http://www.mail.com/people/17282-ron-wyden.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/17282-ron-wyden.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2106154-wyden-fracfocus-constructive-tool-drilling.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Energy Committee says a website partially funded by the oil and gas industry is a constructive tool that could be used by federal regulators in requiring public disclosure of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon stopped short of endorsing FracFocus.org but said it coul... Thu, 23 May 2013 18:54:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2106154-wyden-fracfocus-constructive-tool-drilling.html 2013-05-23T18:54:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2100250-moniz-lng-exports-hold-until-data-reviewed.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will delay final decisions on about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies by the Energy Department and others on what impact the exports would have on domestic natural gas supplies and prices. Moniz, who was sworn in Tuesday as the nation's new energy chief,... Tue, 21 May 2013 20:47:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2100250-moniz-lng-exports-hold-until-data-reviewed.html 2013-05-21T20:47:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2090908-senate-confirms-physicist-moniz-energy-chief.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Physicist Ernest Moniz won unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to be the nation's new energy secretary. Moniz, 68, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, replaces Steven Chu, who served as energy secretary in President Barack Obama's first term. Moniz served as an energy undersecretary in the Clinton administration.... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:13:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2090908-senate-confirms-physicist-moniz-energy-chief.html 2013-05-16T20:13:29Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2060354-timber-forest-service-asks-to-return-cash.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is in the business of preventing fires, not starting them. Yet the agency set off alarms in Congress and state capitols across the West by citing automatic spending cuts as the basis for demanding that dozens of states return $17.9 million in federal subsidies. And it's all come down to a bureaucratic squabble ove... Fri, 03 May 2013 16:48:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2060354-timber-forest-service-asks-to-return-cash.html 2013-05-03T16:48:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046154-internet-sales-tax-bill-to-hit-roadblock-house.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to require Internet shoppers to pay sales taxes for online purchases may be cruising through the Senate but it will soon hit a roadblock in the House. "There's a lot of political difficulty getting through the fog of it looking like a tax increase," said Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., one of the main sponsors of the bill in the House.... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:28:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046154-internet-sales-tax-bill-to-hit-roadblock-house.html 2013-04-26T16:28:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2043434-senate-advances-bill-to-tax-internet-sales.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate moved closer Thursday to passing a bill to tax purchases made over the Internet. But a final vote in the Senate was delayed until senators return from a weeklong vacation. Although opponents hope senators will hear from angry constituents over the next week, they have a steep hill to climb to defeat the bill in the Senate. The... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:58:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2043434-senate-advances-bill-to-tax-internet-sales.html 2013-04-25T22:58:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2040172-bill-would-force-super-pacs-to-reveal-their-donors.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators hope to require political groups to name the donors who spend millions of dollars to influence federal campaigns. Legislation sponsored by Democrat Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Lisa Murkowski of Alaska would require so-called super PACs to reveal their sources of money, just as federal candidates must do. Outside group... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:47:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2040172-bill-would-force-super-pacs-to-reveal-their-donors.html 2013-04-23T21:47:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2026912-obama-dines-talks-issues-with-senate-democrats.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama regrouped over dinner Wednesday with a dozen Democratic senators, attempting to press ahead on tenuous elements of his agenda after suffering a major setback on gun control. Emerging from a hotel blocks from the White House, two senators said they were not supposed to talk about what was discussed during the dinner... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:42:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2026912-obama-dines-talks-issues-with-senate-democrats.html 2013-04-18T02:42:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2017860-amid-investigation-coal-exports-record-levels.html DECKER, Mont. (AP) — From the time coal is scooped from the depths of the Spring Creek strip mine in Montana's wide-open Powder River Basin until it travels more than 6,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean to power plants in South Korea, the price can increase more than fivefold. Mining companies, however, are only paying government royalties on the price o... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:23:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2017860-amid-investigation-coal-exports-record-levels.html 2013-04-13T19:23:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2011774-senate-endorses-sally-jewell-interior-chief.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sally Jewell, CEO of outdoor retailer Recreational Equipment Inc., won easy Senate confirmation Wednesday to be the nation's next interior secretary. The Senate approved her nomination, 87-11, with all the no votes coming from Republicans. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was among those who opposed Jewell. At Interior, Jew... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:05:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2011774-senate-endorses-sally-jewell-interior-chief.html 2013-04-10T23:05:59Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2008640-liberals-balk-obamas-2nd-term-overtures-to-gop.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberal lawmakers from Congress and a coalition of like-minded groups rallied outside the White House on Tuesday, voicing frustration at the Democratic president they say has let them down by proposing cuts to Medicare and Social Security. One day before President Barack Obama was set to unveil his budget, organizers stacked nine file bo... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:03:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2008640-liberals-balk-obamas-2nd-term-overtures-to-gop.html 2013-04-09T23:03:58Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2008516-moniz-backs-natural-gas-revolution.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Energy Department pledged to increase use of natural gas Tuesday as a way to combat climate change even as the nation seeks to boost domestic energy production. Ernest Moniz, a physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said "a stunning increase" in production of domestic n... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:23:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2008516-moniz-backs-natural-gas-revolution.html 2013-04-09T19:23:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1993714-nuclear-board-warns-hanford-tank-explosion-risk.html YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Underground tanks that hold a stew of toxic, radioactive waste at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site pose a possible risk of explosion, a nuclear safety board said in advance of confirmation hearings for the next leader of the Energy Department. State and federal officials have long known that hydrogen gas could build up insi... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:28:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1993714-nuclear-board-warns-hanford-tank-explosion-risk.html 2013-04-03T00:28:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1969972-senate-panel-endorses-jewell-interior-chief.