Lisa Murkowski

Second, whatever is done should be highly transparent.

The third thing I think that needs to be done is to assure that we have competent people in our government who are able to make sensible judgments without conflicts.

I appreciate your comments. I've long held that one of the ways to get to our energy future is, again, using those revenues from our fossil fuels to help build out the technology, the innovation, to advance us to the next generation of…

The first of those is that the government appoint competition to the maximum possible extent so that everybody has a fair shot at contributing and being involved.

I think most would agree that it's time for us to renew a coherent, long term approach to energy development, truly and all of the above approach.

It is. It's trying to find that balance and determining where you have those areas where the private sector just isn't willing or able to be involved.

Innovation, of course, is absolutely at the core of that strategy.

It would be, indeed, a fine birthday present if we could figure out, as a committee, how we really advance some good, strong energy policy for this Nation using the ingenuity, the, just the opportunity that we have as a Nation to really…

Shouldn't we expect the utilities to pay much higher prices for a requirement that is 3 times higher with only 3 years to comply?

Whether the American people really want a CES. Whether it's appropriate in light of what States are already doing.

I hope that we can figure out how we prioritize.

If this is going to save me money, let's talk about it. If it's not, let's not talk about it.

It's impossible for the engines in older aircraft to run without lead being in their fuels.

Well, this is something that we need to have further discussion on.

Let me ask you a question about the standards that relate to the low sulphur fuel standards rules.

It's estimated that up to one-third of all the general aviation in the State will have to be pulled from service if in fact EPA proceeds with these rules.

So they are the new PM2.5 standards.

I need your assurance that this is something that EPA is going to continue to work with the Golden Valley Electric Association.

We recognize that this is going to increase the cost of living in Alaska at a time that we can't handle it.

You cannot put a 20-percent increase on the cost of freight that comes into the State of Alaska and expect people to be able to continue to buy groceries or lumber or whatever it is that they need.

There is further concern that we simply won't, or the industry won't, be able to meet the deadline.

The cruise industry basically has to set their schedule well more than a year out.

I have said over, and over again, that natural gas, hydraulic fracturing, and fracturing for oil is an incredibly important part of our energy mix, but we need to assure the American public that we are stepping up to the challenge in…

The conferees urge the Agency to carry out a study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water, using a credible approach that relies on the best available science, as well as independent sources of information.

I think it's going to be important that it clearly be established through legal opinion, or some form of assurance out there that, in fact, this can be and will be limited to large-scale mining.