Chairman's Corner

Nathan Tabor
President and Founder of ACT Media, Inc.I became chairman of the North Carolina Energy Forum because I am scared for our country and I am concerned our elected officials are not focused upon the important issues facing our economy today, which include energy security and protecting against higher energy prices.
North Carolina’s unemployment rate is more than ten percent today and we continue to lose manufacturing jobs at an alarming rate. Congress is not focused on promoting an effective policy that helps to put North Carolinians back to work and ensuring that we focus on providing energy security for all residents of our great state......
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Congress is considering at least $80 billion in new taxes on the oil and natural gas industry, which were proposed recently in President Obama's fiscal 2011 budget. Raising taxes as the economy is trying to recover from a deep recession is a recipe for disaster...
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John Manzella on Raising Energy Taxes
John Manzella, internationally-recognized author and speaker on trade, policy, business, and globalization, spoke about the impact of higher energy taxes on the economy and American consumers on the Neal Asbury radio show, a production of Atlantic Radio Network (ARN).
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