Murkowski Introduces Bill to Improve Offshore Permitting Process
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JUNE 17, 2011 MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875 Murkowski Introduces Bill to Improve Offshore Permitting Process WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has introduced legislation to improve permitting of offshore oil and natural gas activity in Alaska and beyond. […]
Week Ahead: June 20-24
Week of June 20-24 On Thursday, June 23, the Water and Power Subcommittee will hold a hearing on eight bills: o S. 500, the South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act; o S. 715, the Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act; o S. 802, the Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2011; o S. […]
Bingaman: Ethanol subsidy should end
BINGAMAN: ETHANOL SUBSIDY SHOULD END U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman voiced his support for the end of a subsidy of ethanol – an additive to gasoline aimed at reducing pollution. Today, Bingaman voted in favor of an amendment introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein and Tom Coburn that would immediately end the subsidy, which is […]
Murkowski Welcomes Power Purchasing Agreement for Fire Island Wind
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JUNE 16, 2011 MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875 Murkowski Welcomes Power Purchasing Agreement for Fire Island Wind WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, welcomed yesterday’s decision by the Chugach Electric Association to purchase wind power from Cook inlet Regional Inc. (CIRI). The agreement […]
Sen. Murkowski Testifies to Promote Accelerated NPR-A Drilling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JUNE 16, 2011 MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Testifies to Promote Accelerated NPR-A Drilling WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today testified before a House Natural Resources subcommittee on the importance of reforming permitting processes that have […]
Bingaman’s Remarks to the Energy Efficiency Forum
Chairman Bingaman’s Remarks to the Energy Efficiency Forum National Press Club “Thank you for the invitation to speak to this gathering on energy efficiency. We are now well into the 112th Congress. The recent run-up in energy prices has focused Congressional attention on energy policy in general, although the Senate has yet to pass […]
On Palau
Opening Statement of Chairman Bingaman “Good morning, and welcome to all of our witnesses. The Committee will receive testimony on S. 343, which is legislation to approve the Agreement reached last year between the United States and the Republic of Palau. “Palau is one of the United States’ closest and most reliable […]
Sen. Murkowski Votes to Reform Ethanol Subsidies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JUNE 14, 2011 MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Votes to Reform Ethanol Subsidies WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today signaled her support for reforming federal ethanol subsidies by voting for an amendment to repeal the ethanol tax […]
Wildfire Management Programs at Federal Land Management Agencies
Opening Statement of Chairman Bingaman Wildfire Management Programs At Federal Land Management Agencies “The purpose of our hearing this morning is to consider the Federal land management agencies’ wildfire management programs. “It’s been a dynamic year of severe weather: intense tornadoes and flooding throughout much of the United States, extreme […]
Murkowski: Lack of Forest Management Contributes to Wildfires
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JUNE 14, 2011 MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875 Murkowski: Lack of Forest Management Contributes to Wildfires WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, expressed frustration with the Forest Service’s wildfire policies at a hearing today of the Senate Energy and […]