Week Ahead: Feb. 6 – 10
Week of Feb. 6 – 10 On Thursday, February 9, the full committee will receive testimony on H.R. 1904, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011; and the text of S. 409, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009, as reported by the Committee during the last Congress. […]
Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future
“The Committee meets this morning to hear about the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on nuclear waste. We’re very honored that Congressman Lee Hamilton and General Brent Scowcroft, the co-chairs, are here, as well as our friend and former chairman, Senator Domenici. “The two chairmen—and indeed, the entire 15-member Commission—are to be commended […]
2012 Global Energy Market Outlooks
“Thank you all for being here today. This is an oversight hearing on the U.S. and global energy market outlook for 2012. As many of you know, we often start the year by holding a broad overview hearing such as this. “Obviously, a lot has happened since our discussion of this topic last year. […]
Week Ahead: January 30 – February 3
Week of January 30 – February 3 * On Tuesday, January 31, the full committee will receive testimony on the U.S. and global energy outlook for 2012. The overflow room is SD-430. Witnesses include Dr. Howard Gruenspecht, acting administrator and deputy administrator, Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy; Ambassador Richard H. Jones, deputy […]
On the U.S. Forest Service’s New Forest Planning Rule
“The Forest Service’s proposal is a balanced approach to more efficient and collaborative planning for the management of our National Forests. It will provide for sustainable access, protection, and use of the watersheds, habitat and resources of these public lands. I look forward to seeing the Forest Service work with our communities to demonstrate its […]
The State of the Union
In tonight’s State of the Union, President Obama kept the national conversation focused on a new era for American energy – an economy fueled by homegrown and alternative energy sources that will be designed and produced by American workers. In particular, Chairman Bingaman is pleased that the President continues to have clean energy, and its […]
Bingaman on LNG Export Study
In light of the changing natural gas market, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing in November to gain a better understanding of the laws and regulations governing LNG exports and how those exports might affect our domestic market. Today, Chairman Bingaman responded to the findings of a new Energy Information Administration […]
On Keystone Pipeline
On Keystone XL Pipeline “Secretary Clinton was very clear ahead of time that if she was forced to make a decision on the pipeline without all of the environmental studies being completed, that she would have to recommend against it. So there’s actually no surprise here — this is exactly what she said she […]
Sen. Murkowski Asks FERC to Protect Alaskan Consumers from Electricity Rate Increases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to adopt a single per-acre rate for all federal lands in Alaska. Murkowski made the request in comments she filed with FERC on its proposed rulemaking that would revise federal land use fees for hydropower licensees. “Alaskans already […]
Murkowski Statement on Administration’s Decision to Prevent Uranium Production Outside the Borders of the Grand Canyon
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following response to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s announcement that he was extending the million-acre moratorium on new uranium mining claims outside the borders of the Grand Canyon National Park. “The Grand Canyon deserves to be protected and it is, but this decision is part of […]