Bingaman/Domenici Look to Consideration of COMPETES Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Pete Domenici, leaders of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today said they were pleased that legislation intended to make America more competitive is being taken up by the full U.S. Senate. Debate on the America COMPETES Act (S.761) began on the Senate floor […]
The Week Ahead (April 23-27)
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources On Monday, April 23, the full committee will hold a hearing on The Energy Efficiency Promotion Act (S.1115), a bill to promote the efficient use of oil, natural gas and electricity, to reduce oil consumption and to heighten energy efficiency standards for consumer products and industrial equipment. Invited […]
Bingaman & Domenici Pleased to See Competitiveness Bill on Senate Floor
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Pete Domenici, leaders of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today said they were pleased that legislation intended to make America more competitive is being taken up by the full U.S. Senate. Debate on the America COMPETES Act (S.761) began on the Senate […]
Bingaman, Specter on New Climate Change Recommendations
Sens. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) today received new policy recommendations from the National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP) on how to design a mandatory, market-based program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Bingaman and Specter have been working on a cap and trade proposal to address climate change for […]
Domenici Concerned About Rising Energy Costs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement regarding news that energy costs rose 5.9 percent during the last quarter, the largest jump in over a year and a half. “I am concerned about rising energy costs. This […]
Domenici Statement on Energy Efficiency Bill Introduction
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement regarding the introduction of the Energy Efficiency Promotion Act (S.1115): “I am pleased to join Senator Bingaman, Senator Lugar, and others to introduce legislation that improves America’s energy efficiency. We did a great deal […]
Bingaman On FERC and CFTC Response Letters
In February of this year, Chairman Bingaman sent letters to the Chairmen of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), detailing concerns about potential anomalies in natural gas markets. These concerns were heightened by the fall 2006 collapse of the Amaranth Advisors LLC hedge fund, and have been echoed […]
Bipartisan Bill Promotes Energy Efficiency (S.1115)
Sens. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) this week introduced bipartisan legislation (S.1115) aimed at improving efficiency in vehicles, buildings, consumer appliances and industrial equipment. Currently, other co-sponsors include Sens. Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Larry Craig (R-ID), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ken Salazar (D-CO), Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and John […]
The Week Ahead (April 16-20)
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of April 16 – 20 2007 Ø On Monday, April 16th, the full committee will hold a legislative hearing on two bi-partisan bills aimed at mitigating carbon emissions: S.731, the National CO2 Storage Capacity Assessment Act of 2007 and S.962, the DOE Carbon Capture and Storage […]
Bingaman on Royalty Report
Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) On GAO’s Royalty Report April 12, 2007 In January of last year, Chairman Bingaman asked the Government Accountability Office to review and analyze the adequacy of the royalty accounting and collection process for oil and gas produced from public lands, both onshore and offshore. He specifically requested that GAO look […]