Domenici: Abandoned Mines Underscore Need for Reform
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee, today said that the thousands of abandoned mines that dot the nation’s landscape underscore the need for reform of the 1872 Mining Law. Over 160,000 abandoned mines have been identified, with an estimated 30,000 of those believed […]
The Week Ahead (March 10-14)
On Wednesday, March 12, the full committee will examine “Hardrock Mining: Issues Relating to Abandoned Mine Lands and Uranium Mining.” Witnesses include Robin Nazzaro, director, Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accountability Office; Henri Bisson, deputy director, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior; Tony Ferguson, director of minerals and geology management, U.S. Forest […]
Cap & Trade Prevents U.S. Workers from Being Disadvantaged
Sen. Bingaman today told U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab that Senate legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by establishing a cap-and-trade system must not disadvantage American businesses — and that, contrary to Schwab’s allegations, legitimate environmental regulations are in no way saber-rattling or a backdoor imposition of trade restrictions. Schwab testified before the Finance Committee […]
Domenici Introduces Clean Energy Investment Bank Legislation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today introduced legislation that will establish a government corporation specifically dedicated to facilitate investment in clean energy projects. Domenici’s Clean Energy Investment Bank of the United States will operate in a fashion similar to […]
GAO Says Electricity Consumer Safeguard Inadequate
Sens. Russ Feingold (D-WI), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Sam Brownback (R-KS) are working together to protect consumers of electric utilities from harmful business transactions and to ensure fair competition between small businesses by examining a practice known as cross-subsidization. Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report — requested by the three senators — […]
Committee Reports Copeland Nomination
In a short business meeting tonight off the Senate floor, the Energy Committee, by a unanimous voice vote, reported the nomination of J. Gregory Copeland to be General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Energy. Copeland’s nomination now is eligible for consideration by the full Senate. # # #
Benefits of 2007 Energy Bill Quantified
Experts have called the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) a historic achievement by Congress. With reviews like that, it’s easy to see why Chairman Bingaman, who played a leading role in developing and moving the bill through Congress, must have liked what he heard this morning from the head of the independent, […]
Domenici Points to First Evidence of Progress in Reducing Oil Consumption, Calls for more action
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, seized on a new analysis by the Energy Information Agency (EIA) as evidence that the current strategy of promoting clean technology such as biofuels is working. At a committee hearing to discuss the 2008 EIA Energy Outlook, […]
The Week Ahead (March 3-7)
· On Tuesday, March 4, the full committee will receive testimony from Guy Caruso on the Energy Information Administration’s revised Annual Energy Outlook. (Dirksen 366 at 10:00 a.m.) · On Wednesday, March 5, the full committee will vote on the nomination of J. Gregory Copeland to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy. […]
Domenici Outlines America’s Energy Challenges
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today delivered a major address on the Senate floor analyzing America’s energy challenges. Tomorrow, the Senator will propose solutions for these challenges in part two of the speech. (The complete text of his prepared remarks as they appear in […]