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Richmond Times-Dispatch: Webb, Warner take another crack at allowing offshore energy production
Jul 25 2012
U.S. Sens. Jim Webb and Mark R. Warner, both Democrats, are co-sponsoring legislation that would open energy production off the coast of Virginia. The Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now Act of 2012, or OPEN Act, would replace the current five-year leasing plan, which excludes Virginia, and provide revenue sharing to all participating coastal states.
Murkowski Amendment
Jun 10 2010
Senator Warner voted against Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s proposal to strip the Environmental Protection Agency of the authority to regulate air pollution and health standards under the Clean Air Act.
Senator Warner joined a bipartisan group of Senators today to urge federal authorities to coordinate with emergency preparedness officials in Virginia and other coastal states in the event that the Gulf oil spill reaches Atlantic coastal areas.
Sen. Warner visits Hopewell algae project
Apr 24 2010
The Petersburg Progress-Index covers Senator Warner's visit to a project that is converting algae into biofuel at the Hopewell Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility.
Senator Warner was back out on the road Friday, with stops in Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond.
Step forward on offshore energy production
Mar 31 2010
President Obama announced today that the U.S. Department of the Interior has approved moving forward on a plan to allow oil and gas exploration and production 50 miles off Virginia's coast following a one-year environmental and national security review.
