120http://www.platts.com/energypodium/?src=itunespodcastrss2Platts Energy Podium provides an opportunity for newsmakers and credentialed reporters to discuss current energy issues. These events will be recorded and aired via Podcasts available on our Web site, Platts.com. Platts publicizes the events via the AP and other daybooks as well as in e-mails to reporters in the Washington area.en-usCopyright (c) 2009 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. http://www.mcgraw-hill.comnewshttp://www.platts.com/images/plsmall.gifhttp://www.platts.com/energypodium/?src=itunespodcastrss2webeditor@platts.comwebeditor@platts.comnoPlatts Energy Podium provides an opportunity for newsmakers and credentialed reporters to discuss current energy issues.Platts Energy Podium provides an opportunity for newsmakers and credentialed reporters to discuss current energy issues. These events will be recorded and aired via Podcasts available on our Web site, Platts.com. Platts publicizes the events via the AP and other daybooks as well as in e-mails to reporters in the Washington area.news,energy,platts,oil,petroleumCraige Moorecraige.moore@gmail.comPlatts reporters and other credentialed press convened to hear Commissioner John Norris address the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) role in regulating the evolving energy markets and vital infrastructure projects. Norris joined the commission in January and this was his first extended media briefing.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2010/apr/norrisedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2010/apr/norrisedit.mp36 Apr 2010 13:00:00 EST8:08podcast,news,energy,platts,norris,power,oil,gas,FERC,regulationCommissioner John NorrisPlatts reporters and other credentialed press convened to hear Commissioner John Norris address the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) role in regulating the evolving energy markets and vital infrastructure projects. Norris joined the commission in January and this was his first extended media briefing.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2010/apr/norrisfull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2010/apr/norrisfull.mp36 Apr 2010 13:00:00 EST53:21podcast,news,energy,platts,norris,power,oil,gas,FERC,regulationCommissioner John NorrisPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Interior Secretary Ken Salazar discusses his agenda for oil, natural gas, renewable energy, coal and other energy issues at the US Department of the Interior in 2010.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2010/jan/salazaredit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2010/jan/salazaredit.mp325 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST16:59podcast,news,energy,platts,salazar,power,oil,gas,oil,natural gas,renewable,coalSecretary Ken SalazarPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Interior Secretary Ken Salazar discusses his agenda for oil, natural gas, renewable energy, coal and other energy issues at the US Department of the Interior in 2010.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2010/jan/salazarfull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2010/jan/salazarfull.mp325 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST51:01podcast,news,energy,platts,salazar,power,oil,gas,oil,natural gas,renewable,coalSecretary Ken SalazarPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Bruce Vincent, chairman of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, discuss federal policies and legislation affecting independent oil and natural gas producers in the U.S. http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/dec/vincentedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/dec/vincentedit.mp310 Dec 2009 13:00:00 EST23:52podcast,news,energy,platts,vincent,power,oil,gas,oil,natural gas,petroleumChairman Bruce VincentPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Bruce Vincent, chairman of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, discuss federal policies and legislation affecting independent oil and natural gas producers in the U.S. http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/dec/vincentfull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/dec/vincentfull.mp310 Dec 2009 13:00:00 EST1:00:18podcast,news,energy,platts,vincent,power,oil,gas,oil,natural gas,petroleumChairman Bruce VincentPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Chairman Gary Gensler address the increasingly vital role of the CFTC. Changes are afoot on several levels that could impact the extent of the commission's regulatory reach, as energy and carbon markets evolve. http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/oct/gensleredit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/oct/gensleredit.mp36 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EST3:53podcast,news,energy,platts,gensler,power,oil,gas,oil,natural gas,CFTC,carbonChairman Gary GenslerPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Chairman Gary Gensler address the increasingly vital role of the CFTC. Changes are afoot on several levels that could impact the extent of the commission's regulatory reach, as energy and carbon markets evolve. http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/oct/genslerfull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/oct/genslerfull.mp36 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EST59:34podcast,news,energy,platts,gensler,power,oil,gas,oil,natural gas,CFTC,carbonChairman Gary GenslerPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko discusses his agenda for NRC this fall. Chairman Jaczko was appointed head of NRC by President Barack Obama in May, after serving more than four years as a commissioner. A physicist by trade, he is a former appropriations director and science adviser to Senator Harry Reid, Democrat-Nevada. http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/sep/jaczkoedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/sep/jaczkoedit.mp323 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EST9:11podcast,news,energy,platts,jaczko,power,oil,gas,oil,natural gas,NRC,obama,nuclearChairman Gregory JaczkoPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko discusses his agenda for NRC this fall. Chairman Jaczko was appointed head of NRC by President Barack Obama in May, after serving more than four years as a commissioner. A physicist by trade, he is a former appropriations director and science adviser to Senator Harry Reid, Democrat-Nevada. http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/sep/jaczkofull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/sep/jaczkofull.mp323 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EST57:01podcast,news,energy,platts,jaczko,power,oil,gas,oil,natural gas,NRC,obama,nuclearChairman Gregory JaczkoPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Commissioner Marc Spitzer address FERC's role in regulating the evolving energy markets during the continuing transition to a new administration and Congress. A proponent of energy infrastructure expansion and competitive wholesale energy markets, Spitzer is a key voice on this critical commission, which is positioned to receive significant new authority under pending energy and climate legislation. http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/jul/spitzeredit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/jul/spitzeredit.mp315 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST16:00podcast,news,energy,platts,power,oil,gas,oil,natural gas,spitzer,FERC,climateCommissioner Marc SpitzerPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Devon Energy Chairman and CEO J. Larry Nichols offers perspectives from the US oil and gas industry on energy tax issues, climate change and drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/apr/nicholsfull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/apr/nicholsfull.mp328 Apr 2009 13:00:00 EST59:51podcast,news,energy,platts,power,oil,gas,oil,natural gas,nichols,devon,climate,OCS,drillingJ. Larry NicholsPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Devon Energy Chairman and CEO J. Larry Nichols offers perspectives from the US oil and gas industry on energy tax issues, climate change and drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/apr/nicholsedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/apr/nicholsedit.mp328 Apr 2009 13:00:00 EST2:45podcast,news,energy,platts,power,oil,gas,oil,natural gas,nichols,devon,climate,OCS,drillingJ. Larry NicholsPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Commissioner Marc Spitzer address FERC's role in regulating the evolving energy markets during the continuing transition to a new administration and Congress. A proponent of energy infrastructure expansion and competitive wholesale energy markets, Spitzer is a key voice on this critical commission, which is positioned to receive significant new authority under pending energy and climate legislation. http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/jul/spitzerfull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/jul/spitzerfull.mp315 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST51:19podcast,news,energy,platts,power,oil,gas,oil,natural gas,spitzer,FERC,climateCommissioner Marc SpitzerPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Senator Lisa Murkowski, the ranking Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, discusses legislative strategies for enacting energy and climate change bills this year.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/mar/murkowskiedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/mar/murkowskiedit.mp316 Mar 2009 13:00:00 EST4:06podcast,news,energy,platts,bingaman,power,oil,gas,environment,greenhouse gas,GHG,efficiencySen. Lisa MurkowskiPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Senator Lisa Murkowski, the ranking Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, discusses legislative strategies for enacting energy and climate change bills this year.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/mar/murkowskifull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/mar/murkowskifull.mp316 Mar 2009 13:00:00 EST59:53podcast,news,energy,platts,Bingaman,power,oil,gas,environment,greenhouse gas,GHG,efficiencySen. Lisa MurkowskiPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Sen. Jeff Bingaman will discuss a broad range of energy-related issues facing the new Congress, including the comprehensive, bipartisan energy bill he intends to introduce with Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's ranking member. A former New Mexico attorney general, Bingaman has represented his home state in the US Senate since 1983.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/mar/bingamanedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/mar/bingamanedit.mp35 Mar 2009 13:00:00 EST4:35podcast,news,energy,platts,bingaman,power,oil,gas,environment,greenhouse gas,GHG,efficiencySen. Jeff BingamanPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Sen. Jeff Bingaman will discuss a broad range of energy-related issues facing the new Congress, including the comprehensive, bipartisan energy bill he intends to introduce with Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's ranking member. A former New Mexico attorney general, Bingaman has represented his home state in the US Senate since 1983.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/mar/bingamanfull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/mar/bingamanfull.mp35 Mar 2009 13:00:00 EST41:29podcast,news,energy,platts,Bingaman,power,oil,gas,environment,greenhouse gas,GHG,efficiencySen. Jeff BingamanPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Energy Secretary Steven Chu's remarks on the President's American Recovery and Reinvestment plan. Chu was confirmed by the US Senate in January as the 12th energy secretary, after having been the director of DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California. A scientist and co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1997, Chu has devoted his recent career to the search for new solutions to energy challenges and stopping global climate change.