignore texashoudini Report Abuse No, there are to many boards and government run agencies.
rawdog1313 Champion Author Lexington Posts:3,294 Points:1,640,955 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 8:57:12 PM Ignore rawdog1313 Report Abuse Yes, whatever it takes to lower energy costs.
Math6149 All-Star Author Jacksonville Posts:873 Points:1,793,750 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2013 8:57:00 PM Ignore Math6149 Report Abuse Not if obaa runs it.