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Oil and Gas

Public Citizen has testified before the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives this year on high oil and gas prices.

Read Public Citizen's testimony on fuel economy standards May 9, 2006 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Read Tyson Slocum's article, "Gas Gambit" at Tompaine.com

To read Energy Program Director Tyson Slocum's testimony before the U.S. Senate on gasoline prices in February 2006, please click here. 

To read Slocum's testimony on natural gas markets before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Energy and Resources, click here.

Also, click here for his testimony before the Washington State Legislature on gas prices. And, click here for Slocum's testimony before the New Jersey State Assembly on the state's gasoline prices.

April 2005: Check out Nieman Watchdog's web-site for a Q & A with Public Citizen's energy research director Tyson Slocum on oil and gas and what's really driving up prices.

»	Recent Tax Breaks Provided to Oil Companies by Congress and President Bush

»	Tyson Slocum's Testimony Before the Senate on Gasoline Prices

»	Skyrocketing Gasoline Prices and Record Oil Company Profits: Coincidence?

»	Report: The Role of Petroleum Industry Mergers in Rising Gas Prices

»	Op-Ed: America needs oil company windfall profits tax

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