Responsible Offshore Development Necessary for U.S. Energy Security
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 NOVEMBER 19, 2009 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today pushed for responsible oil and natural gas development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), and for consolidating management of the nation’s offshore resources under a single […]
Environmental Impacts and Offshore Energy
“The issues we will discuss today are vitally important both to the long term sustainability of our ocean resources and to our national energy policy. “It is our hope in this hearing to move away from rhetoric and to focus on the facts surrounding offshore oil and gas production and its impact on […]
Murkowski says efforts to address climate change must be global
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 NOVEMBER 17, 2009 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today stressed that action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions must be international in scope to truly address climate change. “Climate change mitigation must be […]
Bingaman on International Aspects of Climate Change
“Today the Committee is having a hearing on international aspects of global climate change. The Committee has held several hearings to learn about the implications of domestic climate change legislation on the energy sector and on consumers. Today’s hearing is to give those discussions some international context and to learn how U.S. domestic efforts would […]
Sen. Murkowski comments on president’s decision to change leadership at office of the Federal Pipeline Coordinator
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 NOVEMBER 16, 2009 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Comments on President’s Decision to Replace Federal Pipeline Coordinator WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today thanked Drue Pearce for her service to Alaska and the nation in […]
Bingaman: Nuclear Energy in a Carbon Constrained World
“Let me first thank Tom Sanders, the current President of the American Nuclear Society, for inviting me here to today. Tom is a distinguished scientist at Sandia National Laboratories, which is in my home state, and I am very pleased he is serving the American Nuclear Society as its President. “Let me outline my […]
The Week Ahead (Nov. 16-20)
v On Tuesday, Nov. 17, the full committee will explore the international aspects of global climate change. Witnesses include Michael Levi, senior fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York; Nigel Purvis, president, Climate Advisers; Karen Harbert, president and chief executive, Institute for 21st Century Energy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Taiya Smith, senior associate, Carnegie […]
Protecting Our Natural Landscapes
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), joined by Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) as an original co-sponsor, today introduced legislation (S. 2747) to fully fund the program which protects lands with significant natural, recreational and scenic attributes. The program, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LCWF), has been authorized at $900 million a year since 1977. Over the […]
The Week Ahead (Nov.2-6)
v On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the full committee will examine policy options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Witnesses include Dr. Ray Kopp, senior fellow and director, Climate Policy Program, Resources for the Future; Dr. Ted Gayer, co-director of economic studies, The Brookings Institution; David Hawkins, director of climate programs, Natural Resources Defense Council; Jonathan […]
Bingaman: ACELA Fast-Tracks Jobs
Chairman Bingaman this week detailed the ample job generating potential of the energy bill that this committee reported in June. In a Senate speech, Bingaman made clear that, in addition to helping shift our country to cleaner and more secure sources of energy, the bipartisan American Clean Energy and Leadership Act (ACELA) will create entire […]