Lieberman

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) Friday introduced legislation that would set position limits on all food- and energy-related contracts held by financial speculators, including over-the-counter (OTC) holdings and futures positions on foreign exchanges.

Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) announced they were introducing legislation Wednesday to keep the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) closed to oil and natural gas drilling.

Sens. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and John McCain (R-AZ) have offered up a legislative proposal that would place limits on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants and other sectors of the economy. The legislation also provides for the trading of emissions allowances and includes penalty provisions for companies failing to meet emissions limits set out in the proposed legislation.

Sens. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and Jean Carnahan (D-MO) have called on the General Accounting Office (GAO) to investigate whether FERC is carrying out its duty to ensure “reasonable” rates for the sale of wholesale power and the transportation of natural gas in the ailing California energy market.

Sens. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and Jean Carnahan (D-MO) have called on the General Accounting Office (GAO) to investigate whether FERC is carrying out its duty to ensure “reasonable” rates for the sale of wholesale power and the transportation of natural gas in the ailing California energy market.