Wikipedia.org political website: on Energy & Oil


Alberto Gonzales: Kept Cheney’s Energy task force documents secret

[Prior to his nomination as Attorney General], Gonzales fought with Congress to keep Vice President Dick Cheney’s Energy task force documents from being reviewed.
Source: Wikipedia, Alberto Gonzales article (Bush Cabinet) Jul 31, 2007

Alvin Greene: Supports offshore drilling to lower the price of gas

His campaign slogan is "Let's get South Carolina back to work." Greene favors measures to lower the price of gas and supports offshore drilling. Greene supports job creation and would increase highway construction projects and pursue alternative energy sources.
Source: Wikipedia article on Alvin Greene Jul 19, 2010

Josh Green: Voted YES to suspend the gasoline price cap

Bill Number: HB 3115 - A bill for an act relating to the petroleum industry. Establishes: (1) petroleum industry monitoring, analysis, and reporting special fund; (2) petroleum industry information reporting system; and (3) unfair practices by petroleum industry. Suspends enforcement of gasoline price limit program by PUC.

Wikipedia "Gas Cap Law" downloaded 1/7/2022:The Hawaii Gas Cap Law, introduced in 2005, set a price ceiling on wholesale gasoline prices. The price was set weekly by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC). On May 5, 2006, [HB3115] suspended the gas cap law. The bill allows Hawaii's governor to reinstate the gas cap law at any time. In force for less than a year, the cap was seen by some as artificially raising consumer prices. The law has not been reinstated.

Legislative outcome: Passed Senate 22-3-0 on May/2/06; passed House 50-0-1 on May/4/06; Rep. Josh Green voted YES; Signed by Governor Linda Lingle on May/5/06

Source: Wikipedia on Hawaii State Legislature voting record HB 3115 Mar 7, 2006

Kirk Caldwell: Voted YES to suspend the gasoline price cap

Bill Number: HB 3115 - A bill for an act relating to the petroleum industry. Establishes: (1) petroleum industry monitoring, analysis, and reporting special fund; (2) petroleum industry information reporting system; and (3) unfair practices by petroleum industry. Suspends enforcement of gasoline price limit program by PUC.

Wikipedia "Gas Cap Law" downloaded 1/7/2022:The Hawaii Gas Cap Law, introduced in 2005, set a price ceiling on wholesale gasoline prices. The price was set weekly by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC). On May 5, 2006, [HB3115] suspended the gas cap law. The bill allows Hawaii's governor to reinstate the gas cap law at any time. In force for less than a year, the cap was seen by some as artificially raising consumer prices. The law has not been reinstated.

Legislative outcome: Passed Senate 22-3-0 on 5/2/06; passed House 50-0-1 on 5/4/06; Kirk Caldwell co-sponsored and voted YES; Signed by Gov. Linda Lingle on 5/5/06

Source: Wikipedia on Hawaii State Legislature voting record HB 3115 Mar 7, 2006

Linda Lingle: Suspended the gasoline price cap

Bill Number: HB 3115 - A bill for an act relating to the petroleum industry. Establishes: (1) petroleum industry monitoring, analysis, and reporting special fund; (2) petroleum industry information reporting system; and (3) unfair practices by petroleum industry. Suspends enforcement of gasoline price limit program by PUC.

Wikipedia "Gas Cap Law" downloaded 1/7/2022:The Hawaii Gas Cap Law, introduced in 2005, set a price ceiling on wholesale gasoline prices. The price was set weekly by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC). On May 5, 2006, [HB3115] suspended the gas cap law. The bill allows Hawaii's governor to reinstate the gas cap law at any time. In force for less than a year, the cap was seen by some as artificially raising consumer prices. The law has not been reinstated.

Legislative outcome: Passed Senate 22-3-0 on May/2/06; passed House 50-0-1 on May/4/06; Signed by Governor Linda Lingle on May/5/06

Source: Wikipedia on Hawaii State Legislature voting record HB 3115 May 5, 2006

Ryan Zinke: Increase coal, oil & gas mining access at National Monuments

In April 2017, Zinke began reviewing at least 27 national monuments to determine if any of the monuments could be reduced in size. These changes were welcomed by Republicans but condemned by Democrats and environmentalist groups such as the Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club.

After The New York Times took Zinke's Interior Department to court, it won and got 25,000 documents, of which 4,500 pages were related to Zinke's multi-monument review, and which showed the administration set out to increase coal, oil and gas mining access. The documents also showed that the Zinke administration's new map pretty much matched that previously promoted by longtime Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, whose plan claimed it "would resolve all known mineral conflicts for SITLA [Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration] within the Bears Ears. The real [beneficiaries] are Utah schoolchildren and the people of San Juan County," a claim disputed as hypocritical by the Utah Din‚ Bik‚yah tribe.

Source: Wikipedia.com for Trump Cabinet biographies Dec 31, 2018

  • The above quotations are from Wikipedia.org political website.
  • Click here for definitions & background information on Energy & Oil.
  • Click here for other issues (main summary page).
2024 Presidential contenders on Energy & Oil:
  Candidates for President & Vice-President:
V.P.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.(I-CA)
Chase Oliver(L-GA)
Dr.Jill Stein(D-MA)
Former Pres.Donald Trump(R-FL)
Sen.J.D.Vance(R-OH)
Gov.Tim Walz(D-MN)
Dr.Cornel West(I-NJ)

2024 presidential primary contenders:
Pres.Joe_Biden(D-DE)
N.D.Gov.Doug Burgum(R)
N.J.Gov.Chris_Christie(R)
Fla.Gov.Ron_DeSantis(R)
S.C.Gov.Nikki_Haley(R)
Ark.Gov.Asa_Hutchinson(R)
Former V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
U.S.Rep.Dean_Phillips(D-MN)
Vivek_Ramaswamy(R-OH)
S.C.Sen.Tim_Scott(R)
Please consider a donation to OnTheIssues.org!
Click for details -- or send donations to:
1770 Mass Ave. #630, Cambridge MA 02140
E-mail: submit@OnTheIssues.org
(We rely on your support!)

Page last updated: Nov 03, 2024