Press Releases

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

12.01.11

Markey, Boren Praise New Obama Education Program for Indian Country

WASHINGTON (December 2, 2011) - President Obama today signed an executive order to improve educational performance and options for Native American and Alaska Native students from early education up until Tribal Colleges and Universities. Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee, and Dan Boren (D-Okla.), the Ranking Member of the Committee's Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, praised the Obama administration for its dedication to improvin… Continue Reading

11.28.11

Markey: WMO Report Shows Earth's Stability on Thin Ice from Global Warming

11.20.11

Markey Challenges API on Job Claims, Tax Break Defense

Oil Industry Shedding Jobs, Not Bidding on Most Drilling Opportunities, Yet Oil Lobbyists Claiming Huge Job Growth in New Ad Campaign WASHINGTON (November 21, 2011) -- The largest oil companies have shed thousands of jobs over the last six years. Most drilling leases put up for bid receive zero interest from oil companies. And the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts fewer jobs in the drilling sector because of technological advances and increased efficiency. That hasn't stopped oil lobbyis… Continue Reading

11.17.11

Markey: Extreme Weather and Extreme Costs Require Extreme Urgency

11.17.11

Markey: More Drill Holes Won't Fill Our Potholes

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