The Week Ahead (March 26-30)
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of March 26-30, 2007 On Monday, March 26, the full committee will host a two-hour roundtable discussion on the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The discussion will take place between Members of the Committee and some of the most respected and influential authorities on […]
Bingaman Unveils Carbon Capture and Storage Bill
A clean and affordable energy future is a top bipartisan priority in the Senate. Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman believes that harnessing market forces to spur clean energy investments and technologies should be a key element of our energy policy. Today, Bingaman, along with Committee Ranking Member Pete Domenici, introduced a bipartisan bill (S. […]
FOLLOWING MIT REPORT, DOMENICI CALLS FOR MAJOR R&D FOR CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today praised a new report for bringing attention to the importance of developing technologies to curb carbon emissions from coal. Domenici and other members of the committee heard testimony from the authors of a new Massachusetts […]
DOMENICI SEEKS RESOLUTION OF 1998/1999 OIL AND GAS LEASES
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today said that he will propose a three-year extension of the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases as a way to address errors that were made by the Clinton Administration that could cost the federal government […]
Prepared Remarks of Senator Domenici on the Nomination of Steven Isakowitz to be CFO at the DOE
Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee today held an hearing on nomination of Steven Isakowitz to be Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Energy. Below is the prepared text of Senator Domenici’s statement: “Good Morning, and welcome to the Committee, Mr. Isakowitz. First, I want to thank Chairman […]
DOMENICI LARGELY SATISFIED WITH DOE FY2007 SPENDING PLAN
ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici today said he was largely satisfied with the Department of Energy’s FY2007 spending plan, citing significant increases in research and development for alternative fuels and renewable energy which build on his work in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Domenici, the ranking member of the Senate […]
The Week Ahead (March 19-23)
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of March 19-23, 2007 On Tuesday, March 20, the full committee will meet to consider the nomination of Stephen Jeffery Isakowitz to be chief financial officer of the Department of Energy. Dirksen 366, 10:00 a.m. On Tuesday, March 20, the Subcommittee on National Parks […]
DOMENICI PLEASED WITH COMMITMENT TO RENEWABLE FUEL TECHNOLOGY IN FY08 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a senior member of the Senate Budget Committee, today praised a major commitment to renewable fuel technology included in the FY2008 Senate Budget Resolution. Domenici and other Budget Committee members today met to put together […]
DOMENICI STATEMENT ON EARLY SITE PERMIT FOR CLINTON, ILL. NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
WASHINGTON – In response to the issuance of a first-of-kind Early Site Permit (ESP) by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to Exelon Generation Co. for the Clinton, Ill. ESP site, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ranking member Pete Domenici issued the following statement: “Today’s announcement is a watershed event in the […]
The Future Use of Coal
Two newsmakers today for those tuned to climate change issues: In Washington, academics from MIT issued a major report that examines how the world can continue to use coal, an abundant and inexpensive fuel, without increasing emissions of greenhouse gases. The two-year study, “The Future of Coal – Options for a Carbon Constrained World,” advocates […]