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/feb/chuedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/feb/chuedit.mp319 Feb 2009 13:00:00 EST6:17podcast,news,energy,platts,chu,power,oil,gas,environment,greenhouse gas,GHG,efficiencySteven Chu, US Energy SecretaryPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists convened to hear Energy Secretary Steven Chu's remarks on the President's American Recovery and Reinvestment plan. Chu was confirmed by the US Senate in January as the 12th energy secretary, after having been the director of DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California. A scientist and co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1997, Chu has devoted his recent career to the search for new solutions to energy challenges and stopping global climate change.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/feb/chufull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/feb/chufull.mp319 Feb 2009 13:00:00 EST54:54podcast,news,energy,platts,Bingaman,power,oil,gas,environment,greenhouse gas,GHG,efficiencySteven Chu, US Energy SecretaryPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists congregated as Commissioner Jon Wellinghoff addressed the priorities for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the early days of the Obama administration. Since arriving at FERC in 2006, Wellinghoff has openly championed renewable energy, conservation and demand side management. Commissioner Wellinghoff is an energy law specialist with more than 30 years experience in the field. Before joining FERC, he was in private practice and focused exclusively on client matters related to renewable energy, energy efficiency and distributed generation. While in the private sector, Commissioner Wellinghoff represented an array of clients from federal agencies, renewable developers, and large consumers of power to energy efficient product manufacturers and clean energy advocacy organizations.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/feb/wellinghoffedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/feb/wellinghoffedit.mp312 Feb 2009 13:00:00 EST5:42podcast,news,energy,platts,chu,power,oil,gas,environment,greenhouse gas,GHG,efficiency,FERC,renewableJon Wellinghoff, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists congregated as Commissioner Jon Wellinghoff addressed the priorities for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the early days of the Obama administration. Since arriving at FERC in 2006, Wellinghoff has openly championed renewable energy, conservation and demand side management. Commissioner Wellinghoff is an energy law specialist with more than 30 years experience in the field. Before joining FERC, he was in private practice and focused exclusively on client matters related to renewable energy, energy efficiency and distributed generation. While in the private sector, Commissioner Wellinghoff represented an array of clients from federal agencies, renewable developers, and large consumers of power to energy efficient product manufacturers and clean energy advocacy organizations.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/feb/wellinghofffull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2009/feb/wellinghofffull.mp312 Feb 2009 13:00:00 EST58:03podcast,news,energy,platts,Bingaman,power,oil,gas,environment,greenhouse gas,GHG,efficiency,FERC,renewableJon Wellinghoff, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists congregated as American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Red Cavaney addressed the outlook for oil and natural gas issues, including prospects for US energy and environmental policies under a new president and Congress next year. Cavaney's appearance at the Podium was his last scheduled Washington news conference before he retires from API on November 1. He joined API in 1977, after three years as president and CEO of the American Plastics Council. Previously, he was the president of the American Forest & Paper Association, and a senior staff member with the Nixon, Ford and Reagan administrations.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/oct/cavaneyedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/oct/cavaneyedit.mp314 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EST5:25podcast,news,energy,platts,chu,power,oil,gasRed Cavaney, President, CEO, American Petroleum Institute CommissionPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists congregated as American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Red Cavaney addressed the outlook for oil and natural gas issues, including prospects for US energy and environmental policies under a new president and Congress next year. Cavaney's appearance at the Podium was his last scheduled Washington news conference before he retires from API on November 1. He joined API in 1977, after three years as president and CEO of the American Plastics Council. Previously, he was the president of the American Forest & Paper Association, and a senior staff member with the Nixon, Ford and Reagan administrations.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/oct/cavaneyfull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/oct/cavaneyfull.mp314 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EST56:52podcast,news,energy,platts,Bingaman,power,oil,gasRed Cavaney, President, CEO, American Petroleum Institute Platts reporters and other credentialed journalists congregated as Energy Information Administration chief Guy Caruso discussed energy markets, including the recent volatility in oil and fuel prices. Caruso has been a leading spokesman for the government on energy trends since President George Bush nominated him to head the Department of Energy's information branch in 2002. His agency's reports are considered essential to energy markets and his testimony in Congress is common as lawmakers seek solutions to US dependence on oil and the nation's concerns over global warming. Caruso has more than 30 years of experience in energy, many of them at DOE. In addition to heading EIA, he has also been DOE's director of policy for oil and natural gas, international affairs and energy emergencies. In addition, he has worked at the International Energy Agency in Paris. Caruso announced recently that he would resign from EIA as of September 3.
