Energy
As a senior member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senator Wyden has continued to push for a national energy policy that focuses on domestic production, renewability, carbon reduction and protections for energy consumers. Senator Wyden was the first Senator to request a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) investigation of Enron, uncovering the smoking gun memos that proved their schemes to inflate West Coast energy prices. His investigations of oil company activities exposed efforts to constrain domestic supply and drive up prices for consumers. His oversight of the Minerals Management Service uncovered severe ethical lapses and led to new rules and an overhaul of the agency.
In 2006, Wyden began working to create a tax-free benefit for bicycle commuting which became law in 2008 and has continued to push for innovative policies to increase automotive fuel mileage while preserving consumer choice.
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Senate and House members call on Commerce Department to stop Chinese solar companies from dodging U.S. trade laws
Eight members of U.S. Congress, led by Sen. Ron Wyden, (D-Ore.) asked the Commerce Department to close a loophole in its preliminary decision to crack down on illegal trade practices by Chinese solar panel manufacturers, in a letter sent Thursday. House Ways a...…Read More
Posted on 09/27/12 -
Wyden, Merkley, Schrader Announce $4 Million Federal Grant to Wave Energy Test Facility off the Oregon Coast
PORTLAND, OR -- In a move that will further establish Oregon as a leader in alternative energy development, the Department of Energy has awarded a $4 million grant to create a world class, grid-connected ocean energy test facility off the Oregon Coast. The grant announced today by Oregon Sena...…Read More
Posted on 09/26/12 -
Wyden Hails Opening of Shepherds Flat Wind Energy Project
The Shepherds Flat Wind Energy project came online in Gilliam and Morrow counties in Central Oregon....…
The Shepherds Flat Wind Energy project came online in Gilliam and Morrow counties in Central Oregon.
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Wyden, Merkley bills block taxpayer money from aiding foreign companies that violate trade rules
Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have introduced two bills to prevent taxpayer money from aiding foreign companies that benefit from illegal trade practices, including many Chinese-manufactured solar panels. “China is enabling solar panels a...…Read More
Posted on 09/24/12 -
Wyden in Energy Committee Hearing on S. 3265, H.R. 2842, S. 3464, and S. 3483
Posted on 09/19/12 -
August 2012- Alaska Trip
Posted on 08/30/12 -
Senators Wyden, Murkowski tour array of Alaska energy sites
U. S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), traveled to Alaska this week to visit a range of the state’s energy resources, as part of an ongoing tour of energy-producing regions of the US. Senator Wyden made the trip at the invitation Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Ala...…Read More
Posted on 08/27/12