Week Ahead: June 13-17
— On Tuesday, June 14, the full committee will review preparations for the 2011 wildfire season and the wildfire management programs of the Federal land management agencies. Witnesses include Tom Tidwell, chief of the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Kim Thorsen, deputy assistant secretary for law enforcement, security, emergency management and wildland […]
Profitability, Not Permitting, Is the Problem
Statement of Chairman Bingaman at the Energy Subcommittee Hearing Key Problems with Domestic Production of Rare Earth and Critical Minerals “I would start with the general proposition that unless we diagnose a problem correctly, we cannot fix it. In that context, I am not convinced that the central problem affecting the […]
Chairman Bingaman’s June 9th Letter to the CFTC
Chairman Gary Gensler Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20581 Dear Chairman Gensler: I am writing to request information about price formation in the oil market. I would like to better understand how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) interprets recent oil market price movement, and […]
Energy Efficiency and Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Opening Statement of Chairman Bingaman “Good Morning. Our hearing today will discuss three bills. They are: the Reducing Federal Energy Dollars Act of 2011, introduced by Senator Carper that’s S. 963; the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011, introduced by Senator Shaheen and Senator Portman, S. 1000; and the Alternative Fuel […]
Small Modular Reactors and Alternative Transportation Fuels
Opening Statement of Chairman Bingaman “The purpose of today’s hearing is to get testimony on three bills: S. 512, which is the Nuclear Power 2021 Act, a bill introduced by myself with Senator Murkowski; S. 1067, the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act, Senator Mark Udall introduced, and Senator Murkowski and I have […]
Week Ahead: June 1-6
— On Tuesday, June 7, the full committee will consider S. 512, the Nuclear Power 2021 Act; S. 937, the American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011; and S. 1067, the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act of 2011. Witnesses include John Kelly, deputy assistant secretary for nuclear reactor technologies, U.S. Department of Energy; Steven Chalk, […]
Murkowski: Kenai Gas Discovery Good News for Southcentral
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MAY 27, 2011 MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875 Murkowski: Kenai Gas Discovery Good News for Southcentral WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement regarding Buccaneer Energy’s discovery of substantial quantities of natural gas in Kenai: […]
Sen. Murkowski: Roadless Settlement Handcuffs Southeast Economy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MAY 26, 2011 MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski: Roadless Settlement Handcuffs Southeast Economy WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following comment concerning a federal judge’s decision to accept a settlement proposal by the U.S. Forest […]
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Critical Minerals Supply Chain
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MAY 26, 2011 MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875 Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Critical Minerals Supply Chain WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today introduced the Critical Minerals Policy Act, along with Sens. Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska), Jim Webb (D-Virginia), James […]
Wrap-Up of May 26th Mark-Up
Today’s Business Meeting Committee Reports Five Bills In a mark-up today, Senate Energy Committee reported five bills, all of them regarding energy policy. Each reported bill was modified with amendments. The five bills are now eligible for consideration by the full Senate: S. 630 A bill to promote marine and hydrokinetic […]