President Obama Monday announced his intent to tap FERC Commissioner Phillip D. Moeller for another term on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Moeller, a Republican, has served on the Commission since July 2006 (see Daily GPI, July 17, 2006). He assumed the seat of former FERC Chairman Pat Wood. His current term expires on June 30. Prior to coming to FERC, Moeller was executive director of the Washington office for Wisconsin-based Alliant Energy Corp. He was an energy policy advisor to former Sen. Slade Gorton (R-WA) before his stint at Alliant, and had been a staff coordinator for the Washington State Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications. He was born in Chicago and raised on a ranch near Spokane, WA. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Stanford University.
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McConnell Pledges to Help Obama Achieve Job-Creation Goals
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky Tuesday pledged to help President Obama achieve the job-creation goal that he laid out in his State of the Union address with respect to energy and international trade.
McConnell Pledges to Help Obama Achieve Job-Creation Goals
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky Tuesday pledged to help President Obama achieve the job-creation goal that he laid out in his State of the Union address with respect to energy and international trade.
Is Cap-and-Trade on Life Support After Senate Upset?
The fate of cap-and-trade legislation became even more precarious with the upset in Massachusetts last Tuesday as Republican Scott Brown captured the seat of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.
With Brown Win in Massachusetts, Fate of Cap-and-Trade Becomes Precarious
The fate of cap-and-trade legislation this year became even more precarious Tuesday as Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown captured the seat of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.
Murkowski: EPA Action Moves Shell Closer to Chukchi Sea Exploration
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the ranking Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, says she is cautiously optimistic that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed approval of air quality permits will allow Shell to proceed with its planned exploration of the Chukchi Sea.
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President Obama announced his intention to nominate Scott O’Malia, a Republican staff member on a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). O’Malia currently is a minority clerk for the Energy and Water Subcommittee, where he has focused on expanding U.S. investment in clean energy technologies. Prior to joining the appropriations panel, O’Malia was a staff member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, with energy trading and domestic oil and natural gas production as his chief interests. O’Malia also established the Washington, DC, office of Mirant Corp., where he worked to establish rules and standards for corporate risk management and energy trading among wholesale power producers. He began his stint on Capitol Hill in 1992, working for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). O’Malia received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan. His nomination will require the approval of the full Senate. If confirmed, O’Malia will serve out the remainder of the term of former Acting CFTC Chairman Walter Lukken, who left the CFTC in July. His term would expire on April 13, 2010.
Senate OCS Bill Calls for Royalty-Sharing with Coastal States
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the ranking Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) have introduced legislation that not only would permit drilling for oil and natural gas closer to the western coast of Florida, but also would give coastal states that agree to allow exploration and production off their shores a piece of the revenue pie.
Senate OCS Bill Calls for Royalty-Sharing with Coastal States
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the ranking Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) late Friday introduced legislation that not only would permit drilling for oil and natural gas closer to the western coast of Florida, but also would give coastal states that agree to allow exploration and production off their shores a piece of the revenue pie.
NGV Legislation Draws Attention in Senate, House
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the ranking Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has added her name as co-sponsor to legislation that seeks to extend and expand federal tax credits for natural gas vehicles (NGV) and refueling facilities.
