Murkowski supports Persily nomination to be Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Coordinator
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 FEBRUARY 2, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Supports Persily for Alaska Gas Pipeline Coordinator WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement regarding Larry Persily’s nomination to be Federal Coordinator of the Office […]
Bingaman on DOE Budget
The $3.8 trillion budget blueprint that President Obama submitted to Congress today finds numerous ways to implement the president’s resolve to reduce deficit spending by cutting discretionary, nonsecurity spending. But it wisely maintains a focus on advancing important national priorities in energy, technological competitiveness and nuclear weapons security. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) strongly supports […]
Sen. Murkowski Comments on Open Season Filing for Alaska Gas Pipeline
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JANUARY 29, 2009 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Applauds Open Season Filing for Alaska Pipeline WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today made the following statement on the beginning of TransCanada and Exxon Mobil’s open season for […]
Sen. Murkowski Welcomes Announcement of Blue Ribbon Commission and Increased Loan Guarantees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JANUARY 29, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Welcomes Announcement of Blue Ribbon Commission and Increased Loan Guarantees WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today made the following statement regarding the Obama administration’s announcement of a 15 […]
The Week Ahead (Feb. 1-5)
v On Tuesday, Feb. 2, the full committee will consider the nominations of Larry Persily to be Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, and Patricia Hoffman to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. (Dirksen 366 at 2:30 p.m.) v On Thursday, Feb. 4, the full committee […]
Bingaman on SOTU
“I’m pleased that President Obama continues to have energy and its connection to American jobs at the top of his agenda. ‘Green and clean’ is the best way to create the American jobs of tomorrow, and I look forward to continuing to work with the President on this.” # # #
Support for Clean Energy Plan in Jobs Bill
In a letter to President Obama today, a dozen leading green tech entrepreneurs, investors and stakeholders called for the immediate creation of a Clean Energy Deployment Administration (CEDA), the same as the one included in the Senate’s bipartisan American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009. Chairman Bingaman appreciates this impressive, and rather muscular, endorsement […]
Sen. Murkowski introduces disapproval resolution to stop expansion of EPA regulation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JANUARY 21, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Offers Disapproval Resolution to Block EPA Endangerment of Economy Legislative Veto of Agency Rule will Take Worst Option for Reducing Emissions off Table WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, […]
Bingaman on R&D Priorities for Meeting Climate Challenges
“Today’s hearing will examine the role of research and development in meeting the medium and long-term goals associated with climate change. “The discovery of new science and the invention of new technologies is the major engine of economic growth in our time. Yet, our investments in new energy technologies, and the science underlying them, […]
The Week Ahead (Jan. 18-22)
Last month, we finished the first session of the 111th with an e-mail highlighting the accomplishments which made 2009 such a busy and successful year for the Senate Energy Committee. This month, we raise the curtain on the second session by drawing attention to our first hearing of the new year: a major hearing […]