U.S. News & World Report | Tax Bill Boosts Oil, Gas Drilling _ and Renewable Energy U.S. News & World Report Tax Bill Boosts Oil, Gas Drilling _ and Renewable Energy. A tax bill moving forward in Congress would boost traditional forms of energy such as oil and gas while also supporting renewable energy such as wind and solar power. Dec. 16, 2017, at 3:16 a.m ... Alaska Oil Drilling Survives House-Senate Tax Conference |