Democrats

Senator Jeff Bingaman delivers a speech on the Senate floor pointing out the flaws in the Senate Republican energy proposal and calling instead for bipartisan support of a plan to put more oil on the market.The Senate is to vote on a Republican plan that would, among other things, open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to drilling. In his speech, however, Bingaman says that there are millions of acres yet to be leased in areas poised for drilling. And, he says, millions of other acres have been leased, but no drilling has yet occurred.

Politicians are failing to comprehend the breadth of the US infrastructure crisis. Only disasters move our representatives to act — and in an election year, even those actions seem spotty at best and disingenuous at worst. The United States has much more than failing bridges to find, fund and fix. A comprehensive report by Dr. Denny Wilkins.

Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Select Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee, discusses the solutions Democrats haveoffered for rising gasoline prices, and denounces Republican efforts to block them.

Senator John Ensign (R-NV) speaks at a press conference supporting tax credits aimed at incentivizing investment in renewable energy projects, touting the growing number of bipartisan cosponsors.

I don’t know if you caught it, but the whole Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama flap over NAFTA exposed a dirty little secret: The North American Free Trade Agreement isn’t about American jobs or cheap Mexican labor—it’s about Canadian oil....

As the battle over coal plants in Western Kansas rages, two bloggers go head-to-head with positions and solutions. Part 1

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This page summarizes the leading Democratic candidate's positions on energy.

Flanked by congressional Democrats and Republicans, Bush signs 2007 energy legislation at Department of Energy headquarters. The new law increases vehicle fuel economy standards, boosts biofuels and mandates better appliance and lighting efficiency among other provisions.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivers the Democratic Radio Address. In her address she discusses historic energy legislation that will set the nation on a path to energy independence and reduce the cost of home heating oil and the price at the pump.

Terry Tamminen, Energy and Environment Author and Consultant, Former Advisor to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, presents this score card on the presidential candidates on the issue of climate change.

Thousands of young energy and climate leaders come to Capitol Hill to send a message to Congress: pass the energy bill to enable beginning thetransition towards a cleaner, safer, more prosperous future without oil dependence or global warming.

Senator Barbara Boxer, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Senators Frank Lautenberg and Sheldon Whitehouse meet with environmentally friendly CEOs to outline how Senate energy legislation and its energy-efficiency provisions would stimulate innovation and competition, strengthen the U.S.economy, and protect the environment.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi hold a briefing on the "Greening of the Capitol" initiative. The initiative is a set of recommendations with respect to energy conservation, sustainability, and related matters concerning the U.S. Capitol Building.