Sen. Murkowski Comments on Grounding of Shell Drilling Unit Off Kodiak Island
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement on the grounding Monday of Shell’s Kulluk mobile drilling unit off Kodiak Island, Alaska. “The extreme winter weather and high seas in the Gulf of Alaska and subsequent grounding of the Kulluk is a horrible situation for any vessel. The heroism displayed […]
Sen. Murkowski Comments on EPA’s Final Boiler MACT Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following comment regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s release of the final Clean Air Act standards for industrial boilers – known as the boiler MACT rule. “The changes in the final boiler MACT rule announced today by the EPA are an improvement over the original […]
Murkowski Comments on Decision Restricting Access to Petroleum Reserve
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following comment regarding the Obama administration’s release of its final environmental impact statement (EIS) on the land management plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. “I continue to be concerned that the management plan chosen by the administration greatly restricts access to our nation’s oil […]
Senate Energy: Bingaman Farewell Speech
“In 1981, in his first inaugural address, President Reagan said, ‘Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.’” “I came to the Senate two years later in 1983 with the firm belief that in most cases his statement was wrong. “I believed then and I believe now that the […]
Senate Energy: Wyden Names Committee Staff Director
Senator Ron Wyden, the incoming chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has named longtime aide Joshua Sheinkman as the committee’s next staff director. As staff director, Sheinkman will lead the committee’s work to move the U.S. toward a low-carbon economy, improve management of public lands and bolster the nation’s energy security. Sheinkman […]
Senate Energy: Expected Committee Assignments
Today, the Democratic Steering Committee approved committee assignments for Democratic senators in the 113th Congress. The anticipated assignments to Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee: Ron Wyden, Chairman (OR) Tim Johnson (SD) Mary L. Landrieu (LA) Maria Cantwell (WA) Bernard Sanders (VT) Debbie Stabenow (MI) Mark Udall (CO) Al Franken (MN) Joe Manchin (WV) […]
Sen. Murkowski Comments on GAO Hardrock Mining Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following statement today in response to press accounts about a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on hardrock and other mineral production from federal land. Murkowski also questioned how reporters received the report before it was made available to the congressional committee of jurisdiction or it […]
Sen. Murkowski: Post-Bankruptcy Auction Shows Folly of Stimulus Grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following comment in the wake of the bankruptcy-induced auction of A123 Systems’ assets to a Chinese auto-parts maker. “The results of this auction further expose the folly of the administration’s attempts to pick winners and losers, and provide huge subsidies to force the commercialization […]
Sen. Murkowski Welcomes Additions to Energy Committee Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced several additions to the professional staff of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The new hires include Brian Hughes, Kate Williams, Lucy Murfitt, Tristan Abbey, and Dr. Ron Faibish. “Kate, Ron, and Lucy will be great additions to the Energy Committee staff,” Murkowski said. […]
Efficiency Bill Headed to White House
The Senate unanimously approved a bill (H.R. 6582) tonight that makes time-sensitive reforms, provides regulatory relief to manufacturers of certain appliances and strengthens the industrial efficiency and the Federal agency energy efficiency programs. The legislation will extend the success of the 25-year old Department of Energy appliance efficiency program. It is estimated that by 2030, […]