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Maryland Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin, both outspoken critics of AES Corp.’s Sparrows Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal proposed for Baltimore County, MD, said Tuesday they support legislation to repeal a provision in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that gives FERC exclusive authority over the siting of onshore LNG terminals.

Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee pledged to finish markup of the Lieberman-Warner climate change bill late Wednesday, even if it meant voting out the remainder of the 180 amendments that were being considered en bloc.

Prompted in large part by the state’s opposition to AES Corp.’s Sparrows Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal proposed for Baltimore County, MD, U.S. Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin Cardin of Maryland introduced legislation last Tuesday that would give state and local governments the right to veto the location of LNG terminal projects.

Prompted in large part by the state’s opposition to AES Corp.’s Sparrows Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal proposed for Baltimore County, MD, U.S. Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin Cardin of Maryland introduced legislation Tuesday that would give state and local governments the right to veto the location of LNG terminal projects.

The Maryland congressional delegation led by Sen. Barbara Mikulski has called on FERC to extend the public comment period for the proposed Sparrows Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Baltimore County, MD.

Key Democrats in the California congressional delegation have introduced legislation in the House and Senate to permanently ban oil and natural gas leasing off the state’s coastline.

High gasoline and crude oil prices led Sens. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and eight other U.S. senators to call on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last Monday to block the purchase of Unocal by ChevronTexaco and to review mergers that led to the formation of ExxonMobil and ChevronTexaco.

High gasoline and crude oil prices led Sens. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and eight other U.S. senators to call on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Monday to block the purchase of Unocal by ChevronTexaco and to review mergers that led to the formation of ExxonMobil and ChevronTexaco.

A bipartisan group of senators led by Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) is opposed to opening up restricted areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to oil and natural gas exploration as part of upcoming omnibus energy legislation.