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Back in 2016, you showed incredible support for Standing Rock as they bravely fought against the Dakota Access Pipeline Companies, the Police, and armed guards. It was a powerful moment when veterans, celebrities, students, and allies came together to stand with Standing Rock. Now, Standing Rock is again reaching out to you, urging you to join forces with us. We need your help to demand the closure of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Join us at the Shutdown DAPL Rally in Washington D.C. on June 11th, 2024. Hundreds of people will be hitting the streets in solidarity with Standing Rock, demanding President Biden to take bold action to #ShutdownDAPL.

Location: Pennsylvania Ave NW, in front of the White House.

This is not just another protest. This is a powerful movement for change, and your presence will make a resounding impact. Together, we will send a clear message to our U.S. leaders, especially President Biden, that it’s time to put an end to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

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Bank Black & Green works to flow capital away from systems invested in mass incarceration and the fossil fuel industry. Stephone Coward II will present his work with Black-owned banks funding local community and Black-owned projects, as well as urban greening projects they have successfully completed. He will explain economic “Just Transitions” and the growing importance of energy democratization. In all of this work, it is integral to decarbonize buildings when separating dependence from the fossil fuel industry and also adding value to the communities Bank Black & Green represents. He will explain the reasons how and why decarbonized buildings play an important role in reducing dependence on systems that inhibit social, environmental, and economic justice.

Speaker Bio:

Stephone M Coward II, Economic Justice, Justice Paid in Full Campaigns Director A graduate of University of Texas at Arlington, Stephone possesses a Bachelors of Arts in History and Master of Science in Sustainability. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. and is a freelance writer for several publications.

Stephone has recently become a Just Economy Institute Fellow. The Just Economy Institute educates and connects a growing movement of financial activists who are shifting the flow of capital and power to support the well-being of all people and the planet. Because of his work and passion, Stephone has been named one of Forbes Next 1000 as a Social Entrepreneur.

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The future of energy faces a crossroads in 2024 as policymakers and industry leaders shape new rules, investments and technologies. Join POLITICO’s Energy Summit as we convene top voices to examine the shifting global policy environment in a year of major elections in the U.S. and around the world. POLITICO will examine how governments are writing and rewriting new rules for the energy future and America’s own role as a major exporter.

We invite you to help us take a closer look at the impact and effectiveness of major public and private investments shaping the U.S. energy sector and our global competitiveness. We will delve into policy conversation around the most promising emerging technologies poised to transform our energy mix and carbon footprint.

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Presenting Sponsor: Southern Company

Supporting Sponsor: Solar Energy Industries Association

Contributing Sponsors: Entergy and NextEra Energy

Full committee hearing.

Witnesses:

• Rade Musulin, Principal, Finity Consulting
• Dr. Ishita Sen, Assistant Professor Of Finance, Harvard Business School
• Deborah Wood, Florida Resident
• Glen Mulready, Commissioner, Oklahoma Insurance Department, Republican witness
• EJ Antoni, Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation’s Grover Hermann Center for the Federal Budget, Republican witness

Rade Musulin has had a diverse career which has included a lot of “non-traditional” work, including catastrophe modelling, agriculture, reinsurance, public policy, and climate risk. Originally from the US, Rade has worked in countries across the world, and is now a Principal at Finity Consulting in Sydney, Australia, focusing on extreme events and climate risk. Previously he served as the Chief Executive Officer of FBAlliance Insurance, Chief Operating Officer of Aon Benfield Analytics Asia Pacific, and Vice President Operations, Public Affairs, and Reinsurance for the Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Companies. Rade has served as Chair of the Actuaries Institute Climate and Sustainability Working Group, Chair of the International Actuarial Association’s Resource and Environment Virtual Forum, and was Vice President – Casualty for the American Academy of Actuaries from 2016 – 2018.

Ishita Sen is an assistant professor of business administration in the Finance Unit. She teaches the Finance I course in the MBA required curriculum. Professor Sen’s research focuses on financial intermediation, asset pricing, and insurance markets. In her current research, she studies how inconsistencies in regulation restrict risk management, how capital regulation affects the insurance product market, and more recently, the agency problems associated with the use of internal models for asset valuation. Professor Sen holds a PhD in Finance from the London Business School. She is a co-author of Pricing of Climate Risk Insurance: Regulation and Cross-Subsidies and When Insurers Exit: Climate Losses, Fragile Insurers, and Mortgage Markets.

Full committee hearing. FHWA’s FY 2025 Budget requests $62.8 billion, of which $800 million is to support the RAISE and Mega Programs under the Office of the Secretary of Transportation. When added to the $9.5 billion in advance appropriations contained in the IIJA, this will result in a total of $72.3 billion.

Witness:

• Shailen Bhatt, Adminstrator, Federal Highway Administration

Full committee hearing.

Witness:

• Michael Regan, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

“Climate change is not a tragedy, it’s a crime.” Could this increasingly common refrain among climate activists be more than just a slogan?

Years of reporting show that fossil fuel companies knew of their contributions to climate change and funded multimillion-dollar disinformation campaigns to block responses that would curb their dangerous conduct—conduct that is today causing massive harms and deaths across the country.

Could these acts constitute homicide or other criminal violations? Should Big Oil be prosecuted? Join legal experts, scientists, and former prosecutors for a panel discussion on this new theory of climate accountability, hosted by Public Citizen, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Fair and Just Prosecution, and moderated by Bill McKibben. UCS accountability campaign director Kathy Mulvey is among the participants.

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Full committee hearing.

Witnesses:

• Tessa Parks, Farmer, W.T. Farms, National Farmers Union
• Raechel Sattazahn, Director of Industry and Membership Relations, Horizon Farm Credit, Mechanicsburg, PA
• Kevin Lussier, Chair, Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee, American Farm Bureau Federation
• Christian Good, Owner/Operator, Christian Good Farms, Macon, MS

On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Biden’s Border Crisis: Examining Efforts to Combat International Criminal Cartels & Stop Illegal Drug Trafficking Targeting Indian Country.”

Hearing memo

Panel I:

• Darryl Lacounte, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Panel II:

• Lt. John Nores Jr. (ret.), Special Operations, Marijuana Enforcement Team, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Stacy Zinn, former Resident in Charge, Rocky Mountain Division, Drug Enforcement Administration
• Joshua Roberge, Chief of Police, Fort Belknap Indian Community, Harlem, MT