Democrats hold press conference condemning "big oil" in Washington
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) speaks, as Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) looks, on at a press conference concerning oil companies' perceived lack of dedication to researching and developing renewable energy sources in Washington on July 31, 2008. (UPI Photo/Jack Hohman)
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Massachusetts Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez called his Democratic opponent, Rep. Ed Markey, "pond scum" in an interview.
A member of Congress who led an investigation into the BP oil spill in 2010 expressed outrage that a judge threw out a charge against a former BP executive.
A bill that lifts a moratorium on drilling along the U.S-Mexico maritime border has been advanced, the House Natural Resources Committee said.
Democrats on a House energy committee said major risks remain for offshore energy explorers more than three years after the BP oil spill.
All of the freestanding oil from the March oil spill from the Pegasus pipeline in Arkansas has been recovered, Exxon Mobil said.
The pipeline spill in Arkansas serves as a reminder that oil companies aren't doing a good job of transporting Canadian crude safely, U.S. Rep. Ed Markey said.
U.S. oil and natural gas should stay in the domestic market to ensure regional energy security, two East Coast Democratic lawmakers said.
Cutting the federal budget could make it more difficult for the United States to add renewables to its energy mix, U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said.
Shell needs to address a series of safety violations revealed by the U.S. Coast Guard regarding the company's work off the Alaskan coast, a U.S. lawmaker said.
Pending cuts to the U.S. budget means some energy policies backed by Republicans may get eliminated, said U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass.
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