crude oil could be a disaster for independent refineries in regions such as the East Coast. It could raise prices for consumers who are currently saving $700 a year at the pump and $500 on heating oil this...this winter because of low oil prices. And it could harm U.S. shipbuilders who are experiencing a shipbuilding renaissance in this country.... Read More

“When it comes to natural gas production on public lands, the oil industry should embrace the slogan ‘waste not, want not.’ I am glad that the Obama Administration is taking steps to implement key components... Read More

“President Obama’s message tonight to the American people was clear: We have come far but there is more work to do to ensure that all Americans can maximize their God-given abilities. He recognized the challenges that lay ahead, and offered a vision of our nation’s future built on the time-honored values of fairness, hard work and opportunity. I was honored to be joined tonight by John Rosenthal, a Massachusetts leader who has dedicated so much of his life and career implementing innovative... Read More

giveaway to Big Oil that would be a disaster for our economy, our national security and our environment. This spending package lifts the longstanding crude oil export ban and gives the oil industry yet another... Read More

Lifting the crude oil export ban is nothing more than Big Oil corporate welfare. As beneficiaries already of billions of dollars every year of permanent tax breaks, Big Oil stands to benefit now in the...of billions by lifting the crude oil export ban. The oil industry wants to send our oil overseas to the highest bidder even as we still import millions of barrels of oil every day from nations around the... Read More

December 14 2015 Senator Markey Statement on Paris Climate Agreement Washington December 12 2015 Senator Edward J Markey D Mass chairman of the Senate Climate Change Clearinghouse released t... Read More

“The need to update our old, leaking, dangerous, and polluting natural gas pipelines is long overdue,” said Senator Markey. “Aging infrastructure is costing Massachusetts consumers money and putting our first responders and our climate at risk. Repairing these aging and leaking natural gas pipelines is a win for safety, a win for job creation, a win for consumers, and a win for the climate. I will continue to work with my Senate colleagues to ensure passage of this important legislation.” Read More

December 08 2015 Markey Introduces Clean Energy Jobs Package with Senator Sanders Plan Would More Than Double the Clean Energy Workforce WASHINGTON Dec 8 As part of his plan to create a sustainabl... Read More

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the natural wonders of America, worthy of the highest level of protection as wilderness. Its pristine landscape, ecological integrity, wildlife, recreational opportunities, and Alaska Native cultural and subsistence values are unmatched,” Markey said. “Action is long overdue to fully realize President Eishenhower’s visionary action in first protecting the Arctic Refuge in 1960. The Coastal Plain is the biological heart of the Refuge, and I look... Read More

XL pipeline would have been like a giant straw running through America, transporting the dirtiest oil in the world to the thirstiest foreign markets. It would have asked the American people to bear all... Read More