Another Energy Committee Info Hub: Twitter.
Another Energy Committee Info Hub: Twitter. The Democratic Staff of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources invites you to follow us on Twitter, @SenateEnergy. Chairman Bingaman himself will not be Tweeting, but those of us who work for him on the Committee will. Our Twitter page will highlight updates […]
Week Ahead: May 9-13
Week of May 9-13 On Tuesday, May 10, the full committee will hear testimony on new developments in upstream oil and gas technologies. Witnesses will include Dr. Thomas Davis, director, Reservoir Characterization Project, Colorado School of Mines, Golden; Andy Hendricks, president, Drilling & Measurements, Schlumberger, Sugar Land, Texas; Steve Melzer, engineer and founder, Melzer […]
Cyber Security in the Electric Sector
Opening Statement – May 5, 2011 Cyber Security in the Electric Sector “Good Morning. Today’s hearing is devoted to cyber security in the electric sector. “The safety of the North American power system is critical to the nation’s economy and to our security. Today, that power system includes over 200,000 miles of […]
Clean Energy Deployment Administration
Clean Energy Deployment Administration Opening Statement “Thank you for coming here today to participate in this hearing to establish a Clean Energy Deployment Administration (CEDA). This legislation has been in development for several years now and has benefitted greatly from the input of many people in the private sector, including the ones here […]
Murkowski: Clean Energy Deployment Administration Needs Offsets
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MAY 3, 2011 MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875 Murkowski: Clean Energy Deployment Administration Needs Offsets WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today expressed support for creating a Clean Energy Deployment Administration (CEDA) to encourage development of new energy technologies, but made […]
Week Ahead: May 2-6
Week of May 2 – 6 u On Tuesday, May 3, the full committee will receive testimony on the proposal for a Clean Energy Deployment Administration as contained in Title I, Subtitle A of the American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (S. 1462 of the 111th Congress). A summary description of that legislative […]
Bingaman’s Reaction to EIA’s Dramatic Budget Cut
Bingaman’s Reaction to Dramatic Budget Cuts at the EIA “Deep programmatic cuts have been announced at the Energy Information Administration, as a result of the overall agreement to fund the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2011. EIA is just one of the many casualties of that budget agreement. The Energy […]
Bingaman on drought and completed SECURE report
Opening Statement Good morning and welcome to today’s hearing. The hearing will focus on two related subjects. First, we will hear about the serious drought conditions that are now affecting New Mexico. Despite receiving a little moisture over the past few days, the majority of the State is experiencing a severe drought that […]
Sen. Murkowski Names McCormick Special Counsel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 APRIL 26, 2011 MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Names McCormick Special Counsel WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today named Patrick J. McCormick III Republican Special Counsel on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. McCormick comes to the committee […]
Week Ahead: April 25-29
Week of April 25 – 29 On Wednesday, April 27, the full committee will hold a field hearing in Santa Fe, NM, to receive testimony on current drought conditions affecting New Mexico, and the status of reports to be issued pursuant to the SECURE Water Act. Witnesses include Dr. David DuBois, New […]