Murkowski Urges Caution with Building Efficiency Programs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MARCH 11, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Murkowski Urges Caution with Building Efficiency Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today said that while energy efficiency holds great promise for decreasing energy use, Congress must be careful in enacting […]
Buildings + Efficiency = Jobs
Buildings + Efficiency = Jobs March 11, 2010 “We have today three legislative proposals designed to improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings, to reduce energy bills for residential and commercial buildings and to create jobs in building construction and building-related manufacturing sectors. Buildings are a large source of greenhouse gas emissions – […]
Murkowski welcomes letters of support for halting EPA climate regulations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MARCH 10, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Welcomes Support for Halting EPA Climate Regulations WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed two new letters urging Congress to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from […]
Quicker. Cleaner. Cheaper.
Enhancing Energy Efficiency “I welcome my colleagues and our witnesses today to this hearing on four bills designed to strengthen the Department of Energy’s appliance efficiency program: *S. 1696, the Green Gaming Act of 2009; *S. 2908, the Water Heater Rating Improvement Act of 2009; *S. 3054, a bill to […]
Murkowski Insists on Regulatory Certainty in Electricity Markets
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MARCH 9, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Murkowski Insists on Regulatory Certainty in Electricity Markets WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today said that Congress must work to provide regulatory certainty to the electricity markets. “It doesn’t […]
How Best To Protect Ratepayers?
HEARING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN BINGAMAN “Last Congress, an issue arose over the overlap in jurisdiction between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over futures instruments, and the new authority that we had given the Federal Energy regulatory Commission over market manipulation in regulated electricity markets. We thought we had resolved this matter with a […]
The Week Ahead (March 8-12)
The Week Ahead Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of March 8-12 On Tuesday, March 9, the full committee will examine financial transmission rights and other electricity market mechanisms. Witnesses will include Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Chairman Gary Gensler, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Chairman Garry Brown, representing the New York […]
Murkowski Welcomes UAA Climate Science Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MARCH 4, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Murkowski Welcomes UAA Climate Science Center WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today applauded the announcement of a Climate Science Center at the University of Alaska Anchorage. “Alaska is ground zero […]
Murkowski Raises Concerns Over DOE Stimulus Spending
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MARCH 4, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Raises Concerns Over DOE Stimulus Spending WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today made the following statement at an oversight hearing on the Department of Energy’s use of stimulus funds: […]
Chopping Down an Urban Myth About Litigation
Chopping Down an Urban Myth About Litigation March 4, 2010 For years, critics have complained that hazardous fuels reduction projects in the National Forests have been tied up by administrative appeals and lawsuits. Senate Energy Chairman Jeff Bingaman and House Natural Resources Chairman Nick Rahall asked the Government Accountability Office to ground that […]