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BINGAMAN, DOMENICI INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO DRAMATICALLY EXPAND RENEWABLE FUEL SOURCES Senators Seek to Spur Usage and Development of Biofuels   Responding to calls for reduced dependence on foreign sources of…

  Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources     Week of March 26-30, 2007 On Monday, March 26, the full committee will host a two-hour roundtable discussion on the European…

A clean and affordable energy future is a top bipartisan priority in the Senate.  Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman believes that harnessing market forces to spur clean energy investments and…

Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of March 19-23, 2007     On Tuesday, March 20, the full committee will meet to consider the nomination of Stephen Jeffery…

Two newsmakers today for those tuned to climate change issues: In Washington, academics from MIT issued a major report that examines how the world can continue to use coal, an…

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…