We've recently added a new section to our Web site: the Action Center--which allows you to contact the administration and Congress and speak up on two very controversial energy issues:

• Whether to produce more U.S. oil and natural gas for Americans
• The potential impact of placing new taxes and fees on the U.S. energy sector

If you're into technology and mind-boggling engineering, you'll enjoy reading about our travels next week. A couple of us from API are going to Houston for the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC)--the "must attend" offshore energy event where the advanced technologies used to explore for and produce oil and natural gas are put on display.

In case you haven't noticed the links on the left sidebar of this blog, I want to call your attention to EnergyTomorrow Radio (ETR)--our biweekly podcast that addresses everything energy. Since ETR began in 2007, I've interviewed a variety of energy experts on issues ranging from untapped U.S. resources, to Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel, to energy policy under a new administration.

Welcome to the new Energy Tomorrow blog. I'm Jane Van Ryan, API's Senior Communications Manager for New Media, and I'm one of the people who will be contributing to the blog. As you know, energy continues to be a critically important topic of discussion in the United States today, and many Americans are eager for information about energy.

To that end, API has endeavored to provide factual, third-party content through our Web site, and we've answered questions from visitors who've contacted us. Now we want to take that to the next level.