Energy

Using the Gulf oil spill to raise taxes

by Jim Martin The Daily Caller 10:40 AM 07/22/2010 While many Gulf residents continue to suffer from the fallout of the oil spill disaster, it appears that others are viewing the tragedy …

Placing blame on the spill? Look to your left

By James L. Martin | Published: 12:00 AM 06/24/2010 Attorney General Eric Holder, at the behest of his boss, President Obama, is looking to file criminal charges over the BP oil rig …

A Renewable Electricity Standard: What It Will Really Cost Americans

Renewable energy—harnessing the power of the wind and the sun—sounds wonderful until confronted with the facts. While wind and sun are indeed free, turning their energy into consumer-accessible electricity is not. Nor is it easy.

Seniors and Minority Leaders Praise Missouri Legislature For Calling on Congress To Block EPA’s “Regulatory Carbon Tax”

Coalition urges the U.S. Senate to “put the interests of seniors, minorities the working poor first” by passing the Murkowski resolution Washington, D.C. (May 24, 2010) — The Affordable Power Alliance (APA), …

60 Plus: Stop EPA’s Hijacking Of The Clean Air Act, Seniors Affected The Most

Remarks by 60 Plus Association President Amy Frederick at the Affordable Alliance Press Conference to Unveil its Study on the “Environment Injustice” of EPA GHG Regulations in Washington, D.C. I’m Amy Frederick, …

Renewable Energy: Good Or Bad For Seniors?

What’s wrong with renewable energy? Well, on the surface, nothing. Any comprehensive energy policy needs to include renewable energy to ensure energy independence for our nation over the long term.

Seniors Urge Congress To Oppose Federal Renewable Energy Standards

A Federal Res Will Impose Unnecessary And Burdensome Costs On Senior Citizens ALEXANDRIA, VA — The 60 Plus Association, a national nonpartisan advocacy group, today sent a letter to all members of …

Statement By 60 Plus Association President Jim Martin Submitted To The House Energy and Mineral Subcommittee

Energy Supply, Energy Costs and the American Consumer Room 1324 House Office Building, May 19th, 2005, 10:00a.m. I submit this testimony on behalf of the 60 Plus Association, an 11-year-old senior citizen’s …

Natural Gas Price Shock

Although America’s economy is revving up, the price of a little blue flame imperils our resurgence. As Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has said, America is threatened by high natural gas prices. This menace not only endangers our economy, it is especially threatening to America’s seniors who are struggling to make ends meet. The time has come for our national leaders to take the necessary steps to moderate soaring natural gas prices.

Ultra Liberal Scientists On The Environment

Roger Zion, Chairman of the 60 Plus Association stated that, “With the mainstream media here salivating over the possibility of a Republican President losing his bid for a second-term, you can expect to see a lot of one-sided “Beat Up On Bush” stories with Washington datelines.”