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**Press Release** Contact: Pepper Pennington

For Immediate Release 202-225-2706

June 4, 2008 202-593-1253

**Tom\'s Top Ten Tips for a Rational Energy Policy for America**

*Feeney Urges Quick Action to Help Middle Class Families*

(Washington, DC) - Since liberals in Congress continue to ignore the
pleas from hardworking middle class families, Tom Feeney (R-Oviedo),
today released his top ten suggestions for Speaker Pelosi to address the
rising cost of fuel. Over the Memorial Day recess, Tom Feeney heard the
pleas from Central Floridians to address the pain they face at the pump
today.

**\"Liberals in Congress continue to ignore the pleas from hardworking
middle-class families who feel the pinch each time they hit the gas
pump. Enough is enough when it comes to Speaker Pelosi\'s empty gas
price relief promises - the time to offer relief is now. Nancy Pelosi
should get her liberal dogma out of the way to unleash America's
demonstrated ability to produce energy from abundant domestic
sources,\"** said Feeney.

**[Tom\'s Top Ten Tips to Address the Pelosi Premium]{.underline}**

1.  Renounce the Democrat\'s current "*Just Say No"* energy policy that
    refuses to develop readily available domestic energy sources.
    America's energy portfolio should be broad and diverse, include
    conventional and unconventional sources and not exclude any
    economically feasible source. Saying no to tried and true means of
    producing energy cripples America's modern economy.

2.  Open up the 2,000 of the 19,600,000 acres of Alaska\'s Arctic
    National Wildlife Refuge to oil exploration. Such authorization
    would send a strong signal that America is serious about developing
    its energy reserves.

3.  Allow environmentally responsible development of oil shale and tar
    sands in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming so those alternative oil
    sources can be brought on line like the Canadians have developed
    their tar sands in Alberta.

4.  Allow environmentally responsible exploration of other domestic oil
    and natural gas reserves that are now off-limits (Rocky Mountain
    region, Alaska, offshore sites).

5.  Encourage the greater use of coal and nuclear energy to produce the
    electricity needed to air condition our homes and power our high
    technology economy.

6.  Reduce the number of gasoline blends required under local air
    quality rules so gasoline can be readily sent to areas of shortage.

7.  Waive environmental rules, as needed, regarding the formulation of
    gasoline and diesel fuels. These rules provide limited improvements
    to air pollution but increase production costs and hamper efforts to
    use readily available heavy crude oil.

8.  Streamline the permitting process for refinery construction and
    expansion so more gasoline and diesel fuel refining capacity can be
    brought online.

9.  Encourage improved energy efficiency by offering conservation tax
    incentives.

10. Ensure that America becomes the energy laboratory of the future
    through government and privately funded research. We possess the
    world\'s best technology and should apply it so we:

    -   produce more oil and natural gas from existing wells;

    -   find and develop new sources of oil and natural gas including
        non-traditional sources like tar sands, oil shale, coalbed
        methane, gas shale, and tight gas sands;

    -   improve coal burning and nuclear energy technologies so
        environmental impacts are lessened;

    -   produce more alternate fuels and renewable energy; and

    -   improve energy efficiency.