[CPEO-IRF] Senate Committee stalls refinery proposal

[lsiegel@cpeo.org]

Oil refinery bill fails to pass out of Senate committee
 
Waste News
October 26, 2005

The head of the Senate Environment Committee failed to pass legislation
out of his committee during an Oct. 26 vote that would have made it
easier for oil refineries to expand.

Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., the committee chairman, urged passage of the
bill to increase gasoline production and lower fuel costs, but critics
said the bill would lead to more pollution and giveaways to the oil industry.

Inhofe?s bill failed after Sen. Lincoln Chafee, R-R.I., announced he
would not support the measure and voted with the committee's eight
Democrats to defeat the Gas Price Act, which would have streamlined the
permitting process for opening new refineries and reduced the amount of
time required to obtain permits. A maze of permitting requirements has
discouraged oil companies from opening new refineries to boost
production, Inhofe argued.

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http://www.wastenews.com/headlines2.html?id=1130352778

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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