The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up: Houston Chronicle – Jennifer Dlouhy: “Fed fracturing rules seen as imminent” Platts – Gary Gentile: “Ken Salazar signs off from US Interior Department” AOL Energy – Jared Anderson: “EIA Sees Oil Price Differentials Narrowing, US Natural Gas Prices Increasing” The Hill – Zach Colman: “White House proposes royalty, permitting changes on energy development” The World – Thomas Moriarty: “DeFazio: Start timber harvests”’ KQED – Laird Harrison: “Drake’s Bay Oyster Farm Files New suit to Stay in Point Reyes” AP – Roxana Hegeman: “Judge rules against India... Read More »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up: The Hill – Pete Kasperowicz: "House votes 416-7 in favor of easing hydropower regs" Roll Call – Niels Lesniewski: "Interior Pick Moves Forward After Sage Grouse Dispute" New York Times – Matthew Wald: "New Solar Process Gets More Out of Natural Gas" Bonner County Daily Bee: "Tribe working to put land into reservation trust" Associated Press: "Park Service: Protect more So. Calif. wilderness" Read More »
On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 the House of Representatives Passed H.R. 678, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act, with a bipartisan vote of 416-7. The bill is designed to create new American jobs and expand production of clean, renewable hydropower by eliminating bureaucratic and regulatory hurdles. Watch Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, Subcommittee on Water and Power Chairman Tom McClintock, and bill sponsors Rep. Scott Tipton and Rep. Paul Gosar voice their support for the legislation. Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04): Subcommittee ... Read More »
Last year, wildfires burned 9.3 million acres, while the U.S. Forest Service only harvested approximately 200,000 acres. This means that 44 times as many acres burned as were responsibility harvested. The burned areas were not allowed to be salvaged. Read More »
Over the last decade, Americans have witnessed a drastic increase in natural gas production due to breakthroughs in drilling technologies such as hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.” This production has lead to economic growth, job creation, and most importantly decreased dependence on foreign sources of natural gas. But, exactly how much natural gas does the United States have? A report released this week by the American Gas Association examines that question, and the answer may surprise you. The American Gas Association (AGA), in coordination with the Potential Gas Committee (PGC), released a... Read More »
The Natural Resources News Morning Round-up: New York Times – Norimitsu Onishi: “Oyster Farm Caught Up in Pipeline Politics” AP – Jeff Barnard: “Feds recommend removing dams from Klamath River” BBC – Matt McGrath: “Fracking ‘not significant’ cause of large earthquakes” Bloomberg – Mark Drajem: “Natural Gas Resources Seen at Record in U.S. on Fracking” Oregon Public Broadcast – Aaron Kunz: “Idaho Joins the Public Lands Tug-O-War” Read More »
H.R. 678, the “Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act,” passed through the House Committee on Natural Resources last week. Sponsored by Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03), the legislation creates new American jobs and expands production of clean, renewable hydropower by cutting duplicative, bureaucratic red tape. Watch the video below to find out more. Read More »
Representing California's 1st District, located in the Northeast corner of the state, Congressman LaMalfa discusses his background in Agriculture and the variety of natural resources in his district. This year, in fact, Rep. LaMalfa's family celebrates 82 years in the rice farming business. See what Rep. LaMalfa has to say about forest management, hydropower and how Northern California's natural resources all tie together: Learn more about Congressman LaMalfa by visiting his website and following him on Twitter. You can also follow our Meet our Members series by visiting our full blog here and... Read More »
The Committee continues its "Meet our Members" series with Congressman Steve Daines, representing Montana At-Large. In this segment, Rep. Daines describes growing up as a fifth generation Montanan in the 'Treasure State,' and how its variety of natural resources and national parks really comprise the state's treasures. In fact, did you know Rep. Daines' truck has the 'Treasure State' license plate? Check out the video below for a peak into Rep. Daines' love for his district of Montana: Learn more about Congressman Daines by visiting his website and following him on Twitter and Facebook. You c... Read More »
Today, Chairman Hastings accepted the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Public Service Award at their Legislative Rally in Washington, D.C. Initiated in 1978, the award recognizes elected officials whose activities have furthered the objectives of public power. Chairman Hastings has been a voice for the needs of the public power community, particularly regarding matters impacting Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs), the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Endangered Species Act. Over the past year, Chairman Hastings and Committee Republicans have raised serious questions about Energy Se... Read More »
