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To: heinz44 who wrote (169282)	7/12/2009 7:29:26 PM
From: jrhana	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 312980

Yes the NG lobby is weak and unprofessional. That will change. Both the Greenies and coal have much better lobbyists. <Fed energy bill lights fire under natural gas Former Sen. Tim Wirth said other industries fought harder and won more concessions. (Post file photo ) When federal energy legislation was being crafted last spring, the natural-gas industry "was not at the bargaining table" and as a result was left out, said former Colorado U.S. Sen. Tim Wirth...... The solar and wind industries, the agricultural industry and the auto industry all got something in the bill, Wirth said. "Every industry was deeply engaged — except one," Wirth said. "The natural-gas industry." hat industry has 60 days to regroup and try to insert elements that will help develop markets for natural gas, Wirth said........ Rattie said Questar and 20 other large natural-gas-production companies have formed the American Natural Gas Alliance to promote the fuel.> Message 25771041 <Currently in Washington, the coal lobby is winning in “a game of trying to buy enough votes. And the game is getting rigged; the coal industry is better at playing that game than the natural gas industry. And my concern right now is that we’re going to see legislation that has the unintended consequence of allowing the continued use, and perhaps greater use, of coal to the disadvantage of natural gas. “If you left the playing field level…natural gas will win. But politicians will have a way of gaming the rules so market-based outcomes are not always the ones that are realized.”> Message 25671786 <Which is worse: Congress failing to recognize natural gas as a much-needed bridge fuel until renewable energy is more viable, or the industry’s inability to lobby for its own interests? Cramer called the commodity’s treatment in Washington, and natural-gas companies’ failure to make their case, a “total travesty.” President Obama has done the country a huge disservice, the Mad Money host said, by promoting a cap-and-trade plan that discourages the use of natural gas. It will be decades before wind and solar power can replace oil, and we need nat gas to bridge the gap.> Message 25745487 But politicians of both parties are starting to come around: <Gov. Bill Ritter offered Colorado’s natural gas industry his support Thursday in a speech on the last day of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association’s annual three-day conference. “Natural gas is a vital part of the New Energy Economy,” Ritter told the crowd of about 2,000 people. “It is a permanent part of the New Energy Economy. It’s not a bridge fuel, not a transition fuel, but a mission-critical fuel.”> Message 25775251 Message 25746101 Message 25746732