Week Ahead: Sept. 19 – 23

On Wednesday, September 21, the National Parks Subcommittee will consider a National Park Service report: “A Call to Action: Preparing for a Second Century of Stewardship and Engagement.”  Witnesses include The Honorable Jonathan Jarvis, director of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior; Neil Mulholland, president and chief executive officer, National Park Foundation, […]

Murkowski Welcomes New Report on Domestic Oil and Gas Resources

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 SEPTEMBER 15, 2011                                            MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                    Murkowski Welcomes New Report on Domestic Oil and Gas Resources   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed the release of a report by the National Petroleum Council (NPC) that points to newly […]

Sen. Murkowski: Energy Technologies Need to be Cost Competitive

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 SEPTEMBER 15, 2011                                            MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                    Sen. Murkowski: Energy Technologies Need to be Cost Competitive “Our economy needs abundant, inexpensive energy to thrive”   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today made the following statement on the importance of making sure […]

Bingaman on the Joint Investigation Report

  BINGAMAN ON THE JOINT INVESTIGATION REPORT: EFFECTIVE REGULATION AND ADEQUATE ENFORCEMENT ARE ESSENTIAL   Senator Jeff Bingaman, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today welcomed the final report of the Deepwater Horizon Joint Investigation Team as a timely reminder of the importance of federal regulation and enforcement over the complex activities […]

Bingaman, Murkowski Receive Recommendations

Senate Energy Committee Welcomes New Study on Energy and Technology Policy Conclusion: America Has a Great Deal To Gain From Smart, Ambitious Innovation Investments in the Energy Sector     In 2010, a group of influential business leaders came together to highlight the importance of innovating in energy, and to call for a more vigorous […]

On DOE Delegating Grid Authority

The Department of Energy has asked for comments on a proposal to transfer to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission DOE’s authority to study grid congestion and designate national interest transmission corridors.  DOE received these authorities as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.   Chairman Bingaman has sent a letter recommending that the Secretary […]

Murkowski: Preemptive Veto Would Trample Scientific Process

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 SEPTEMBER 12, 2011                                        or MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                               Murkowski: Preemptive Veto Would Trample Scientific Process    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement in response to a news report that Washington Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell may seek a […]

Week Ahead: Sept. 12-16

    Week of September 12 – 16   On Thursday, September 15, the full committee will consider three nominations to the U.S. Department of Energy: Gregory H. Woods, to be General Counsel; David T. Danielson, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy); and LaDoris G. Harris, to be Director […]

Murkowski Welcomes Report on Spurring Energy and Job Creation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 SEPTEMBER 8, 2011                                               MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                    Murkowski Welcomes Report on Spurring Energy and Job Creation   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed the release of a report by the Senate and Congressional Western Caucuses focused on the jobs […]

Sen. Murkowski Calls on EPA to Address Electricity Reliability Concerns

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 SEPTEMBER 8, 2011                                              MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Sen. Murkowski Calls on EPA to Address Electricity Reliability Concerns   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson asking the agency to defer implementation […]