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Tuesday, January 20, 2015 |
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McCain challenges Jones Act build and ownership requirements
By Michael Hansen @ 2:30 PM :: 6071 Views :: Jones Act
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...McCain’s instant amendment would be a rider to the Keystone Pipeline legislation....
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Sunday, January 18, 2015 |
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Senator McCain’s Jones Act Amendment: Good for America
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:18 AM :: 4762 Views :: Jones Act
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The Alaska governor is actually required to “use best efforts and all appropriate means to persuade the United States Congress to repeal those provisions of the Jones Act formerly codified at 46 U.S.C. 861, et seq.”...
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Saturday, January 17, 2015 |
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A New Opportunity for Jones Act Reform in Washington, DC
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:25 PM :: 4587 Views :: Jones Act
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Senator John McCain introduced a measure to modify the Jones Act so that American ship companies can purchase their ships from our allies....
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Thursday, January 15, 2015 |
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Sen McCain Introduces Amendment to Jones Act
By Selected News Articles @ 2:10 PM :: 5805 Views :: Jones Act
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the text of McCain's proposed amendment repeals the US Build requirement of the Jones Act....
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015 |
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Management: No Takeaways in Proposed Contract, but ILWU Rejects
By News Release @ 3:50 AM :: 5132 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...To date, the ILWU and PMA have reached tentative agreements on health care and increases to pay guarantees....
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015 |
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POLITICO: A Bizarre Trip Through the Jones Act Bank
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 PM :: 4517 Views :: Jones Act
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“Honestly, I didn’t even know you could arrest ships.”
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015 |
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ILWU Agrees to Federal Mediation of West Coast Port Dispute
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 5232 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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“In response to a joint request for assistance from the parties, collective bargaining...will continue as soon as possible under the auspices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service...."
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015 |
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Six Boats Run Aground Due to Winter Storm, One Sailor Missing
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 5824 Views :: Jones Act
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...780-foot container ship Horizon Pacific ran aground in the channel as it exited Honolulu Harbor. The ship was able to “self-extract” and returned to port....
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Saturday, January 3, 2015 |
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West Coast Port Slowdowns Worsen: ILWU, PMA Blame Each Other
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 5990 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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“The congestion in the terminals is near a breaking point."
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Monday, December 22, 2014 |
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PMA Requests Federal Mediation in West Coast Longshore Negotiations
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 5617 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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ILWU slowdown tactics have reduced productivity at Pacific Northwest ports for more than a month and a half....
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Sunday, December 21, 2014 |
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ILWU Port Slowdowns Behind Japanese Potato Crisis?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:37 AM :: 6183 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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The problem has also affected other restaurant chains, as a dockworker dispute on the West Coast of the United States has reverberated across the Pacific Ocean....
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Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
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The Jones Act’s Costly Impact
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:59 PM :: 4409 Views :: Jones Act
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U.S. law allows shippers to transport goods domestically on cars, trucks, aircraft, or rail cars built in other countries. Just not ships....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Averting West Coast Port Shutdowns
By Selected News Articles @ 1:27 AM :: 5485 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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West Coast ports are suffering a series of slowdowns....
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 |
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Matson Hikes Rates 5.4%
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 5435 Views :: Jones Act
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"In the past decade, Matson has invested nearly $1 billion in four new containerships...."
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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Lawyers Investigate Sale of Horizon Lines, Class Action Suit Possible
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 4257 Views :: Jones Act
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...this proposed transaction undervalues the Company to the detriment of Horizon’s shareholders....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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What does Horizon Line’s demise mean?
By Michael Hansen @ 11:14 PM :: 4874 Views :: Jones Act
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With the cost of U.S. newbuildings now five times that of constructing comparable ships in South Korea and Japan, Horizon could not afford to build new Jones Act ships....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Horizon Sells Hawaii Operations to Pasha Lines, Alaska to Matson
By News Release @ 7:14 PM :: 5300 Views :: Jones Act
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Matson to acquire all outstanding shares of Horizon Lines immediately after Pasha acquires Horizon's Hawaii trade lane business....