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Energy Committee on Thursday endorsed President Barack Obama's nomination of Sally Jewell to be Interior secretary, moving her nomination to the Senate floor for an expected vote next month. The committee's 19-3 vote in favor of Jewell came after current Interior Secretary Ken Salazar agreed to review a decision blocking const... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:08:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1969972-senate-panel-endorses-jewell-interior-chief.html 2013-03-21T17:08:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1948694-erratic-north-korea-poses-serious-threat.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An erratic North Korea, with its nuclear weapons and increasingly belligerent tone, poses a serious threat to the United States and East Asia nations, the director of National Intelligence warned Tuesday in the annual accounting of the threats worldwide. In his extensive overview, James R. Clapper told Congress that a less decentralized ... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:43:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1948694-erratic-north-korea-poses-serious-threat.html 2013-03-13T03:43:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1939048-jewell-pledges-balanced-approach-energy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee for interior secretary pledged Thursday to take a balanced approach to energy that would expand and diversify production on public lands while protecting the environment. Sally Jewell, president of Recreational Equipment Inc., told a Senate committee that she supports Obama's "all-of-the-above" energy str... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:11:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1939048-jewell-pledges-balanced-approach-energy.html 2013-03-07T22:11:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1915236-senate-panel-to-vote-this-week-cia-pick.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House commitment to provide lawmakers with additional information about the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, may have cleared the way for a vote later this week on President Barack Obama's nominee for CIA director, the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Monday. Republicans had demanded t... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:44:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1915236-senate-panel-to-vote-this-week-cia-pick.html 2013-02-26T00:44:10Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1909928-6-leaking-tanks-hanford-nuke-sites-latest-woe.html YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Federal and state officials say six underground tanks holding a brew of radioactive and toxic waste are leaking at the country's most contaminated nuclear site in south-central Washington, raising concerns about delays for emptying the aging tanks. The leaking materials at Hanford Nuclear Reservation pose no immediate risk to public s... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:15:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1909928-6-leaking-tanks-hanford-nuke-sites-latest-woe.html 2013-02-23T18:15:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1909596-6-tanks-hanford-nuclear-site-wash-leaking.html YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Six underground tanks that hold a brew of radioactive and toxic waste at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site are leaking, federal and state officials said Friday, prompting calls for an investigation from a key senator. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said the leaking material poses no immediate risk to public safety or the environ... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:34:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1909596-6-tanks-hanford-nuclear-site-wash-leaking.html 2013-02-23T02:34:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1878148-coal-sales-investigated-feds-violations-yet.html BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Interior is investigating whether mining companies are skirting royalty rules as they increase exports of coal to Asia, federal officials disclosed Friday. No violations have yet been issued, but a newly released report to two U.S. senators says audits of overseas sales have just begun for years when coal expo... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1878148-coal-sales-investigated-feds-violations-yet.html 2013-02-08T23:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1874310-brennan-defends-drone-strikes-americans.html WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director-designate John Brennan strongly defended anti-terror attacks by unmanned drones Thursday under close questioning at a protest-disrupted confirmation hearing. On a second controversial topic, he said that after reading a classified intelligence report on harsh interrogation techniques, he does not know if waterboarding has yielded useful informa... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 03:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1874310-brennan-defends-drone-strikes-americans.html 2013-02-08T03:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1873816-lawmakers-to-classified-drone-info.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has directed the Justice Department to give Congress' intelligence committees access to classified legal advice providing the government's rationale for drone strikes against American citizens working with al-Qaida abroad, a senior administration official and Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday. A drumbeat of deman... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1873816-lawmakers-to-classified-drone-info.html 2013-02-07T01:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869614-congress-considers-putting-limits-drone-strikes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Uncomfortable with the Obama administration's use of deadly drones, a growing number in Congress is looking to limit America's authority to kill suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens. The Democratic-led outcry was emboldened by the revelation in a newly surfaced Justice Department memo that shows drones can strike against a wider range of threats, with l... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869614-congress-considers-putting-limits-drone-strikes.html 2013-02-06T02:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1800684-senators-coal-exports-skirt-royalties.html BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Lawmakers asked the U.S. Department of Interior on Friday to review whether companies are shortchanging federal and state governments out of millions of dollars in royalties on coal exported to foreign markets. The request from Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes as U.S. coal exports hit record levels last yea... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 01:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1800684-senators-coal-exports-skirt-royalties.html 2013-01-05T01:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1798440-tax-law-packed-with-breaks-businesses.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Tucked into the "fiscal cliff" tax package approved by Congress are billions of dollars in tax breaks that should make the new year a lot happier for businesses of many stripes, including film producers, race track owners and the makers of electric motorcycles. In all, more than 50 temporary tax breaks were renewed through 2013, saving b... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1798440-tax-law-packed-with-breaks-businesses.html 2013-01-03T22:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1780156-surveillance-authority-expiring-unless-senate-acts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's authority to intercept electronic communications of foreigners — both spies and terrorist targets — will expire at year's end unless the Senate extends a law that is under challenge from a bipartisan group of senators. In a case in which national security bumps up against privacy, more than a dozen senators say they're c... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1780156-surveillance-authority-expiring-unless-senate-acts.html 2012-12-20T20:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1726882-western-lawmakers-seek-probe-refineries.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Six Democratic senators representing states along the Pacific Coast asked the Justice Department on Tuesday to investigate the role of oil refineries in gas spikes that occurred in May and October even as crude oil prices were declining. Gas prices jumped last month in California to more than $5 a gallon. Analysts said a web of refinery ... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1726882-western-lawmakers-seek-probe-refineries.html 2012-11-27T23:13:00Z