http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/aug/carusoedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/aug/carusoedit.mp326 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EST5:58podcast,news,energy,platts,chu,power,oil,gasGuy Caruso, Administrator, US Energy Information AdministrationPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists congregated as Energy Information Administration chief Guy Caruso discussed energy markets, including the recent volatility in oil and fuel prices. Caruso has been a leading spokesman for the government on energy trends since President George Bush nominated him to head the Department of Energy's information branch in 2002. His agency's reports are considered essential to energy markets and his testimony in Congress is common as lawmakers seek solutions to US dependence on oil and the nation's concerns over global warming. Caruso has more than 30 years of experience in energy, many of them at DOE. In addition to heading EIA, he has also been DOE's director of policy for oil and natural gas, international affairs and energy emergencies. In addition, he has worked at the International Energy Agency in Paris. Caruso announced recently that he would resign from EIA as of September 3.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/aug/carusofull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/aug/carusofull.mp326 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EST53:02podcast,news,energy,platts,Bingaman,power,oil,gasGuy Caruso, Administrator, US Energy Information AdministrationPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists congregated as the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, Drue Pearce, discussed natural gas transportation projects in Alaska. Pearce, a native of Illinois, moved to Alaska in 1977. In 1984 she was elected to the Alaska legislature and during her tenure served as Senate President, co-chair of the Finance Committee and chair of the Senate Rules Committee. She also participated in The Energy Council, leading delegations to various places around the world. In 2001, Pearce resigned her Senate seat and was sworn-in as the Secretary of the Interior's Senior Advisor for Alaska Affairs. Drue provided counsel in the development of policies affecting Alaska and served as the secretary's representative on matters affecting the Arctic. In late 2006, Pearce was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn in as the first federal coordinator for Alaska gas transportation projects. The Office of the Federal Coordinator (OFC) was established by Congress to coordinate activities by federal agencies on permitting and construction of a pipeline to bring North Slope gas to markets in the Lower-48 states. The OFC is an independent office within the executive branch, reporting directly to the president.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/jul/peppearceedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/jul/peppearceedit.mp326 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EST12:19podcast,news,energy,platts,chu,power,oil,gas,alaska,congress,pipelineDrue Pearce, Federal Coordinator, Alaska Natural Gas TransportationPlatts reporters and other credentialed journalists congregated as the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, Drue Pearce, discussed natural gas transportation projects in Alaska. Pearce, a native of Illinois, moved to Alaska in 1977. In 1984 she was elected to the Alaska legislature and during her tenure served as Senate President, co-chair of the Finance Committee and chair of the Senate Rules Committee. She also participated in The Energy Council, leading delegations to various places around the world. In 2001, Pearce resigned her Senate seat and was sworn-in as the Secretary of the Interior's Senior Advisor for Alaska Affairs. Drue provided counsel in the development of policies affecting Alaska and served as the secretary's representative on matters affecting the Arctic. In late 2006, Pearce was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn in as the first federal coordinator for Alaska gas transportation projects. The Office of the Federal Coordinator (OFC) was established by Congress to coordinate activities by federal agencies on permitting and construction of a pipeline to bring North Slope gas to markets in the Lower-48 states. The OFC is an independent office within the executive branch, reporting directly to the president.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/jul/peppearcefull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/jul/peppearcefull.mp326 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EST57:27podcast,news,energy,platts,Bingaman,power,oil,gas,alaska,congress,pipelineDrue Pearce, Federal Coordinator, Alaska Natural Gas TransportationPlatts reporters and other credentialed press congregated as Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson discusses major energy-related environmental issues. A scientist and 27-year veteran of EPA, Mr. Johnson has been the agency's administrator since 2005. EPA is playing a key role in crafting several major energy-related initiatives, including a rule for implementing a renewable-fuels standard that requires the US to manufacture 36 billion gallons of ethanol and other non-petroleum biofuels annually by 2022. On the issue of climate change, EPA is exploring how greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, oil refineries and other industrial facilities might be regulated under the federal Clean Air Act. EPA is also involved in the realm of nuclear energy by crafting standards that govern the amount of radiation that can emanate from the planned Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/may/pepjohnsonedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/may/pepjohnsonedit.mp326 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EST2:38podcast,news,energy,platts,chu,power,oil,gas,EPA,yucca,refineries,GHG,greenhouse,emissions,radiation,nuclear,biofuel,ethanol,renewableStephen Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency