Chairmen Waxman and Markey Announce Hearings on “The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009”
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FYI Tuesday and Wednesday’s hearings will be joint full committee/subcommittee. Thursday and Friday’s hearings, including the Al Gore/John Warner panel, will be held in the subcommittee....
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Chairman Announces Roster for Legislative Hearings Next Week, Including EPA Administrator and Other Cabinet Officials
WASHINGTON (April 17, 2009) - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson announced today that her agency has concluded that global warming emissions pose a threat to public health and welfare. The proposed...
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Hanscom Field, Fort Meade, Langley and Andrews Air Force Bases among sites DOD Refuses to Sign Cleanup Agreements For
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, and Congressman Gene Green and John D. Dingell, Members of the Subcommittee, today...
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Energy Luminaries Browner, Holdren, Yergin, Moniz and Others Discussed Massachusetts’ Role in Developing Clean Energy Jobs, Technology, Global Warming Policies
Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) hosted President Obama’s top climate, energy and science advisers along with other energy experts at a forum at MIT on Monday, April 13 to...
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Energy Luminaries Browner, Holdren, Yergin, Moniz and Others Discussed Massachusetts’ Role in Developing Clean Energy Jobs, Technology, Global Warming Policies
Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) hosted President Obama’s top climate, energy and science advisers along with other energy experts at a forum at MIT on Monday, April 13 to...
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NRC documents to be provided next week
Washington, D.C. - Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah), a subcommittee member, today released a reply from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to correspondence sent...
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WASHINGTON (April 9, 2009) -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding the escalating cyber breaches threatening to compromise the electricity grid. This week, the North American...
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Energy Luminaries Browner, Holdren, Yergin, Moniz and Others to Discuss Massachusetts’ Role in Developing Clean Energy Jobs, Technology, Global Warming Policies
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Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) will host President Obama’s top climate, energy and science advisers along with other energy experts at a forum at...
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Markey’s Energy Bill Includes Provisions Promoting Electric Vehicles
Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2009) - Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) today cheered the deal between Watertown-based A123 Systems and Chrysler to provide the American automaker with the next generation of hybrid batteries. Last week Rep. Markey, who chairs key energy...
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Washington, DC - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of twin energy and environment panels in Congress, today voted in favor of a federal budget that will set both Massachusetts and the country back on the path to prosperity.
“Today the House voted to put the health of our economy, the health of our people, and the...
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Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2009) - Now that Chairmen Edward J. Markey and Henry Waxman have released their American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) to create millions of clean energy jobs that can't be shipped overseas and end our dependence on foreign oil, the inevitable attacks from entrenched special interests and obstructionist Republicans...
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FUNDS AUTHORIZED IN ECONOMIC RECOVERY PACKAGE WILL BE USED FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AT NATIONAL ARCHIVES BUILDING
MEDFORD, MA. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), today announced that the Frederick C. Murphy federal building in Waltham will receive $390,000 in funding under the federal building improvement measure...
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REP. MARKEY, MASS., DELEGATION AND STAFF MEET BRIG. GEN. FULLER TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO NSSC
MEDFORD, MA. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), yesterday hosted a meeting to introduce Brigadier General Peter Nelson Fuller and Dr. Marilyn Freeman of the Natick Soldiers Systems Center to members of the Massachusetts...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2009
Washington, D.C. - Chairman Henry A. Waxman of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Chairman Edward J. Markey of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee and Select Committee on Global Warming today released a draft of clean energy legislation that will create jobs, help end our dangerous dependence on...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2009
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Karen Lightfoot (Waxman): (202) 225-5735 Adam Benson (Dingell): (202) 225-4071 Eben Burnham-Snyder (Markey): (202) 225-4012 Courtney Lamie (Boucher): (202) 225-3861 WASHINGTON, DC — Today Chairman Henry A. Waxman, Chairman Emeritus John Dingell, and Subcommittee Chairmen...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) convened a hearing of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Environment entitled, “Preparing for Climate Change: Adaptation Policies and Programs.” The witnesses who testified from left to right were: Bishop Callon Holloway, Evangelical...
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For Immediate Release March 25, 2009 Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Chairman Ed Markey, 202-225-4012
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) convened a hearing of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Environment entitled, “Preparing for Climate Change: Adaptation Policies and Programs.” This hearing...
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Markey, Inslee, McCollum, Dozens of Members Urge Obama to Defend Arctic from Threats
For Immediate Release March 24, 2009 Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Chairman Ed Markey, 202-225-4012 Torie Brazitis, Rep. Jay Inslee, 202-225-6311 Cleve Mesidor, Rep. Betty McCollum, 202-225-6631
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Urges sound science and realistic assumptions on future gas prices
For Immediate Release March 23, 2009 Contact: Daniel Reilly 202-225-2836
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of twin climate and energy panels in the House, today sent a letter to President Obama, urging the administration to change flawed...
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