Hill Heat: Allegations of Political Interference with Government Climate Change Science (Part II) Science Policy Legislation Actiontag:www.hillheat.com,2005:TypoTypo2007-12-10T14:42:33-05:00Brad Johnsonurn:uuid:a46bd03d-3a14-4856-a7d4-17b1475b93e72007-03-19T10:00:00-04:002007-12-10T14:42:33-05:00Allegations of Political Interference with Government Climate Change Science (Part II) <p>On Monday, March 19, 2007, the Committee held a second oversight hearing on allegations of political interference with government climate change science. Witnesses at the hearing included the former Chief of Staff of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the current Chairman of <span class="caps">CEQ</span>, the Director of <span class="caps">NASA</span>’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and a former <span class="caps">NASA</span> public affairs officer. At the hearing, the Committee examined evidence of White House efforts to minimize the significance of climate change.</p>
<p><em>Witnesses</em></p>
Panel I
<ul>
<li>Philip Cooney, former Chief of Staff, White House Council on Environmental Quality</li>
<li>Dr. James Hansen, Director, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration</li>
<li>George Deutsch, former public affairs officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration</li>
</ul>
Panel II
<ul>
<li>James Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality</li>
</ul>
Panel <span class="caps">III</span>
<ul>
<li>Dr. Roy Spencer, University of Alabama in Huntsville</li>
</ul>
<em>Transcript</em>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20071114151211.pdf">transcript</a></li>
</ul><p>On Monday, March 19, 2007, the Committee held a second oversight hearing on allegations of political interference with government climate change science. Witnesses at the hearing included the former Chief of Staff of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the current Chairman of <span class="caps">CEQ</span>, the Director of <span class="caps">NASA</span>’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and a former <span class="caps">NASA</span> public affairs officer. At the hearing, the Committee examined evidence of White House efforts to minimize the significance of climate change.</p>
<p><em>Witnesses</em></p>
Panel I
<ul>
<li>Philip Cooney, former Chief of Staff, White House Council on Environmental Quality</li>
<li>Dr. James Hansen, Director, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration</li>
<li>George Deutsch, former public affairs officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration</li>
</ul>
Panel II
<ul>
<li>James Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality</li>
</ul>
Panel <span class="caps">III</span>
<ul>
<li>Dr. Roy Spencer, University of Alabama in Huntsville</li>
</ul>
<em>Transcript</em>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20071114151211.pdf">transcript</a></li>
</ul>