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Friday, October 31, 2014 |
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Zombies, Vampires, and the Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:55 PM :: 4681 Views :: Jones Act
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How does the Jones Act make Hawaii vulnerable to the Zombie Apocalypse?
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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Matson to pay $1 million for Honolulu molasses spill under plea agreement
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:35 PM :: 5642 Views :: Environment, Jones Act
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...Matson Terminals Inc has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor violations of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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The Jones Act--Backward Thinking
By Selected News Articles @ 3:51 PM :: 4603 Views :: Jones Act
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With the right policies, the U.S. has an opportunity to become the world’s top energy producer and to continue the return of manufacturing jobs....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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Free Markets and Jones Act Reform at Union Meeting?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:57 PM :: 5117 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...allow the purchase of less expensive but more efficient foreign-built ferries....
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Sunday, October 5, 2014 |
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Hawaii Superferry Making a Comeback?
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 6431 Views :: Jones Act, Small Business
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5pm to 10pm Monday October 6th 2014 PIER 19 Ferry Facility....
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Monday, September 29, 2014 |
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Schatz Makes You Pay More Every Day
By News Release @ 7:42 PM :: 5855 Views :: Jones Act, Cost of Living
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...the monthly out of pocket expenses for groceries has increased $130.80 since 2013....
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 |
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The Jones Act Is Irrelevant to Merchant Marine Shipbuilding
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 2:50 AM :: 5429 Views :: Jones Act
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U.S. shipbuilding is less than 1% of the world share....
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii's out-of-control living costs can be beat
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:59 AM :: 4224 Views :: Jones Act
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...the people of Hawaii are paying thousands of dollars more per family to subsidize this act....
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014 |
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Djou: Exempt Hawaii from Obamacare, Jones Act
By Rep Charles Djou @ 1:41 PM :: 6703 Views :: Health Care, Jones Act, Politicians
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"Hawaii has America's highest cost of living and I am committed to reducing this burden...."
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Saturday, September 6, 2014 |
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Hawaii LNG Shipping Options
By Michael Hansen @ 11:31 PM :: 9471 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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From the point of view of shipping, there are several issues which will impinge on HECO’s planning to transition from liquid petroleum fuels to LNG....
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014 |
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Hawaii Gubernatorial Candidates on the Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 1:30 AM :: 4918 Views :: Jones Act
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...a major gubernatorial candidate in the general election has endorsed the Hawaii Shippers’ Council’s noncontiguous trades Jones Act reform proposal....
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
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Hawaii and U.S. Territories aim to increase fuel diversity with LNG imports
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 5748 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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...These islands may soon be able to diversify their energy sources to include natural gas, because of relatively low natural gas prices and new shipping technology....
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Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
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Changing Hawaii – Fred Hemmings
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:36 AM :: 5598 Views :: Jones Act, Republican Party
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...we’re paying a premium not because of the distance from commodities that can be sold, but because of taxes and hidden costs of transportation....
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 |
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Will $150M Obamacare Tax Lead to ILWU Strike?
By Michael Hansen @ 10:35 PM :: 5911 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...Potentially, consumers in Hawaii and Alaska could pick up the tab for Obamacare excise tax....
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Monday, July 28, 2014 |
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Hawaii’s dominant shipping carrier to pay $9 million to settle federal allegations
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:19 AM :: 5548 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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...Matson and Horizon improperly billed the U.S. Department of Defense, costing $2 million a year in damages....
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 |
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The Jones Act and the Energy Price Hawaii Pays for Protectionism
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:12 PM :: 7635 Views :: Energy, Jones Act, Cost of Living
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...electricity prices in Hawaii are nearly double those in the state with the next highest prices because Hawaii generates 75% of its electricity from petroleum and must rely on Jones Act vessels for all domestic oil shipments....
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 |
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Matson Pays $9.95M to Settle Federal Fraud Suit
By Selected News Articles @ 4:33 PM :: 4728 Views :: Jones Act
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...ocean carriers improperly and with intent applied ocean bunker fuel surcharges to inland (overland) freight charges....
