Bingaman Applauds Clean Energy Awards
Today, Chairman Bingaman welcomed the announcement that President Obama will award $2.3 billion for new clean-tech manufacturing. The awards are part of the Recovery Act’s Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit, a provision that Sen. Bingaman originally authored as a member of the Senate Finance Committee. As part of the Recovery Act, these tax credits […]
Murkowski Comments on Approval of Shell Air Permits by EPA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JANUARY 7, 2009 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Cautiously Hopeful Issuance of Permits will Allow Shell to Proceed with Chukchi Sea Exploration WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed approval of […]
Bingaman, Rahall on DOI Reforms
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM): “I applaud Secretary Salazar for taking some thoughtful and strategic actions that will both boost energy production on public lands and maintain the integrity of these lands for all of the other multiple uses that are so important to all Americans, including those of us […]
111th Congress Halftime Highlights
As the first session of the 111th draws (slowly) to a close, many reporters have started to assemble the time-honored “year in review” stories. Because our job is to help you do your job, we want to highlight the accomplishments which made 2009 such a busy and successful year for the Senate Committee on Energy […]
111th Congress Halftime Highlights
As the first session of the 111th draws (slowly) to a close, many reporters have started to assemble the time-honored “year in review” stories. Because our job is to help you do your job, we want to highlight the accomplishments which made 2009 such a busy and successful year for the Senate Committee on Energy […]
Bingaman Welcomes Support for Green Manufacturing
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today applauded the White House for supporting his call to expand a key tax incentive that would create jobs by encouraging the manufacture of clean energy technologies in the United States. Bingaman helped shepherd through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act a new tax credit that allows qualified […]
Committee Delivers 32 Bills to Senate
In a brief business meeting today, with a unanimous voice vote, Senate Energy Committee reported 32 bills – consisting mostly of new protections for wilderness, historic sites, national parks, forests, rivers and trails, public lands and water resources. These bills are now eligible for consideration by the full Senate. S. Res. 275 — […]
Sen. Murkowski applauds approval of three Alaska bills
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 DECEMBER 16, 2009 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Applauds Committee Approval of Three Alaska Bills WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced that several Alaska lands bills cleared the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, […]
Bingaman on Small Scale Nuclear Energy
“The purpose of today’s hearing is to receive testimony on two bills — S. 2052, the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act, by Sen. Mark Udall, of which Senators Murkowski, Crapo and I are co-sponsors, and S. 2812, the Nuclear Power 2021 Act, a bill introduced by myself, with Sens. Murkowski, Mark Udall and […]
Murkowski Seeks to Halt EPA Endangerment of U.S. Economy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 DECEMBER 14, 2009 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Seeks to Halt EPA Endangerment of U.S. 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, today […]