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On Monday, March 12, the Water and Power Subcommittee will hold a hearing on specific energy and water policies and programs that the U.S. Department of the Navy is implementing…
Today, the Senate voted 76 – 22 to provide $1.4 billion in dedicated funding over the next two years for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). This vote will…
Jeff Bingaman, chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, has a well-deserved reputation for focusing on facts. He worries about the many myths surrounding gasoline prices, oil prices and domestic production. …
“Today the Committee will consider the President’s request for the Forest Service’s FY 2013 budget. The request would result in a 1 percent decrease in the overall Forest Service budget,…
On Tuesday, March 6, the full committee will consider the President’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 for the Forest Service. Chief Tom Tidwell, U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture…
Let me congratulate the Department of Energy and ARPA-E on this third successful Energy Innovation Summit, and thank Secretary of Energy Steve Chu and ARPA-E Director Arun Majumdar for inviting…
“Mr. President, I would send a bill to the desk entitled the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 and ask that it be appropriately referred. “Mr. President, let me take…
Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) today introduced legislation to modernize our nation’s power sector and guide it toward a future in which more and more electricity is generated with cleaner and…
“This morning the Committee is reviewing the President’s proposed budget for the Department of the Interior for fiscal year 2013. We are very pleased to have Secretary Salazar back with…
Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman today announced a hearing for Tuesday, March 13, on the “Report of the Independent Consultant’s Review with Respect to the Department of Energy Loan and…
On Tuesday, February 28, the full committee will consider the President’s Fiscal Year 2013 proposed budget for the Department of the Interior. Secretary Ken Salazar of the U.S. Department of…
“Today, we have an oversight hearing to examine the President’s proposed Department of Energy budget for Fiscal Year 2013. We welcome Secretary Chu to testify and present the Administration’s budget…
Under Secretary of Energy (responsible for nuclear, fossil, renewable energy, and electricity) Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy General Counsel (responsible for legal…
Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) strongly supports the increases proposed for Department of Energy (DOE) programs in the President’s Budget Request for FY 2013 today, which are being proposed against a…
“Mr. Allison’s review is a careful and thoughtful analysis of the Department of Energy’s loan programs. As the report makes clear, Congress established these programs to support innovative projects employing…
On Thursday, Feb. 16, the full committee will receive testimony on the U.S. Department of Energy’s budget request for fiscal year 2013. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu will be the…
“This morning, the Committee is considering legislation to provide for a land exchange between the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the Resolution Copper Company to facilitate Resolution…
Week of Feb. 6 – 10 On Thursday, February 9, the full committee will receive testimony on H.R. 1904, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011;…
“The Committee meets this morning to hear about the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on nuclear waste. We’re very honored that Congressman Lee Hamilton and General Brent Scowcroft, the…
“Thank you all for being here today. This is an oversight hearing on the U.S. and global energy market outlook for 2012. As many of you know, we often start…
Week of January 30 – February 3 * On Tuesday, January 31, the full committee will receive testimony on the U.S. and global energy outlook for 2012. The overflow…
“The Forest Service’s proposal is a balanced approach to more efficient and collaborative planning for the management of our National Forests. It will provide for sustainable access, protection, and use…
In tonight’s State of the Union, President Obama kept the national conversation focused on a new era for American energy – an economy fueled by homegrown and alternative energy sources…
In light of the changing natural gas market, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing in November to gain a better understanding of the laws and regulations…
On Keystone XL Pipeline “Secretary Clinton was very clear ahead of time that if she was forced to make a decision on the pipeline without all of the environmental…