Sen. Murkowski Commends Cable Box Energy Efficiency Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today lauded the Set-Top Box Energy Conservation Agreement, which will make television cable boxes more energy efficient. The agreement, announced by the Consumer Electronics Association and the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, will take effect next month. “I commend the industry for proactively developing a consensus agreement […]
Sen. Murkowski Applauds Release of Administration’s Report on LNG Exports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today made the following comment on the release by the Department of Energy of a study on the impacts of U.S. natural gas exports as liquefied natural gas (LNG). “The administration should be commended for commissioning such a comprehensive and transparent review of the potential impacts of […]
Bingaman-Barrasso Bill Addresses Issues Emphasized In IG Audit Of BLM’s Helium Program
Last Friday, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Office of Inspector General released its final audit report of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Helium Program. The BLM Helium Program manages the Federal Helium Reserve, located near Amarillo, Texas. Sales from the helium reserve supply about 40 percent of domestic and 30 percent of global […]
Sen. Murkowski: EPA’s Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Still Needs Work
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today commented on the peer review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s assessment of the Bristol Bay watershed. The document summarizes the three-day peer review meeting in Anchorage in August. “The peer review panel’s recommendations make it clear that the EPA has a lot of work left to […]
Impacts of Sea Level Rise
With post-Sandy response, recovery and rebuilding now underway, including New York City’s subway system, it is worth reminding reporters about the hearing that the Senate Energy Committee held last spring on the very topic of real-world impacts that rising sea levels have on domestic infrastructures. “Sea level rise takes the current level of vulnerability and […]
Murkowski Discusses Alaska Natural Gas “Window of Opportunity” with Producers
HOUSTON, TEXAS – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, met this week with executives from the North Slope’s three major producers to discuss the current state of plans and next steps for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project for commercializing Alaska’s gas resources. “I wanted to hear directly from the companies about where they are in […]
Sens. Murkowski, Inhofe Call for Joint California Gas Price Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., today sent a letter to the Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Sen. Jeff Bingaman, and the Chairwoman of the Environment and Public Works, Sen. Barbara Boxer, requesting a joint committee hearing on the cause of the recent surge in California […]
Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye!
It is always rewarding to see Senate Energy Committee staff advance to positions of increasing responsibility and professional growth. So, we are pleased to share today’s good news about Rosemarie Calabro Tully. As our press secretary, Rosemarie did a phenomenal job of helping manage Senate Energy’s press activities, including making sure that our website remained […]
Murkowski Comments on Agreement to Restart Healy Clean Coal Plant
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following statement regarding the consent decree signed by Golden Valley Electric Association and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will allow the Healy Clean Coal Power Plant to be restarted: “It’s good that Fairbanks is finally going to be able to see some benefit from […]
Sen. Murkowski Comments on Stakeholder Alignment on Alaska LNG Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed an agreement reached between the three major North Slope producers and a pipeline company to advance a liquefied natural gas project to export Alaskan gas to Pacific Rim countries. “Yesterday’s agreement on a timeline with firm deadlines for advancing an LNG export project is encouraging […]