Press Releases

01.27.12

Markey: Latest Email Confirms BP Actively Hid Spill Rate Information, BP Should Drop Challenge to Size of Gulf Oil Spill

Washington (January 28, 2012) - With release of previously secret internal emails that indicate BP recognized that the amount of oil that could spill into the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the Deepwater Horizon explosion could have been up to 81,000 barrels a day - an amount much higher than what even the federal government believes spilled into Gulf waters - Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) called on the company to stop challenging the size of the spill in an effort to avoid paying what could be billio… Continue Reading

01.26.12

Markey: Under Proposed Endangered Species Act Changes, Bald Eagle Would Have Gone Extinct In Most Of The Nation

Lawmaker Sends Letter to Fish and Wildlife Service Criticizing Proposed Changes to ESA WASHINGTON D.C. (January 27, 2012) -Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee, is challenging proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Markey's letter sent late yesterday to Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe argues that the proposed new policy sets too high a threshold for species listing. "The… Continue Reading

01.25.12

Markey: Republicans, Conservative Think Tanks Use Flawed Data To Draw Flawed Conclusions About American Oil Production

EIA Data Vastly Underrepresents How Much Oil and Gas Produced on Federal Lands Washington (January 26, 2012) - In this week's State of the Union address, President Obama highlighted that American oil production is at an eight year high and is projected the grow another 22 percent this decade. But data presented by the Energy Information Agency (EIA) has led others to incorrectly claim otherwise. House Republicans and conservative think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation and the Institute… Continue Reading

01.18.12

Markey Responds To New Report That Finds Exporting American Natural Gas Could Send Prices Skyrocketing

Lawmaker Calls on Energy Department to Hold All Pending Applications for Export of Fuel; Announces Intent to Introduce Legislation Keeping Natural Gas Here in America WASHINGTON (January 19, 2012) - This morning, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a sobering report analyzing the potential impact of natural gas exports on domestic natural gas prices. The report found that if the total potential exports of American natural gas from eight proposed terminal… Continue Reading

01.17.12

Markey: Obama Administration Everglades Protection Spurns GOP Attacks on Wetlands, Wildlife Refuges

GOP Looks to End Wildlife Refuge Designations to Push Oil Drilling Agenda WASHINGTON (January 18, 2012) - Working with local ranchers and other private landowners, the Obama administration today announced it has received the first parcel of land to establish the Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area in South Florida. When this new conservation area is complete, 150,000 acres north of Lake Okeechobee will be protected. This effort stands in stark contrast to the e… Continue Reading

01.17.12

Markey: Keystone XL Was Never Key to U.S. Energy Policy

America Just the Middleman between Dirtiest Canadian Oil and Thirstiest Foreign Markets WASHINGTON (January 18, 2012) - The Obama administration is expected to announce today that they have rejected the proposed construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline had come under increasing fire due to the high pollution content of the Canadian tar sands fuel, the route of the pipeline across sensitive lands, the increase in gas prices in the Midwest United States that the pipeline would produ… Continue Reading

01.11.12

Markey: Obama Admin. National Ocean Plan Addresses Depth of Challenges for Commerce, Conservation

Massachusetts Serves as Example of Successful Ocean Planning, Says Congressman WASHINGTON (January 12, 2012) - Today the Obama administration released their draft of a national plan to manage commerce and conservation in America's oceans and Great Lakes. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee, which has jurisdiction over ocean issues, released the following statement in support of the Obama administration's efforts to establish a National Ocean Pol… Continue Reading

01.10.12

Markey to Interior: Are Taxpayers Getting Fair Value in Offshore Oil Lease Sales?

Lack of Competition among Companies in Offshore Auctions May Mean Less Money for Taxpayers WASHINGTON (January 11, 2012) - Following BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster, the oil and gas industry and their Washington allies attacked the Obama administration for its efforts to ensure the safety of offshore drilling. Offshore resources were being locked up, the industry said. Leases weren't being sold quickly enough in the oil- and gas-rich waters of the Gulf. So last month, when the Department of In… Continue Reading

01.08.12

Markey: Obama Admin. Says "Yes We Canyon" by Protecting Grand Canyon from Uranium Mining

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01.05.12

Markey: Gulf Spill Companies' Appeal of Violations is Appalling

01.03.12

Markey to Chu: Why Is America Exporting Our Natural Gas?

DOE Considering Export Plans That Would Send American Natural Gas Abroad, Potentially Raising Energy Prices for American Families WASHINGTON (January 4, 2012) - Worried that American consumers and businesses will face higher prices if energy companies are allowed to sell U.S. natural gas to foreign markets, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today questioned Energy Secretary Steven Chu about his department's review of natural gas export applications. The Department of Energy is now reviewing applica… Continue Reading

12.20.11

Markey: New EPA Mercury Standards "For the Kids"

WASHINGTON (December 21, 2011) - New standards to limit mercury and other toxics from power plants and other sources were finalized today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a move that will protect America's children and pregnant mothers from health hazards, and encourage the development of cleaner energy technologies. Reducing mercury and other toxics is feasible, as evidenced by the 91 percent reduction in mercury in Massachusetts since 1996. Yet House Republicans are trying to bloc… Continue Reading

12.18.11

Markey: On Four Year Anniversary of 2007 Energy Bill, Republicans Giving Gifts to Oil and Coal Companies, Not American People

WASHINGTON (December 19, 2011) - Four years after the passage of the 2007 energy bill, the American automotive industry is coming back from the dead, led by the inclusion and manufacture of more fuel efficient vehicles. Large companies like General Electric and Sylvania are rolling out the latest in money-saving light bulbs in stores, just in time for the season of light. And buildings, appliances, and our energy grid are all working in more efficient ways due to the bill. Signed on December 19… Continue Reading

12.13.11

Markey: New Report on BP Spill Raises More Questions for Companies, Oil Industry

12.06.11

Markey: New BP Violations a Drop in Ocean of Fines Company Still Owes for Spill

12.06.11

Markey Applauds FERC's Bonneville Decision, Urges Energy Department to Help Integrate Renewables

12.05.11

Markey Quizzes Halliburton, Interior Dept. on Allegations of Destroyed Evidence from BP Spill

WASHINGTON (December 6, 2011) - Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today asked oil company Halliburton and the Interior Department for answers about allegations by BP that Halliburton destroyed and withheld evidence related to the 2010 oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. BP alleged in court documents Monday that Halliburton destroyed evidence related to the cementing procedure conducted by Halliburton on BP's blown-out well that unsuccessfully sealed in the well prior to the accident. Rep. Markey t… Continue Reading

12.01.11

Markey Statement on Obama Admin. Indian Country Clean Energy Initiative

WASHINGTON (December 2, 2011) -President Barack Obama announced today that his administration would create a program to assist clean energy development in Native American and Alaska Native communities Following that announcement, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), a leader in pushing for more clean energy in America and the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee, which has jurisdiction over Native American affairs, issued the following statement: "No other energy is more native than the wind, … Continue Reading

12.01.11

Markey, 58 Congressional Colleagues to Obama: Reinvigorate, Expedite Investigations into Chinese Clean Energy Trade Manipulation

12.01.11

Markey Praises Obama/Clinton Energy Efficiency Buildings Effort

WASHINGTON (December 2, 2011) - Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) lauded the Obama administration and former President Bill Clinton for their joint efforts to increase the energy efficiency of federal and private buildings. Rep. Markey has authored several laws aimed at improving energy efficiency standards in buildings and appliances, and the energy and climate bill he co-authored in 2009 with Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) included measures that would have vastly increased the energy efficiency of homes … Continue Reading

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