New England Leaders to Meet On Energy.Business Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001 As Californians deal with rolling blackouts and soaring power costs, New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. business leaders and lawmakers meet in the nation's capital this week to ensure that measures are in place to prevent a similar situation from occurring in the six-state region. Lawmakers and business leaders will meet Feb. 14 in Washington, D.C., to discuss ways to develop an energy strategy for the region. The meeting comes as Congress and the new Administration prepare to put the final touches on a national energy proposal. Wednesday's meeting on Capitol Hill is sponsored by The New England Council, a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. formed to promote economic growth and quality of life in the region. Its members include businesses, academic and health institutions and public and private organizations throughout New England. Among the 65 to 70 scheduled to attend the meeting are Senator Frank Murkowski Francis Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was a United States Senator from Alaska from 1981 until 2002 and Governor of Alaska from 2002 until 2006. (R-AK), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee; Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), ranking member In United States politics, the ranking member or ranking minority member is a member of a congressional committee from the minority party, frequently the member with the highest seniority. of the House Commerce Committee; Senator Robert Smith Robert Smith, Bob Smith or Bobby Smith may refer to: Business
Topics to be discussed include the California crisis, natural gas prices and supply, home heating oil, New England's electricity marketplace and nuclear power and waste. The New England Council and the New England Congressional delegation meet every year at this time to develop an energy strategy for the region. But this year's meeting takes on renewed importance in light of California's electricity shortfalls and the rise in natural gas and heating-oil prices throughout the country. "As we are learning from the situation in California, reliable energy supplies matter a great deal to economic success," says James Brett, president and CEO of The New England Council. "We feel that by meeting on a regular basis to coordinate the needs and concerns of industry and government we are better positioned to successfully address energy issues as they arise. In fact, working together in a non-partisan, public-sector manner has assisted New England in advancing beneficial energy policies." |
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