I would hope that you would advise Secretary Salazar and President Obama with regards to that.
Let's go underneath. Let's use the technology that allows us to drill directionally under the surface with no surface occupancy.
I want to follow up on the planning side of it. There's certainly a lot of transmission planning that is happening right now.
Energy security is a national goal and transmission infrastructure is a backbone requirement.
Senator Murkowski. Would you agree, commissioner, that these are not duplicative, but that you've got focuses in different areas that allow ...
We need to take it where there are people.
But just if I could understand your comments, then, if it's made available.
I believe very, very strongly that this was a process mistake as well as a policy mistake.
The country needs a plan that will result in the construction of new transmission lines to these renewable energy-rich zones.
Senator Murkowski. Let me ask you, Chairman Wellinghoff, about the announcement from Secretary Salazar, his secretarial order yesterday that...
I think FERC would be an appropriate one to do that, to the extent that it is this system that we're talking about.
Part of this legislation is to break the logjam that's preventing access to incredible renewable energy potential.
I think you're exactly right.
I've been trying to build one big line for about 10 years, and the process is daunting. We need to streamline this.
the vast majority of Americans are going to run their cars on petroleum for the foreseeable future.
I think that we have to take every reasonable opportunity to promote clean, alternative sources of energy.
as the Senator from Alaska, I consider our State ground zero when it comes to climate change, as well as Arctic policy.
Can you give me any thoughts of where research gaps might be in regards to studying the impacts of acidification, not only from the science,...
