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Buildings + Efficiency = Jobs March 11, 2010 “We have today three legislative proposals designed to improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings, to reduce energy bills for…
Enhancing Energy Efficiency “I welcome my colleagues and our witnesses today to this hearing on four bills designed to strengthen the Department of Energy’s appliance efficiency program: …
HEARING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN BINGAMAN “Last Congress, an issue arose over the overlap in jurisdiction between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over futures instruments, and the new authority…
The Week Ahead Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of March 8-12 On Tuesday, March 9, the full committee will examine financial transmission rights and other electricity market…
Chopping Down an Urban Myth About Litigation March 4, 2010 For years, critics have complained that hazardous fuels reduction projects in the National Forests have been tied up…
DOE’s Implementation of Recovery Act HEARING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN BINGAMAN March 4, 2010 “Thank you all for coming here today to give us your thoughts on the progress the Department…
Bipartisan Bill Boosts Energy Efficiency March 3, 2010 Today, Chairman Bingaman, Ranking Republican Murkowski and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced a bipartisan bill (S. 3059) to boost the…
Home Star Creating Jobs While Making Our Homes More Energy Efficient President Obama today promoted a new program to combine home energy efficiency and job growth, called Home Star. …
The Week Ahead on Senate Energy & Natural Resources Week of March 1-5 On Wednesday, March 3, the full committee will consider the President’s proposed budget for FY 2011…
Mountaintop Removal & Valley Fills February 16th, 2010 Surface mining in the mountainous areas of Appalachia is an important source of coal production. This method of mining –…
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Weeks of Feb. 15-26 On Monday, Feb. 15, the full committee will hold a field hearing to receive testimony on S.1689, the…
v On Tuesday, Feb. 9, the full committee will examine financial transmission rights and other electricity market mechanisms. Witnesses will include Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Chairman Gary…
“The purpose of today’s hearing is to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2011 Department of Energy budget. “We want to thank Secretary Chu for testifying today on this,…
President Obama’s proposed $12.2 billion budget for the Department of the Interior will boost funding for several programs which are priorities to Chairman Bingaman, including the Land and Water Conservation…
The $3.8 trillion budget blueprint that President Obama submitted to Congress today finds numerous ways to implement the president’s resolve to reduce deficit spending by cutting discretionary, nonsecurity spending. But…
v On Tuesday, Feb. 2, the full committee will consider the nominations of Larry Persily to be Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, and Patricia Hoffman to…
“I’m pleased that President Obama continues to have energy and its connection to American jobs at the top of his agenda. ‘Green and clean’ is the best way to create…
In a letter to President Obama today, a dozen leading green tech entrepreneurs, investors and stakeholders called for the immediate creation of a Clean Energy Deployment Administration (CEDA), the same…
“Today’s hearing will examine the role of research and development in meeting the medium and long-term goals associated with climate change. “The discovery of new science and the invention…
Last month, we finished the first session of the 111th with an e-mail highlighting the accomplishments which made 2009 such a busy and successful year for the Senate Energy Committee….
Today, Chairman Bingaman welcomed the announcement that President Obama will award $2.3 billion for new clean-tech manufacturing. The awards are part of the Recovery Act’s Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit,…
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM): “I applaud Secretary Salazar for taking some thoughtful and strategic actions that will both boost energy production on public lands…
As the first session of the 111th draws (slowly) to a close, many reporters have started to assemble the time-honored “year in review” stories. Because our job is to help…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today applauded the White House for supporting his call to expand a key tax incentive that would create jobs by encouraging the manufacture of…
In a brief business meeting today, with a unanimous voice vote, Senate Energy Committee reported 32 bills – consisting mostly of new protections for wilderness, historic sites, national parks, forests,…