Jeff Bingaman

The Wilderness Society supports S. 714, which is authored by Senator Jeff Bingaman and co-sponsored by Senators Tester, Wyden, M.Udall, and T.Udall.

The Wilderness Society supports without qualification S. 233 and urges its speedy passage.

I would like to announce that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a business meeting on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. If needed, the business meeting may…

We applaud the leadership demonstrated by Senator Merkley and Senator Alexander in crafting a bill that takes a major step forward in preparing our infrastructure for the deployment of electric vehicles.

The economic and national security costs of our current reliance on oil are unacceptable.

The only way we're going to substantially affect that cost to our economy and to many of ourselves, our consumers, is to reduce the amount of oil we use in transportation.

I commend Senator Wyden for his leadership and look forward to continued work with him and his staff as this proposal moves forward.

Senator Bingaman's bill is the product of many years of discussions and collaboration with the local community, stakeholders, and other interested parties.

Senator Jeff Bingaman and Senator Tom Udall, for their foresight and vision in protecting this national treasure.

Thank you, Senator Bingaman.

I believe that starting from this consensus vehicle will be helpful in working quickly through the issue this year.

I am hopeful that we will continue today down that path that will lead us to effective legislation in this Congress.

However, ensuring the safety and viability of our operations on the Outer Continental Shelf is a separate matter that deserves attention on its own.

We unanimously reported legislation intended to ensure that such accidents would not happen again.

There is not much disagreement in the Senate about the need for responsible domestic production, but there is considerable disagreement about how best to address that issue.

EDF appreciates the opportunity to appear in support of S. 699.

S. 757 is a bill that focuses on creating a technology prize for the successful demonstration of carbon dioxide capture from dilute sources such as the air.

The topic of reducing greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide emissions is a great concern to me and to other members of this committee.

S. 699 focuses on creating a long term liability program that would incentivize large scale early mover deployment of integrated geologic carbon capture and storage.

I commend you on what you are trying to do with expanding these services. They are extremely valuable to my State and they are really a lifeline for a lot of folks.

I hope you can give that a real priority and as you expand the services or the delivery system that you folks are in charge of, I hope you can give priority to expanding the hours of service in areas where that is justified.

I do think that diverting folks from emergency rooms to other opportunities to get health care is a great opportunity for us to save money in the health care system.

National park designation and management responsibility is overdue.

The most critical work to be accomplished on the Preserve in the foreseeable future is the restoration of the forest ecosystem

The public gained a great treasure when the Valles Caldera was brought into public ownership over a decade ago.