Murkowski Calls for Immediate Release of FERC Study on Renewable Reliability

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 DECEMBER 14, 2010                                             MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                    Murkowski Calls for Immediate Release of FERC Study on Renewable Reliability   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today sent a letter to the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee asking for […]

Alaska Delegation Seeks Timely Resolution of NPR-A Permitting Issue

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2010   Alaska Delegation Seeks Timely Resolution of NPR-A Permitting Issue   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Mark Begich and Congressman Don Young recently sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson and Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army Corps […]

Murkowski: ANWR Resources Should Benefit All Americans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 NOVEMBER 19, 2010                                            MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                   Murkowski: ANWR Resources Should Benefit All Americans   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today blasted efforts in the Senate to permanently lock up valuable energy resources in the coastal plain of the Arctic […]

Murkowski Congratulates New President of Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 NOVEMBER 16, 2010                                           MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                            Murkowski Congratulates New President of Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.   WASHINGTON, D.C. —   U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today strongly welcomed the selection of retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett as the […]

Sen. Murkowski: Action on Emissions Possible with EPA Preemption

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 NOVEMBER 4, 2010                                              MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Sen. Murkowski: Action on Emissions Possible with EPA Preemption   WASHINGTON, D.C. —   U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, released the following statement today in response to President Obama’s comments on Wednesday regarding the Environmental Protection […]

Ted Stevens Mountain, Ice Field Signed Into Law

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  October 18, 2010      Ted Stevens Mountain, Ice Field Signed Into Law   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and U.S. Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska) today commended President Obama for signing into law their legislation naming a mountain and ice field after Ted Stevens.   “It is a real tribute […]

Murkowski: De-facto Offshore Exploration Ban Still in Place

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                  CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 OCTOBER 12, 2010                                                  MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875       Murkowski: De-facto Offshore Exploration Ban Still in Place   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, released the following statement today in response to the Obama Administration’s decision to lift the official suspension on deepwater […]

Murkowski Welcomes USDA Grants to Southeast, Expresses Concern over Lack of Support for Timber Industry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 OCTOBER 4, 2010                                                  MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Murkowski Welcomes USDA Grants to Southeast Expresses Concern over Lack of Support for Timber Industry   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed the U.S. Forest Service and USDA’s Rural Development Administration’s […]

Bingaman, Snowe Introduce Bipartisan Tax Package

BINGAMAN, SNOWE INTRODUCE PACKAGE OF CLEAN ENERGY TAX INCENTIVES; CALL FOR SWIFT ENACTMENT Advanced Energy Tax Incentives Act is Only Comprehensive Energy Tax Package with Bipartisan Senate Support   WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee Ranking Member Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) yesterday […]

Kantishna Micro-Hydro Bill Brought Before Energy Committee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2010   Kantishna Micro-Hydro Bill Brought Before Energy Committee   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation sponsored by Alaska’s U.S. Sens. Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski was brought up during today’s subcommittee hearing in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2010 would facilitate the […]