"opening statement"
"The burden needs to shift some to the industry."
"The President's Cancer Panel found that reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act is critically needed to reduce the incidents and burden of cancer in this country."
"It is weaker."
"I still believe the subcommittee should hold a hearing to get the facts regarding flaring, and to develop real solutions to the problem."
"We need to look at the infrastructure that is going to be coming out of the Pennsylvania/Ohio/West Virginia stuff that is going to be able to take care of the Midwest."
"The flaring of a valuable and finite natural resource is nothing less than a market failure."
"The wasteful and unnecessary flaring of natural gas is a serious problem. It has no place in a modern energy infrastructure."
"We need to find solutions to stop this dangerous pollution and put this gas to productive use."
"Hon. Henry A. Waxman, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, opening statement."
"If it is profitable to capture the natural gas, rather than flare it, why aren't more companies doing it?"