Energy and Environment

Burgess, Local Leaders, and Industry Experts to Discuss Energy

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) has announced that on Saturday, July 20, he will host the 2013 Energy Summit & Fair at the University of North Texas’ Business Leadership Building. Local and state officials, as well as industry experts and businesses, will attend and speak at the summit and will highlight steps North Texans can take to become more energy efficient while saving on their energy costs.

Burgess Wants Pause On The EPA’s Ethanol Waiver

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Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), has reintroduced HR 1469, the Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels (LEVEL) Act that will halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) actions in moving forward with a waiver for an increase in ethanol in fuel. Currently, gasoline contains a 10 percent blend wall of ethanol, known as E-10.