tourism is Wyoming's second largest industry and contributes $2.6 billion to Wyoming's economy

We do have a part of our science program that is focused on looking at the opportunity to create liquid fuel.

We have to look at some other alternatives, like offshore, and improve the technology.

Is it possible to address the biofuels issue with pine beetle-killed trees?

Adaptive management.

I am from Wyoming. We are the number one uranium producing state in the nation.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank you all for joining us today.

Thank you very much.

But as my colleague from Colorado mentioned earlier, there is a study that shows that an eight percent gross royalty would be the highest ad valorem type royalty in the world, in terms of all minerals.

So I do take issue with your statement that we should be importing more uranium from friendly countries, such as Canada and Australia.

Thirty-five wells on one well pad--drilling horizontally and directionally--producing natural gas that we never could have recovered four years ago.

I am assuming since someone just got beeped by your caucus that we will be beeped by ours as well to go vote.

My name is Cynthia Lummis, I am from Wyoming. I want to thank the gentlemen and lady for appearing before us today.

I come from one of America's largest onshore oil, gas and coal producing states.

I want to ask a question specific to California production as well.

Could one of you describe the usual permitting or environmental study process that would occur for an offshore lease?

How long will it be before we will start seeing increased production on the Outer Continental Shelf, assuming that the lift of the moratorium stays in place.

It is poor planning on our part to release this money without giving real consideration to how it will be used or whether its goals will be met. I stand in support of House Joint Resolution 3, and ask my colleagues to stand with me for…