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Close the Enron Loophole

Lobby group seeking further regulation of the futures markets
Numerous articles on the price of oil and speculation
S. 2058 sponsored by Levin and Reed, introduced on September 17, 2007

Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000

The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (114 STAT.2763A-365) created an Enron Loophole in the dark ICE market (OTC and online energy trades are not regulated)
Paper describes bills and options for market oversight

CONGRESS

Republican Democratic S. 2973 introduced by Domenici on 5/1/08 Proposal by Harry Reid on 5/6/08 1. Drill in Arctic Natl. Wildlife Refuge
2. Expand oil shale in Colorado

Consumption and Sales

Refiner sales, monthly and annual (three-month time lag) in U.S.
Short-term forecasts of consumption and prices

CRUDE OIL PRICES PER BARREL

World Crude Oil Prices (DOE)
- Weekly prices since 1978 by country and type of oil in dollars per barrel
Crude Oil Prices v. Gasoline
- If there are 42 gallons of unrefined oil to a barrel and about 20 gallons of refined gasoline come from a barrel, a $2 rise in the price of a barrel would translate into a 10-cent increase of the price per gallon at the pump?

CRUDE OIL RESERVES

Data for 2006 appears in Table 11.4 of its Annual Energy Review

Debate Central (National Center for Policy Analysis)

Multilateralism; pro and con of the Bush Doctrine (pre-emptive war)
Numerous articles on the 2008/09 high school debate topic
Covers climate change, energy efficiency, peak oil, state counterplans
Pros and cons of volunteerism for high school graduates

Dorgan Leads Call to Stop Filling Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Press release on letter to President Bush, dated March 14, 2008
SPR is 97% full; U.S. should stop filling it at 70,000 gallons per day to ease gasoline prices

Effective Federal Funds Rate (Federal Reserve Board)

Chart showing weekly key interest rate, 1950 to present

Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (PL 110-140, H.R. 6)

Requires manufacturers' automotive fleets to average 35 MPH by 2020
Provides competitive grants for developing plug-in electric vehicles
Raises requirements for the use of biofuels and establishes competitive grants for research