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Last year, Sens. Domenici and Bingaman hosted an all-day workshop on the design features of a mandatory market-based program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. In keeping…
With gasoline prices rising again and war where much of the world’s oil comes from, two potent alarms are sounding about our national thirst for oil. The U.S. consumes nearly…
Senators Harry Reid (D-NV), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Pete Domenici (R-NM) and others today are introducing legislation aimed at helping America maintain its leading edge in…
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of March 5-9, 2007 On Wednesday, March 7, the full Committee will hold an oversight hearing to examine market constraints on…
In the Senate, each Committee is required, under the Budget Act, to annually provide “Views & Estimates” for programs under its jurisdiction. Today is the deadline. Here’s what Chairman Bingaman…
A top business story this weekend is that private investors plan to buy TXU Corp., the biggest utility in Texas. Dallas-based TXU has attracted a lot of attention lately because…
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of February 26, 2007 Ø On Wednesday, Feb. 28, the full Committee will welcome Undersecretary of Agriculture Mark Rey and Forest…
Staff Director Bob Simon has completed an outstanding round of recruiting for the 110th Congress, adding six new hires to the Energy Committee’s Democratic staff. These talented professionals bring even…
A major two-day meeting in D.C. — the Legislators Forum on Climate Change — ended Thursday after producing a statement endorsed by Forum participants. The statement was sent to German…
Given the existing, widely reported and well documented problems that the Mineral Management Services (MMS) has had with its royalty collection programs, the Senate Energy Committee has asked the Government…
For reporters on climate patrol, this week will be a busy one. Topping the agenda is Senate Energy Committee’s 10 a.m. hearing on Tuesday to appraise the Stern Review —…
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of February 12, 2007 Ø On Monday, Feb. 12, the Subcommittee on Energy will meet with a dual purpose: to receive…
With sub-zero temperatures gripping parts of the country, natural gas costs are on the mind of many American families and businesses. It’s also an issue to which the Senate Energy…
In its FY08 budget request, the Bush Administration again is proposing a big sell-off of public lands as part of its proposal for the Forest Service and the Interior Department….
Chairman Jeff Bingaman: DOE Budget Scores Overall Increase, Yet Important Gaps in Energy Policy Remain Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) welcomed increases in a number of Department of Energy…
Chairman Jeff Bingaman On U.N. Report on Global Warming Feb. 2, 2007 “This U.N. report is only the latest in a series of signals that increase the urgency of…
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of February 5, 2007 Ø On Wednesday, Feb. 7, the full Committee will welcome Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman at an oversight…
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Transportation Biofuels Conference Dirksen G50 – Feb. 1, 2007 (Conference to be webcast on www.energy.senate.gov) Panel 1, Issue Overview and Policy…
Jeff Bingaman Prepared Testimony before Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Jan. 30, 2007 “Thank you Senator Boxer and Members of the Committee. “The 2005…
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of January 29, 2007 Ø On Tuesday, Jan. 30, the full Committee will examine Federal efforts to contain the costs of…
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…“America’s roadmap to energy security needs aggressive goals, such as the ones laid out yesterday by the Senate Energy Committee Democrats. We will have to take a close look at…
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Business Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 9:45 a.m. WHAT: Organizational Business Meeting WHERE: Dirksen 366 WHY: To adopt…
Accelerated biofuels diversity is a priority for the Senate Energy Committee. Given its potential contribution to our nation’s energy security (and with biofuels expected to loom large in tonight’s State…
Senate Energy Committee Democrats today detailed their major energy policy priorities for this session of Congress. Although this is not an all-inclusive list, and while Democrats will work in a…