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.

yesterday I introduced two bills on a subject of great importance--two different subjects--related to our national energy policy. The two bills were the Oil and Gas Facilitation Act of 2011. The second was the Outer Continental Shelf…

Thank you for reconsidering several bills that were placed on the Senate Calendar but not given the opportunity for a vote.

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.

national park designation and management responsibility is overdue.

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

the bold experiment has not been successful.

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 would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Subcommittee on Water and Power. The hearing will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of the…

I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that the hearing scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for Thursday, May 12, 2011, will now begin at 9 a.m., in room SD-366 of the…

the Valles Caldera was nationally significant, suitable and feasible for designation as a unit of the National Park System.