Topic: U.S. Senate Committee On Energy And Natural Resources
US Senator Jeff Bingaman, a leading advocate of increasing reliance on renewable energy, announced Friday he would not run for a sixth term in the 2012 elections."The end of this Congress is the right time for me to step aside and ...
Executives of the three companies, testifying before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, acknowledged investigators have yet to pinpoint definitively the cause of the well explosion April 20 or why the oil was not contained, but they spent little time before ...
Tweet . Millions of electric vehicles that would slash America's dependence on foreign oil and cut carbon emissions would be put on the road under legislation approved by a Senate committee. The bill would pour nearly $3.9 billion over 10 years ...
We reported earlier that several bills related to President Barack Obama's push for incentives on "21st century" vehicles were making their way through Congress in their early stages of development. One such bill, recently passed by the Senate Energy Committee, would ...
The yield on 10-year Treasuries dropped back below 3% on Thursday, and when rates eventually rise, investors will start to loss some of their principal. This unappealing aspect of the markets has some investors looking at utility stocks and related ETFs for ...
The world of Washington, DC has been on overdrive to push Climate and Energy Legislation this past month. The House of Representatives narrowly passed the 1,000-plus page comprehensive climate and energy bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), by ...
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) held three marathon hearings this week, featuring more than 50 witnesses discussing the revised draft of the climate legislation introduced by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) and EPW Chairman Barbara Boxer ...
The author presents her opinion regarding the consequences of a shortage in skilled technicians in the U.S. She cites a hearing on the domestic energy workforce held by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources where many testified that the ...
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 18-5 to introduce a bill allowing visitors to bring loaded guns into national parks. The bill, drafted by Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., allows park patrons to possess loaded guns in national parks unless ...
Some Facts on Refineries and EthanolSome facts on refinery gasoline production and ethanol use:Number of U.S. refineries: 149.U.S. refinery gasoline production: 136 billion gallons a year.Gasoline demand: 143 billion gallons a year (imports make up the difference ...
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Gulf Oil Spill
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Chu Nuclear
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Chu's Nomination Hearing
Jan 13, 2009 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA - DR. STEVEN CHU speaks ...ZUMA Press Inc -
