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On the recordAugust 4, 2007
As a retailer all my life, that's what a gas company is. They're a retailer. I sold food. They sell gas. And as their business decreases, their profits go down, but their pipeline system, their pumping stations and all of their costs remain the same. My hesitation is with the cleanest energy we have, why do we want to restrict the use of it, because there's no NO<INF>X</INF>, no SO<INF>X</INF> and a third of the CO<INF>2</INF>. It seems like we ought to be more focused on making it affordable so that volumes remain constant and we don't have this problem. Again, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
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John W. Peterson
Pennsylvania
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Discussing the implications of energy policy on gas companies and the affordability of clean energy.

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