AdministratorPlatts reporters and other credentialed press congregated as Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson discusses major energy-related environmental issues. A scientist and 27-year veteran of EPA, Mr. Johnson has been the agency's administrator since 2005. EPA is playing a key role in crafting several major energy-related initiatives, including a rule for implementing a renewable-fuels standard that requires the US to manufacture 36 billion gallons of ethanol and other non-petroleum biofuels annually by 2022. On the issue of climate change, EPA is exploring how greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, oil refineries and other industrial facilities might be regulated under the federal Clean Air Act. EPA is also involved in the realm of nuclear energy by crafting standards that govern the amount of radiation that can emanate from the planned Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/may/pepjohnsonfull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/may/pepjohnsonfull.mp326 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EST56:21podcast,news,energy,platts,Bingaman,power,oil,gas,EPA,yucca,refineries,GHG,greenhouse,emissions,radiation,nuclear,biofuel,ethanol,renewableStephen Johnson, Environmental Protection Agency AdministratorPlatts reporters and other credentialed press congregated as Representative Rick Boucher discussed plans for climate change legislation and other major energy and environmental initiatives in Congress. The Virginia Democrat is the chairman of the House Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee, which is developing legislation for mandatory greenhouse gas controls. His panel has also been active in promoting alternatives to petroleum for transportation and energy efficiency as a means of reducing consumption. He was elected to the House in 1982 from Virginia's ninth district in the southwest area of the state.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/mar/pepboucheredit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/mar/pepboucheredit.mp311 Mar 2008 13:00:00 EST5:17podcast,news,energy,platts,boucher,power,oil,gas,climate,emissions,cap,tradeSen. Jeff BingamanPlatts reporters and other credentialed press congregated as Representative Rick Boucher discussed plans for climate change legislation and other major energy and environmental initiatives in Congress. The Virginia Democrat is the chairman of the House Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee, which is developing legislation for mandatory greenhouse gas controls. His panel has also been active in promoting alternatives to petroleum for transportation and energy efficiency as a means of reducing consumption. He was elected to the House in 1982 from Virginia's ninth district in the southwest area of the state.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/mar/pepboucherfull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2008/mar/pepboucherfull.mp311 Mar 2008 13:00:00 EST53:31podcast,news,energy,platts,boucher,power,oil,gas,climate,emissions,cap,tradeRepresentative Rick BoucherPlatts reporters and other credentialed press gathered to hear from Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman discuss his recent trip to Central Asia and Europe, where he promoted global energy security, as well as Bush administration policies to diversify the US energy mix, increase energy efficiency and address global climate change.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/dec/boddecedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/dec/boddecedit.mp34 Dec 2007 13:00:00 EST6:20podcast,news,energy,platts,bodman,energy,oil,gas,climateSamuel BodmanPlatts reporters and other credentialed press gathered to hear from Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman discuss his recent trip to Central Asia and Europe, where he promoted global energy security, as well as Bush administration policies to diversify the US energy mix, increase energy efficiency and address global climate change.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/dec/boddecfull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/dec/boddecfull.mp34 Dec 2007 13:00:00 EST42:27podcast,news,energy,platts,bodman,energy,oil,gas,climateSamuel BodmanPlatts reporters and other credentialed press came together as the new director of the Minerals Management Service, Randall Luthi, discussed his plans for the Department of the Interior agency. Confirmed by the Senate in July, Luthi is responsible for running an agency that manages oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf and distributes annually more than $8 billion in revenue from onshore and offshore mineral leases. He is a former speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives as well as a lawyer and cattle rancher in the state.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/sep/luthiedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/sep/luthiedit.mp317 Sep 2007 13:00:00 EST15:27podcast,news,energy,platts,luthi,energy,MMS,oil,gasRandall LuthiPlatts reporters and other credentialed press came together as the new director of the Minerals Management Service, Randall Luthi, discussed his plans for the Department of the Interior agency. Confirmed by the Senate in July, Luthi is responsible for running an agency that manages oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf and distributes annually more than $8 billion in revenue from onshore and offshore mineral leases. He is a former speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives as well as a lawyer and cattle rancher in the state.