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014 |
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Matson, Crowley to Grab for Horizon’s Alaska, Hawaii Ships?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:08 PM :: 4914 Views :: Jones Act
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...men in suits have been seen visiting Horizon's facilities. Is somebody doing due diligence?....
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014 |
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How might the Jones Act be altered to make US shipping competitive?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 4509 Views :: Jones Act
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Cheaper ships mean more ships in operation which create more U.S. seafarer and ship repair jobs and improve service to the shippers....
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Monday, June 23, 2014 |
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Video: Shifting the Jones Act Tide
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:23 AM :: 5057 Views :: Jones Act
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The shift in attitude regarding the Jones Act is an exciting development for those who have long supported change....
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Sunday, June 1, 2014 |
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NIOSH: Distant Water Tuna Fleet Workers at High Risk
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 5294 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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... compared to most other fishing fleets in the U.S., workers in this fleet are at high risk of suffering a fatal injury ....
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014 |
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Audio: Hawaii Shippers’ Council Discusses the Jones Act on Guam Radio
By Michael Hansen @ 3:18 PM :: 4831 Views :: Jones Act
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...Hawaii Shippers Council discussed its noncontiguous trades Jones Act reform proposal and related issues on Guam’s leading radio talk show....
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Saturday, May 24, 2014 |
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Heritage: Jones Act Hinders National Security
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:01 AM :: 4918 Views :: Jones Act
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The Jones Act no longer fulfills its intended purpose of maintaining a dependable marine fleet for national security and emergencies....
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Saturday, May 24, 2014 |
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Hawaii GOP pledges Jones Act reform
By Michael Hansen @ 1:58 AM :: 4630 Views :: Jones Act
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The Hawaii Republican Party meeting in convention on May 17, 2014, adopted eight platform resolutions including one calling for Jones Act reform....
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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Military Officers Assoc. Backs Jones Act Reform
By Selected News Articles @ 9:16 PM :: 3969 Views :: Jones Act
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Many lawmakers would like to know why the U.S. is contributing to a lower cost of living in China, while continuing to encourage high costs of living in the non-contiguous U.S. states and possessions....
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Monday, May 19, 2014 |
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Congressional Report: Jones Act Boosts Oil Prices
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 5900 Views :: Jones Act
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...The domestic build requirement for tanker ships, in particular, has been identified as contributing to higher costs in moving domestic crude oil along the coasts....
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Saturday, May 10, 2014 |
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Want energy independence? Waive the Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:52 AM :: 4549 Views :: Jones Act
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The un-sustainability of the Jones Act is becoming more and more apparent as it runs headlong into the energy debate....
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Friday, May 9, 2014 |
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Slom: Governor Should Seek Jones Act Exemption
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 3:16 PM :: 4470 Views :: Jones Act
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"The Governor should follow the recommendations of his committee and should immediately seek an exemption from the Jones Act, particularly the ship build requirement."
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 |
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Task force: Unshackle Hawaii from archaic shipping regulation
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:05 PM :: 4026 Views :: Jones Act
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Horizon and Matson control Hawaii’s shipping market because of Jones Act requirements, but a task force said the energy market is better served with foreign competition....
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Monday, May 5, 2014 |
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Hawaii State Task Force Recommends Jones Act Exemption
By Michael Hansen @ 11:44 PM :: 8231 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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What might be the situation if one or both refineries closed ....
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 |
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Repeal Jones Act Before Exporting Oil
By Selected News Articles @ 2:56 PM :: 5868 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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This newfound abundance has come primarily from the application of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing....
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
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DBEDT Hawaii Refinery Task Force Calls for Jones Act Waiver
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 6233 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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...Tesoro indicated that domestic supply was not competitive, in part due to Jones Act restrictions....
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Is the Jones Act Impacting Domestic Oil?
By Video @ 7:54 PM :: 5795 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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Shippers are increasingly moving crude to a refinery in Canada....
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