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Peak Oil

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Participates in Future of Energy Field Hearing Feb 29, 2008 - Congressman Roscoe Bartlett participated in a future of energy field hearing in Houston, Texas on February 29, 2009. The hearing was held by the House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. Congressman Bartlett is a senior member of the House Science and Technology Comm... More

Congressman Bartlett Peak Oil Speech Feb 28, 2008 - Congressman Roscoe Bartlett gave a one-hour Special Order speech about peak oil on February 28, 2008. Copies of the transcript and charts used are posted on the website. A link to a live video download of the speech is here ... More

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett Opposes Tax Increase But Supports Increased Conservation, Efficiency and Alternative Renewable Energy Sources Aug 4, 2007 - Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-6-MD) opposed tax increases on energy, but supported a change in America’s energy policies to encourage conservation of finite fossil fuels, increase efficiency and promote development of alternative domestic renewable resources. Congressman Bartlett ... More

One Week of Activity for Congressman Bartlett Illustrates His Effectiveness as a Leader in Congress about Energy Policy Jun 15, 2007 - Congressman Roscoe Bartlett has been busy this week continuing to be a leader in the U.S. Congress concerning energy policy. He improved two energy bills, by providing important amendments during a Science and Technology Committee markup and participated in a separate hearing about biofuels... More

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Testifies About Energy to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Jun 15, 2007 - Due to his experience as a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and as a cofounder of both the Defense Energy Working Group and Congressional Peak Oil Caucus, Congressman Roscoe Bartlett was invited to testify about energy on June 15, 2007 before the U.S.-China Economic and Security ... More

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of ADM. Hyman Rickover Energy Speech on May 14, 2007 - On Monday, May 14, 2007 Congressman Roscoe Bartlett will commemorate the 50th anniversary of a speech by Admiral Hyman Rickover, "Energy Resources and our Future," in a Special Order speech estimated to be between 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm Eastern. C-SPAN will broadcast it LIVE on cable and the In... More

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett to Respond to Energy Initiatives in the State of the Union on January 24
Jan 23, 2007 - Congressman Roscoe Bartlett will respond to energy initiatives in the State of the Union in two events on Wednesday, January 24. Between 10:45 am and 11:15 am in room HC-9 of the Capitol, he will join Reps. Engel (D-NY), Kingston (R-GA) and other original co-sponsors to discuss the contr... More

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Supports H.R. 6 Energy Bill Jan 18, 2007 - Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-6-MD) spoke to his colleagues in the chamber of the House of Representatives concerning his support and cosponsorship of H.R. 6, an energy bill and a top priority of the new majority Democratic House leadership. The bill passed with a bipartisan majority 263 t... More

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Introduces 17 Bills Jan 9, 2007 - Congressman Roscoe Bartlett introduced seventeen bills in the first week of the new 110th Congress. “I look forward to advancing them and three priority issues: ethical embryonic stem cell research, energy, and electro-magnetic pulse (EMP),” said Congressman Bartlett Ener... More

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Introduces 16 Bills at Start of 110th Congress; Recognizes Historic First Woman Speaker Jan 4, 2007 - On the first day of the 110th Congress, Congressman Roscoe Bartlett said that, “America is the greatest country in the world and every first day of every new Congress we set a new world record. We are blessed to have a federal government that is the world’s longest continuously operating co... More