Domenici Statement on EIA Analysis of Lieberman-Warner
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement regarding an analysis of the Lieberman-Warner climate change legislation released by the Energy Information Administration today. “Today, yet another report was issued that shows that the Lieberman-Warner climate change […]
Domenici Calls For Repeal of Energy Provision That Could Weaken National Security
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today asked the leaders of the Senate Armed Services committee to repeal a section of recently-enacted energy legislation which will make it more difficult and expensive for the U.S. military to obtain fuel. The Senator also asked the committee […]
The Week Ahead (April 28-May2)
On Wednesday, April 30, the full committee will hold a nominations hearing for Kameran L. Onley to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior and Jeffrey F. Kupfer to be Deputy Secretary of Energy. (Dirksen 366 at 3:30 p.m.) On Thursday, May 1, the full committee will examine the adequacy of state and federal regulatory […]
The Week Ahead (April 21-25)
• On Tuesday, April 22, the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests will consider S. 934/H.R.1374, to amend the Florida National Forest Land Management Act of 2003, to authorize the conveyance of an additional tract of National Forest System land under that Act; S. 2833, to provide for the management of certain public lands in […]
Domenici Statement on President’s Climate Change Speech
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Bush’s speech on global climate change, delivered today in the Rose Garden: “In preparation for the Paris meeting this week on global climate change, President Bush gave an important speech […]
The Week Ahead (April 14-18)
On Tuesday, April 15, the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests will consider the following: S. 570/H.R. 1011, to designate additional National Forest System lands in Virginia as wilderness or a wilderness study area, to designate the Kimberling Creek Potential Wilderness Area for eventual incorporation in the Kimberling Creek Wilderness, to establish the Seng Mountain […]
Bingaman, Domenici Cheer Passage of Lands Bill
Chairman Jeff Bingaman and Ranking Member Pete Domenici are delighted that the Senate today approved, 91-4, a bipartisan collection of 62 non-controversial bills from the Energy Committee that deal with various public land, national park, water and territorial issues. The package includes roughly an equal mix of Democratic bills, Republican bills and bills with bipartisan […]
Senate Passes Domenici-Backed Clean Energy Tax Credits
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today joined the Senate to approve a bipartisan amendment that will extend tax credits for clean energy technologies. Domenici was an original cosponsor of the Clean Energy Tax Stimulus amendment, which was added to H.R.3221, the Housing […]
Bingaman Greets News on AK Gasline
“News that BP and ConocoPhillips are teaming up to build a natural gas pipeline in Alaska is a positive and important development. Bringing the vast reserves of natural gas that are stranded on the North Slope to market will yield huge benefits to our nation’s energy security. In addition, as the largest private construction project […]
Domenici Statement on Alaska Gas Pipeline Announcement
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement regarding news that BP and ConocoPhillips will start Denali – The Alaska Gas Pipeline: “I am very pleased to learn that the Alaska Gas Pipeline project is finally underway. Today’s announcement that […]