Politicized

FERC Nominee Could Face Tough Confirmation Due to Politicized Energy Issues

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has scheduled a July 16 hearing to consider the nomination of former New Mexico regulator Suedeen G. Kelly for a seat on FERC. While some observers see this as a positive sign that the Senate plans to move quickly to fill the vacant seats at the Commission, others aren’t so sure.

July 9, 2003

Pundit Says Energy Should be Populist Issue

A leading energy pundit told a Houston audience last week that the U.S. energy debate is completely politicized–what should be a populist issue has instead been relegated to the “conservative side of the Republican Party.” And partly because of the divide, the country is falling further behind in its quest for more energy supplies.

June 25, 2001

Pundit Says Energy Should be Populist Issue

A leading energy pundit told a Houston audience this week that the U.S. energy debate is completely politicized — what should be a populist issue has instead been relegated to the “conservative side of the Republican Party.” And partly because of the divide, the country is falling further behind in its quest for more energy supplies.

June 20, 2001

Power Transmission Market Has No Vision

The transmission market has become one of the most politicized issues of the day, and while the United States needs more generation, there remains no clear vision of how to make the entire system work more efficiently, according to experts speaking at PowerMart 2000 in Houston last week.

October 23, 2000

Power Transmission Market Has No Vision

The transmission market has become one of the most politicizedissues of the day, and while the United States needs moregeneration, there remains no clear vision of how to make the entiresystem work more efficiently, according to panelists who spoke atPowerMart 2000 in Houston yesterday.

October 19, 2000