Murkowski: State Offer Proves More Attractive in Dueling Lease Sales
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today congratulated state officials in Alaska for this week’s successful petroleum lease sale, which netted the state nearly $21 million in high bids. “The state’s successful sale clearly sends the message that Alaska is open for business,” Murkowski said. “Unfortunately, because of the problems with the federal permitting […]
Murkowski: Nominee Will Need to Take on Tough Challenges at DOE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today expressed support for nominee Arunava Majumdar to be the Under Secretary of Energy during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources nomination hearing. “Dr. Majumdar’s background as a scientist and an engineer makes him a good candidate and a good fit for DOE,” Murkowski said. “And while […]
Murkowski: Agreement Clears Way for NPR-A Production
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed the agreement in principle between Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to allow construction of a road across the Colville River, clearing the way for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to approve the first oil and natural gas production from the National […]
EPA Rules Continue to Raise Electric Reliability Concerns
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska today reiterated her concerns about potential threats to the reliability of the nation’s electric grid posed by the Environmental Protection Agency’s pending regulations. Murkowski’s comments come in light of this week’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Annual Technical Conference on Electric Reliability, as well as the release […]
Sen. Murkowski: Keystone Bill Promotes U.S. Jobs, Energy Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today cosponsored legislation that would require the Obama administration to issue a construction permit for the Keystone XL pipeline within 60 days. “A decision on Keystone is pretty straightforward – we’re either serious about creating jobs and spurring economic growth or we’re not. There’s no downside here. […]
Interior Spikes Proposed BLM Restrictions on Gun Owners
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s decision to reverse a new Bureau of Land Management policy proposal that threatened to restrict recreational shooting and hunting opportunities on public lands. Salazar’s decision comes just days after Murkowski questioned Interior officials about the proposed policy at a Nov. 17 […]
Sen. Murkowski: Domestic Production Would Speed Economic Recovery
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today spoke to FOX Business anchor Connell McShane about the administration’s continued “dithering” on the jobs, revenue and energy to be gained from increasing domestic offshore oil and natural gas production. The FOX Business interview can be viewed here. Murkowski’s op-ed can be read at WSJ.com and is […]
Sen. Murkowski Asks BLM to Clarify Proposed Recreational Shooting Restrictions on Public Lands
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During today’s Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, ranking member Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, questioned Interior Department officials about a proposed policy that would restrict recreational shooting on Bureau of Land Management land. (click to watch video) “I’ve got a real concern about this, as most of my constituents in Alaska clearly do,” […]
Bingaman Receives EIA Analysis on a CES
This morning, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) posted online its analysis of a Clean Energy Standard (CES), using modeling scenarios requested by Chairman Bingaman in August. (Check back to this release on the Energy Committee website or on Twitter for an active link after 11:00 a.m. today.) The analysis examines eight different CES policy […]
On Delaying Proposed BLM, OSM Merger
“I’m glad that Secretary Salazar has decided to postpone any consolidation of BLM and OSM until additional analysis has been done on the legal issues involved and the likely effects of such realignment on the programs of both agencies.” # # #