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  • Cong. delegation asks Feds to make wind power priority (WDEL)
    Jul 15, 2010  - Delaware's Congressional delegation wants Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to make developing offshore wind energy a federal priority. Senators Carper and Kaufman and Congressman Castle Wednesday joined 6 other lawmakers in sending a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar requesting his departmen... More
  • CASTLE QUESTIONS WORKER SAFETY IN GULF OIL SPILL DISASTER
    Jun 23, 2010  - This morning, Delaware Congressman Mike Castle participated in a U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee hearing on "Worker Health and Safety from the Oil Rig to the Shoreline."  The hearing examined the issues related to worker safety following the catastrophic explosion of... More
  • STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL N. CASTLE in Response to BP Escrow Agreement
    Jun 16, 2010  - The immediate and long-term impact of the Gulf oil spill disaster on the water, fish, and wildlife, the fishing industry, and the regional economy is truly devastating and only continues to grow in scope.  As a coastal state, Delawareans are watching closely.  We cherish our beaches and re... More
  • BIPARTISAN MEMBERS INTRODUCE HOUSE BILL SUPPORTING OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY
    Jun 14, 2010  - Today, Reps. Mike Castle (R-DE), Kathy Dahlkemper (D-PA), and Vern Ehlers (R-MI) introduced legislation to extend the production and investment tax credits for offshore wind energy until 2020.  The Senate companion legislation was previously introduced by Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Olympia Snow... More
  • Harnessing the sun -- cheaply (Wilmington News Journal)
    Jun 8, 2010  - New research into solar power at the DuPont Co.’s Chestnut Run campus will accelerate innovation and help drive down the price of harnessing the sun’s rays to generate electricity, company officials said Monday at the opening of the research facility there. The Chestnut Run lab, a 10,000-square-f... More
  • Markell, Castle applaud Cape Wind (WDEL)
    Apr 29, 2010  - Governor Markell applauds Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's decision to support the Cape Wind project off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Markell says offshore wind will play an important role in creating a sustainable economic and energy future for our nation. He says the Secretary's decisi... More
  • CASTLE RESPONSE TO APPROVAL OF CAPE WIND PROJECT
    Apr 28, 2010  - “Today's approval of the Cape Wind project is a clear step toward a national commitment to reaching energy independence.  With projects like this and the one in Delaware, we will soon we able to tap this rapidly growing source of clean, domestic, and reliable power, which is critical for energy... More
  • DELEGATION APPLAUDS INTERIOR DEPT. ANNOUNCEMENT
    Apr 21, 2010  - Today the U.S. Department of the Interior has taken the first step for leasing a wind energy project on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) by issuing an initial "Request for Interest" for renewable energy development projects off the coast of Delaware.  The Energy Policy Act of 2005 granted the ... More
  • STATEMENT OF REP. MIKE CASTLE On President Obama's Announcement of Offshore Oil Exploration in the Mid-Atlantic
    Mar 31, 2010  - The finite supply and increasing global demand for oil is a real security threat to the United States and we cannot delay our pursuit of energy self-reliance.  As we develop new, clean sources of energy for the long-term, existing American reserves should certainly be included for their feasibi... More
  • STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN MIKE CASTLE
    Feb 19, 2010  - There is enormous potential for renewable energy development, especially wind energy, in the Mid- and North Atlantic, and I am pleased that Secretary Ken Salazar and Atlantic Coast Governors met today to discuss a regional approach to wind energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. ...; More