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/sep/luthifull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/sep/luthifull.mp317 Sep 2007 13:00:00 EST55:05podcast,news,energy,platts,luthi,energy,MMS,oil,gasRandall LuthiPlatts reporters and other credentialed press came together as Senator Carl Levin discussed his probe of speculation in natural gas and other energy markets. For the past five years, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has conducted investigations into the pricing of energy commodities, including gasoline, crude oil and natural gas. These investigations reflect a continuing concern over increases in the price and price volatility of these commodities, and the adequacy of government oversight of the markets that set these prices. The Subcommittee's most recent report, The Role of Market Speculation in Rising Oil and Gas Prices: A Need to Put a Cop on the Beat, released in June, found that the traditional forces of supply and demand no longer fully account for sustained increases and price volatility in the oil and gasoline markets. The report determined that market speculation contributed to rising oil and gasoline prices, perhaps accounting for $20 out of a $70 barrel of oil, and that too many energy trades occurred without regulatory oversight. The report recommended new laws to increase market oversight and stop market manipulation.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/jul/levinedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/jul/levinedit.mp330 Jul 2007 13:00:00 EST14:31podcast,news,energy,platts,court,energy,FERC,gasSenator Carl LevinPlatts reporters and other credentialed press came together as Senator Carl Levin discussed his probe of speculation in natural gas and other energy markets. For the past five years, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has conducted investigations into the pricing of energy commodities, including gasoline, crude oil and natural gas. These investigations reflect a continuing concern over increases in the price and price volatility of these commodities, and the adequacy of government oversight of the markets that set these prices. The Subcommittee's most recent report, The Role of Market Speculation in Rising Oil and Gas Prices: A Need to Put a Cop on the Beat, released in June, found that the traditional forces of supply and demand no longer fully account for sustained increases and price volatility in the oil and gasoline markets. The report determined that market speculation contributed to rising oil and gasoline prices, perhaps accounting for $20 out of a $70 barrel of oil, and that too many energy trades occurred without regulatory oversight. The report recommended new laws to increase market oversight and stop market manipulation.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/jul/levin.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/jul/levin.mp330 Jul 2007 13:00:00 EST58:04podcast,news,energy,platts,court,energy,FERC,gasSenator Carl LevinPlatts reporters and other credentialed press came together as FERC's Susan Court addressed the evolving energy markets and the commission's oversight role. A veteran FERC staffer with high-level experience in a broad array of jurisdictional topics, Court heads up the commission's critical market enforcement operation at a time when such oversight is a front-and-center topic on Capitol Hill and elsewhere. Court joined FERC in 1982 as an attorney-advisor and subsequently served as a commissioner's assistant and executive assistant to the chairman before becoming a senior agency manager in 1986, when she was appointed associate general counsel for gas and oil.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/jun/energypodium0620edit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/jun/energypodium0620edit.mp320 Jun 2007 13:00:00 EST12:09podcast,news,energy,platts,court,energy,FERC,gasSusan CourtPlatts reporters and other credentialed press came together as FERC's Susan Court addressed the evolving energy markets and the commission's oversight role. A veteran FERC staffer with high-level experience in a broad array of jurisdictional topics, Court heads up the commission's critical market enforcement operation at a time when such oversight is a front-and-center topic on Capitol Hill and elsewhere. Court joined FERC in 1982 as an attorney-advisor and subsequently served as a commissioner's assistant and executive assistant to the chairman before becoming a senior agency manager in 1986, when she was appointed associate general counsel for gas and oil.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/jun/energypodium0620full.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/june/energypodium0620full.mp320 Jun 2007 13:00:00 EST1:08:40podcast,news,energy,platts,court,energy,FERC,gasSusan CourtPlatts reporters and other credentialed press came together as Gordon Shearer addressed the evolving global and US liquefied natural gas markets. Shearer has lengthy and broad experience with LNG, having served in various LNG-related positions for more than 25 years, dating back to the tussles over Algerian imports in the early 1980s. Shearer is the corporate face of the embattled Weaver's Cove Energy LNG project as well as a respected LNG industry observer. Weaver's Cove sponsor HESS LNG is a joint venture of Poten & Partners and Amerada Hess; Shearer joined Poten & Partners in January 2001. Prior to that, he was employed by Cabot Corporation from 1978 until 2001, with numerous assignments in the company's energy businesses.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/apr/sheareredit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/apr/sheareredit.mp317 Apr 2007 13:00:00 EST15:14podcast,news,energy,platts,shearer,energy,LNGGordon ShearerPlatts reporters and other credentialed press came together as Gordon Shearer addressed the evolving global and US liquefied natural gas markets. Shearer has lengthy and broad experience with LNG, having served in various LNG-related positions for more than 25 years, dating back to the tussles over Algerian imports in the early 1980s. Shearer is the corporate face of the embattled Weaver's Cove Energy LNG project as well as a respected LNG industry observer. Weaver's Cove sponsor HESS LNG is a joint venture of Poten & Partners and Amerada Hess; Shearer joined Poten & Partners in January 2001. Prior to that, he was employed by Cabot Corporation from 1978 until 2001, with numerous assignments in the company's energy businesses.