Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Edward Markey on Tuesday said the bid by ExxonMobil Corp. to acquire XTO Energy Inc. “raises a number of issues” that need to be reviewed in congressional hearings next year.
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Plans for Friday Hearing on Cap-and-Trade Scrapped
House Republicans’ hopes for a hearing Friday to explore the costs of cap-and-trade legislation proposed by Reps. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Edward Markey (D-MA) were dashed when Democrats failed to provide the emission allocation language that Republicans had requested earlier in the week.
GOP Hopes to Explore Cap-and-Trade Costs at Friday Hearing
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Edward Markey (D-CA) have given into the Republican members’ request to hold one more hearing to explore the cost of cap-and-trade legislation. The hearing is scheduled for Friday.
House Bill Dovetails with AGA’s Call for Cap-and-Trade Exclusions
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) unveiled draft legislation last Tuesday that would exclude residential and commercial natural gas customers from a cap-and-trade system until 2016.
Mirant CEO: End of Stock Buyback Not Due to Liquidity Problem
The announcement last week of an early end to Atlanta-based Mirant Corp.’s $4.6 billion stock buyback was not prompted by liquidity problems, according to Mirant CEO Edward R. Muller.
Markey Unveils Cap-and-Invest System to Tackle GHG Emissions
Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) last Wednesday unveiled legislation that offers a cap-and-invest system to reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States.
Markey: Protect Polar Bears Before Lease Sale
Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) is drafting legislation to protect the polar bear from oil and natural gas development in the Chukchi Sea offshore Alaska, legislation that likely would require the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) to postpone a lease sale scheduled for Feb. 6.
Markey Wants Polar Bear Protections Before Lease Sale
Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) said Thursday he is drafting legislation to protect the polar bear from oil and natural gas development in the Chukchi Sea offshore Alaska, legislation that likely would require the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) to postpone a lease sale scheduled for Feb. 6.
Pennsylvania to Invest $2.3M to Plug Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells
Claiming that old abandoned oil and natural gas wells are a danger to the public, Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell said the state will invest $2.3 million to plug 150 of the wells on private property in 10 counties.
Pennsylvania to Invest $2.3M to Plug Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells
Claiming that old abandoned oil and natural gas wells are a danger to the public, Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell said the state will invest $2.3 million to plug 150 of the wells on private property in 10 counties.