Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) brought forth legislation that has financial incentives for the investment of offshore wind energy. Cosponsers include Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Sherod Brown (D-OH). Senator Menendez was quoted as saying “ This targeted, temporary incentive will be […]
Being an intern in Washington DC is a privilege at any point in time. I feel especially lucky to be an intern when DC is the talk of the world. Being a political junkie I have followed the debt crisis religiously since arriving in DC. Living with a moderate, a right wing nut and two […]
A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was reached between the Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) -U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the U.S. Coast Guard-U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The MOA became effective Jul7 27, 2011. The purpose of the MOA is to clarify the roles of each party involved in […]
SENATE MARKUP The United States Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources met on July 14th to discuss and vote on various bills. The bills ranged from energy policy to public land and water issues. The Mark-Up resulted in the reporting of 23 bills, 17 of which included public land and water bills. The bills that […]
Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition was present at the House Committee On Natural Resources, Full Committee Oversight Hearing on “Offshore Energy: Interior Department’s Plans for Offshore Energy, Revenue, and Safety Reorganization” on July 15th. Discussed at the hearing was the reorganization of BOEMRE after taking over for the Minerals Management Service (MMS). The hearing reviewed what […]
Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition was present at the Politico-Pro Energy Breakfast Briefing. The event featured Dan Berman, Robin Bravender and Darren Goode of the Pro energy team in conversation with Bob Simon and McKie Campbell. The meeting also included Aubrey McClendon of the Chesapeake Energy Corporation. The meeting offered insight from Bob Simon, the Democratic […]
The United States Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources met on July 14th to discuss and vote on various bills. The bills ranged from energy policy to public land and water issues. The Mark-Up resulted in the reporting of 23 bills, 17 of which included public land and water bills. The bills that are of […]
Happy Monday OREC members and followers! It must be something in the Washington DC water because I could not wait to get to work on this very Monday morning. Tom Wilson once said, “Mondays are the potholes in the road of life” but I could not disagree more! As I said, it might be something […]
Last week, four pieces of legislation were introduced by members of the Natural Recourses Committee that are of great interest to OREC members. All of the pieces are aimed at expediting the production of renewable energy. Two of the bills are focused on onshore and offshore wind, one on geothermal and the other on NEPA […]
Happy Friday OREC members and followers! This week’s conclusion seems to be a very welcoming idea for most of my fellow interns and co-workers. I think it has something to do with the outrageous heat and humidity earlier in the week here in DC! Although, I must say I have started to become accustomed to […]