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/apr/shearerfull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/apr/shearerfull.mp317 Apr 2007 13:00:00 EST1:03:03podcast,news,energy,platts,shearer,energy,LNGGordon ShearerPlatts reporters and other credentialed press gathered to hear Senate Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman discuss the progress and the prospects for energy and environmental legislation in the 110th Congress. In addition to chairing Senate Energy, Bingaman was recently tapped to chair a new subcommittee on energy, natural resources and infrastructure in the Senate Finance Committee. A former New Mexico attorney general, Bingaman has represented his home state in the U.S. Senate since 1983.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/mar/bingamanedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/mar/bingamanedit.mp312 Mar 2007 8:00:00 EST9:25podcast,news,energy,platts,bingaman,energy,NRC,congress,senateSen. Jeff BingamanPlatts reporters and other credentialed press gathered to hear Senate Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman discuss the progress and the prospects for energy and environmental legislation in the 110th Congress. In addition to chairing Senate Energy, Bingaman was recently tapped to chair a new subcommittee on energy, natural resources and infrastructure in the Senate Finance Committee. A former New Mexico attorney general, Bingaman has represented his home state in the U.S. Senate since 1983.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/mar/bingaman.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/mar/bingaman.mp312 Mar 2007 8:00:00 EST59:39podcast,news,energy,platts,bingaman,energy,NRC,congress,senateSen. Jeff BingamanPlatts reporters and other credentialed press gathered to hear Deputy Energy Secretary Clay Sell discuss President Bush's State of the Union address, the administration's energy policies and this year's priorities for the Department of Energy. Sell, sworn in as DOE's number-two official in March 2005, is also the department's chief operating officer and assists Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman with policy and programmatic oversight of the $23 billion agency.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/jan/selledit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/jan/selledit.mp31 Feb 2007 15:00:00 EST5:30podcast,news,energy,platts,sell,energy,bush,DOEClay SellPlatts reporters and other credentialed press gathered to hear Deputy Energy Secretary Clay Sell discuss President Bush's State of the Union address, the administration's energy policies and this year's priorities for the Department of Energy. Sell, sworn in as DOE's number-two official in March 2005, is also the department's chief operating officer and assists Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman with policy and programmatic oversight of the $23 billion agency.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/jan/sell.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/jan/sell.mp31 Feb 2007 15:00:00 EST47:53podcast,news,energy,platts,sell,energy,bush,DOEClay SellPlatts reporters and other credentialed press listened as Nuclear Regulatory Commission member Edward McGaffigan Jr. recalled his more than 10 years at NRC and presented challenges facing the commission. The longest serving member of NRC, Commissioner McGaffigan announced recently he will step down because of illness. He intends to serve until his successor has been nominated by President Bush and confirmed by the Senate. He was appointed by President Clinton in 1996 and 2000, and most recently by President Bush in 2005.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/jan/mcgaffiganedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/jan/mcgaffiganedit.mp322 Jan 2007 15:00:00 EST18:52podcast,news,energy,plattsEdward McGaffigan Jr.Platts reporters and other credentialed press listened as Nuclear Regulatory Commission member Edward McGaffigan Jr. recalled his more than 10 years at NRC and presented challenges facing the commission. The longest serving member of NRC, Commissioner McGaffigan announced recently he will step down because of illness. He intends to serve until his successor has been nominated by President Bush and confirmed by the Senate. He was appointed by President Clinton in 1996 and 2000, and most recently by President Bush in 2005.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/jan/mcgaffigan.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2007/jan/mcgaffigan.mp322 Jan 2007 15:00:00 EST1:12:15podcast,news,energy,platts,mcgaffigan,NRC,nuclearEdward McGaffigan Jr. - Platts reporters and other credentialed press gathered to hear from Harlan Watson, senior climate negotiator and special representative at the US State Department.
Watson, the face of the Bush administration's climate policy at international negotiations, will discuss the November 6-17 talks among industrialized and developing countries in Nairobi, Kenya. Chief among his roles was to point out that some countries are growing their greenhouse gas emissions at a faster rate than the United States. And he rejected persistent rumors that the White House is considering a new, mandatory program to cut domestic industrial GHGs. http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2006/dec/watsonfull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2006/dec/watsonfull.mp312 Dec 2006 15:00:00 EST59:15podcast,news,energy,platts,watson,climate,bush,policyHarlan L. Watson Platts reporters and other credentialed press gathered to hear from Harlan Watson, senior climate negotiator and special representative at the US State Department.
