Chairman's Corner

Thoughts on the Oil Spill, May 5th

Every person in the United States will be affected in one way or another by the accidental oil leak off the coast of Louisiana, and it is certainly a cause for concern and appropriate action.  We all need to keep the victims in our thoughts as we approach the solution to this economic and environmental problem.  Make no mistake that it is huge, but we shouldn’t panic either.  Our country has the ability to find proper solutions to big problems every day.

Most of us are not experts in oil drilling, storage, clean-up or transport.  There are, however...

Obama Makes Right Call, Mar 31st

Today, we congratulate and thank President Obama on his wise choice to lift the drilling ban off some eastern US shores:  the eastern Gulf of Mexico, part of Alaska, the southern Atlantic coastline and off Virginia.

He addressed the short and long term goals that drilling will achieve.  The short term goals are business investments, immediate jobs, and an eye toward future self-sustaining energy policies.  The long term goals

Arizona Energy Forum Applauds President Obama, Jan 28th

PHOENIX, AZ:  Today, the Arizona Energy Forum (www.azenergyforum.com) praised President Obama’s pledge to pursue nuclear power and off-shore drilling in his State of the Union speech.

The organization, which is comprised of Arizonans concerned about our energy future, was formed to achieve energy security for the United States and hold the elected officials accountable for shaping energy policies.

Chairman Troy Hyde said, “We are greatly encouraged to have the President say that he wants to pursue these important energy issues and we will be writing to both Senator McCain and Senator Kyl encouraging them to push the President toward those goals.  We’ve been skeptical about the President’s interest in making the U.S. energy independent and secure.....