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Witnesses
Dr. Ray Kopp, Resources for the Future
Dr. Ted Gayer, The Brookings Institution
David Hawkins, Natural Resources Defense Council
Jonathan Banks, Clean Air Task Force
Dr. John Alic – Independent Consultant
Other
Witnesses
Panel I
Dr. Joseph Glauber, Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Panel II
Dr. Joe L. Outlaw, Professor and Extension Economist-Farm Management and Policy, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, ...
Physical Science
Columbia
With the international climate change talks in Copenhagen fast approaching, there is real urgency to reach diplomatic consensus on a planetary solution. In a hearing this Wednesday, the Select Committee will explore with climate scientists from the Obama administration the urgent, consensus ...
Other
Barack Obama
Woods Hole Research Center
NASA
On Wednesday, December 9th, President Barack Obama will participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15).
For the first time, the U.S. delegation will have a U.S. Center at the conference. U.S. delegates will keynote a series of events highlighting actions by the Obama ...
Other
Barack Obama
Steven Chu
On Friday, November 20, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will host a Clean Energy Economy Forum focused on the public health benefits of a clean energy economy with business, medical, public health, policy, environmental, and community leaders from around the ...
Other
Witnesses
Dr. Walter Cruickshank, Deputy Director, Minerals Management Service, United States Department of the Interior
Marvin Odum, President, Shell Oil Company
John Amos, President, SkyTruth
David Rainey, Vice President, Gulf of Mexico Exploration, BP America Inc.
Dr. ...
Other
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing on engaging the American public to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions through people-centered programs and policies. Much of the recent discussion on energy efficiency has focused on technologies. ...
Other
Numerous Democrats are voicing opposition to acting on climate change.
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
The Hill “We’ve got all kinds of difference of perspective of where the Senate is and where the votes are and where the Senate should try to move,” Bingaman said of his meeting ...
Other
Witnesses
Panel 1
Dr. Kit Batten, Science Advisor, Office of the Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior
Tom Tidwell, Chief, U.S. Forest Service
Panel 2
Dr. Beverly Law, Oregon State University
Dr. Elaine Oneil, University of Washington
Chris Wood, Chief ...
Other
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold two public hearings on the proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions thresholds defining when Clean Air Act permits would apply to new or existing industrial facilities. This program would cover nearly 70 percent of the nation’s total GHG ...
Other
Please join us at our upcoming Senate briefing, bringing together four prominent scientists and four leading evangelical Christians to share their concerns about climate change. Rarely have these two groups spoken with one voice, but they are coming together with a shared sense of urgency about ...
Physical Science
Earth
Witnesses
Dr. Michael Levi, Council on Foreign Relations
Nigel Purvis, Climate Advisers
Karen Harbert, Institute for 21st Century Energy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Taiya Smith, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Jake Colvin, National Foreign Trade Council
Other
As international leaders let the timetable for a successor treaty to the Kyoto Protocol slip to 2010, Republicans call for “starting from scratch” as Democrats and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) hope that spring will be a final deadline for passage of climate legislation.
Ben Cardin ...
Environment
Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
Wall Street Journal It’s common understanding that climate-change legislation will not be brought up on the Senate floor and pass the Senate this year.
Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)
AgricultureOnline Quite frankly, I don’t know that we’re going ...
Other
Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee and lead author of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), and Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will hold a joint press conference following a meeting on global climate change. They will ...
Other
Witnesses
Dr. Ray Kopp, Resources for the Future
Dr. Ted Gayer, The Brookings Institution
David Hawkins, Natural Resources Defense Council
Jonathan Banks, Clean Air Task Force
Dr. Daniel Sarewitz, Arizona State University
Other
Witnesses
Abraham Breehey, Director, Legislative Affairs, Department of Government Affairs, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers
Carol Berrigan, Director, Industry Infrastructure, Nuclear Energy Institute
Kenneth P. Green, ...
Physical Science
Enterprise
Max Baucus (D-MT)
Washington Independent I am committed to passing meaningful, balanced climate-change legislation. I am committed to legislation that will protect our land and those whose livelihood depends on it. I want our children and grandchildren to be able to enjoy the outdoors ...
Other
Senators lay out their agenda after the Environment and Public Works Committee reported out the Kerry-Boxer Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act.
Max Baucus (D-MT)
E&E News That frees up the Senate, frankly. It frees up all members of the Senate who are interested in climate ...
Other
Senators respond to the Environment and Public Works Committee reporting out the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733) despite a Republican boycott.
Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
E&E News There’s no doubt that this Congress is going to pass climate change legislation. I ...
