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In case not seen, attached is the statement on climate change released yesterday by 11 National Academies of Science, including the U.S., saying that “the scientific understanding of climate change…
Over the last decades, women have made major strides in the attainment of high-status professions in areas such as medicine, law, journalism and the arts. Despite these advances, women continue…
Senate Energy Committee Reports Energy Bill On a Near-Unanimous 21-1 Vote Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee today approved a bipartisan energy bill that diversifies America’s energy supply, increases…
Energy Committee Approves Three Titles in First Day of Mark-up The Senate Energy Committee today approved by voice vote three titles of the bipartisan energy bill: Indian Energy,…
Senators Bingaman and Domenici met today and agreed to this week’s schedule for marking up the energy bill. Mark-up will begin each day at 9:30 a.m. in the committee’s…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2005 Domenici, Bingaman Announce May 17-19 Mark-up Of Nine Titles of Bipartisan Energy Bill Draft language to be made public Friday …
The Administration’s rollback on the Roadless Rule troubles Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), top Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Sen. Bingaman said this rewrite “ignores sound science,…
President Bush spent much of last week discussing energy issues as he pleaded with the Saudis for more oil, offered abandoned military bases to build new oil refineries and continued…
Yesterday, in a major policy address on energy, President Bush talked about harnessing the power of technology to wean the United States from its dependence on pricey foreign oil and…
Bipartisan Bill To Help Rural Communities With Water Needs The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Monday introduced legislation to help small,…
The next Senate Science & Technology Caucus briefing will examine America’s need for a consistent, reliable supply of stable radioactive isotopes for commercial, medical and research purposes. Reporters are…
Yesterday Sen. Bingaman was a guest on Fox News Channel’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto.” The theme of that business program was “Gas Pains,” and the central question was “With…
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) today released its analysis of the National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP) report of last December, including impacts of the NCEP’s climate change policy recommendations….
Retail gasoline prices soared to new records last week, and experts predict that prices will keep climbing as the summer driving season approaches. Like most Americans, Sen. Jeff Bingaman…
MEDIA CONTACTS: Marnie Funk (Communications Director) – 202/224-6977 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bill Wicker (Democratic Communications Director) – 202/224-5243 March 24,…
MEDIA CONTACTS: Bill Wicker, 202/224–5243 (Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-NM) John Ullyot, 202/224-6290 (Chairman John Warner, R-VA) New technologies provide new capabilities that allow the U.S. intelligence…
MEDIA CONTACTS: Bill Wicker, 202/224–5243 (Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-NM) John Ullyot, 202/224-6290 (Chairman John Warner, R-VA) New technologies provide new capabilities that allow the U.S. intelligence…
The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee staff is inviting 25 groups to present and discuss their proposed solutions to the challenge of developing and using coal in an environmentally-friendly…
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Pete V. Domenici and Ranking Member Jeff Bingaman issued a broad call today for proposals to address the challenge of meeting the nation’s…
Today, with the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, leaders in 35 industrialized nations began a new phase of concrete commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions….
When the Administration proposed its budget last week, Sen. Bingaman had a swift, sharp reaction to the White House’s bid to plug and abandon all technology support for America’s small,…
The Department of Energy’s startling decision to terminate all research and development activities relating to oil and natural gas drew a sharp rebuke from Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), the ranking…
Building on the success of last week’s natural gas conference , Senate Energy Committee has scheduled a similar session to examine coal-related topics. Bipartisan planning for this March 10 conference…
Top billing this week in Senate Energy Committee is tomorrow’s hearing on global energy trends and their potential effects on U.S. energy needs, security and policy. The hearing, "Forecasting the…
Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, top Democrat on the Senate Energy Committee, has added his support to the bipartisan efforts of senators who today will call on the Bush…