Watson, the face of the Bush administration's climate policy at international negotiations, will discuss the November 6-17 talks among industrialized and developing countries in Nairobi, Kenya. Chief among his roles was to point out that some countries are growing their greenhouse gas emissions at a faster rate than the United States. And he rejected persistent rumors that the White House is considering a new, mandatory program to cut domestic industrial GHGs. http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2006/dec/watson.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2006/dec/watson.mp312 Dec 2006 15:00:00 EST18:58podcast,news,energy,plattsHarlan L. Watson Platts reporters and other credentialed press gathered to hear Minerals Management Service (MMS) Director Johnnie Burton discuss the current issues surrounding price threshold contract provisions as well as other pressing matters.
Burton was appointed MMS director on March 15, 2002. Prior to her appointment, she served as director of Wyoming's Department of Revenue from 1995 through February 2002. She has a varied background in education, digital information systems, oil and gas exploration, legislative service, and government management.
Recent high-profile congressional hearings have focused on a series of controversial deepwater US Gulf of Mexico leases awarded in 1998 and 1999 without royalty relief price thresholds that could ultimately cost the US Treasury an estimated $10 billion in lost royalty payments. While MMS has said it would honor the original contracts, it has asked all 55 companies with leases over those two years to voluntarily renegotiate the deals. http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2006/sep/burton.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2006/sep/burton.mp321 Sep 2006 15:00:00 EST58:02podcast,news,energy,plattsJohnnie Burton Platts reporters and other credentialed press gathered to hear Minerals Management Service (MMS) Director Johnnie Burton discuss the current issues surrounding price threshold contract provisions as well as other pressing matters.
Burton was appointed MMS director on March 15, 2002. Prior to her appointment, she served as director of Wyoming's Department of Revenue from 1995 through February 2002. She has a varied background in education, digital information systems, oil and gas exploration, legislative service, and government management.
Recent high-profile congressional hearings have focused on a series of controversial deepwater US Gulf of Mexico leases awarded in 1998 and 1999 without royalty relief price thresholds that could ultimately cost the US Treasury an estimated $10 billion in lost royalty payments. While MMS has said it would honor the original contracts, it has asked all 55 companies with leases over those two years to voluntarily renegotiate the deals. http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2006/sep/burtonedit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2006/sep/burtonedit.mp321 Sep 2006 15:00:00 EST7:20podcast,news,energy,platts,burton,MMSJohnnie BurtonPlatts reporters and other credentialed press congregated to hear Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Dale Klein. Sworn in on July 1, the chairman joined the commission as it gears up to license new nuclear power plants, something it has not done in years. By its latest count, NRC is expecting 19 applications for combined construction permits and operating licenses for as many as 27 new units. At the same time, the commission is reviewing applications for the renewal of licenses at existing nuclear plants. Before his nomination, Klein was the assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical and biological programs.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2006/august/klein.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2006/august/klein.mp330 Aug 2006 15:00:00 EST6:50Podcast,news,energy,plattsDale KleinPlatts reporters and other credentialed press congregated to hear Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Dale Klein. Sworn in on July 1, the chairman joined the commission as it gears up to license new nuclear power plants, something it has not done in years. By its latest count, NRC is expecting 19 applications for combined construction permits and operating licenses for as many as 27 new units. At the same time, the commission is reviewing applications for the renewal of licenses at existing nuclear plants. Before his nomination, Klein was the assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical and biological programs.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2006/august/klein.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2006/august/klein.mp330 Aug 2006 15:00:00 EST58:13Podcast,news,energy,platts,NRC,klein,nuclearDale KleinThe chairman addressed the Platts event a week after the commission wrapped up its open meeting schedule for the season and roughly a year into his tenure as chairman of this critical regulatory agency. Energy Policy Act implementation, volatile gas prices and a growing liquefied natural gas presence in the US are among a plethora of key issues the commission has been dealing with this year. Kelliher was sworn in as a commissioner in November 2003 and was designated chairman by President Bush effective July 9, 2005.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2006/july/kelliheredit.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2006/july/kelliheredit.mp326 Jul 2006 15:00:00 EST7:32Podcast,news,energy,plattsJoseph KelliherThe chairman addressed the Platts event a week after the commission wrapped up its open meeting schedule for the season and roughly a year into his tenure as chairman of this critical regulatory agency. Energy Policy Act implementation, volatile gas prices and a growing liquefied natural gas presence in the US are among a plethora of key issues the commission has been dealing with this year. Kelliher was sworn in as a commissioner in November 2003 and was designated chairman by President Bush effective July 9, 2005.http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2006/july/Kelliherfull.mp3News & Politicshttp://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2006/july/Kelliherfull.mp326 Jul 2006 15:00:00 EST1:01:23Podcast,news,energy,plattsJoseph Kelliher