The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the challenges to
meeting future energy needs and to developing the technologies for
meeting increased global energy demand in the context of the need to
address global climate change.
Witnesses
Panel 1
- Dr. Neil Hirst, Director for Energy Technology and R&D, International
Energy Agency
- Dr. Raymond Orbach, Director, Office of Science, U.S. Department of
Energy
Panel 2
- Dr. Thomas Wilson, Senior Program Manager, Electric Power Research
Institute
- Dr. Raymond Kopp, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future
- Karan Bhatia, Vice President & Senior Counsel, General Electric
Company
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
366 Dirksen
06/25/2008 at 09:30AM
The hearing will examine climate change research, mitigation, and
adaptation efforts in the transportation sector, including both surface
transportation and aviation. Witnesses will focus on the projected
increases in freight and passenger traffic in each mode of
transportation, the contributions of the transportation sector to
address climate change, and the potential impacts of climate change on
the nation’s transportation infrastructure.
In addition, the witnesses are expected to address the status of ongoing
research initiatives, challenges to further development of public and
private climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, and the
role of technology in such research initiatives and mitigation and
adaptation strategies.
Witnesses
Panel 1
- Thomas J. Barrett, Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation
- Dr. James M. Turner, Acting Director, National Institute of Standards
and Technology
- Dr. Thomas C. Peterson, Senior Scientist, National Climatic Data
Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Panel 2
- John D. Porcari, Chair, American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials, Climate Change Technical Assistance Program,
Secretary of Transportation of Maryland
- Dr. G. Edward Dickey, Affiliate Professor of Economics, Loyola College
in Maryland, on behalf of the National Research Council
- David Friedman, Research Director, Clean Vehicles Program, Union of
Concerned Scientists
- Edward Hamberger, President and CEO,
Association of American Railroads
- John M. Meenan, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Air
Transport Association
- Mead Treadwell, Chairman, Arctic Research Commission
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
253 Russell
06/24/2008 at 10:30AM
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries,
Wildlife and Oceans, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold
an oversight and legislative hearing on the following:
- Planning for a Changing Climate and its Impacts on Wildlife and
Oceans: State and Federal Efforts and Needs; and
- H.R. 4455 (Don Young): To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
provide international wildlife management and conservation programs
through the Wildlife Without Borders Program in the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, and for other purposes. (Wildlife Without
Borders Authorization Act)
House Natural Resources Committee
Water, Oceans and Wildlife Subcommittee
1324 Longworth
06/24/2008 at 10:00AM
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Water and Power,
led by Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), will hold an oversight hearing
on “The Silent Invasion: Finding Solutions to Minimize the Impacts of
Invasive Quagga Mussels on Water Rates, Water Infrastructure and the
Environment.”
Witnesses
- Karl Wirkus, Deputy Commissioner for Operations, Bureau of Reclamation
- Dr. Charles R. O’Neill, Jr., Sr. Extension Specialist, Director,
National Aquatic Nuisance Species Clearinghouse, Cornell University/NY
Sea Grant
- Ric De Leon, Ph.D, Water System Operations Manager, Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California
- Ronald E. Zegers, Director, Southern Nevada Water Authority, Boulder
City, NV Jim Klark, Southern California Marine Association
- Denise Mayer, Research Scientist, New York State Museum
House Natural Resources Committee
Water and Power Subcommittee
1334 Longworth
06/24/2008 at 10:00AM
n the 20th anniversary of testimony that sounded the alarm bell on our
climate crisis, the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global
Warming will host pre-eminent climate scientist Dr. James Hansen as he
gives a briefing Monday on his vision of the climate challenge as it
stands now.
In 1988, discussion of climate change was confined mainly to scientific
journals. But on June 23, Dr. Hansen was the lead witness at a hearing
of the Senate Energy Committee to explore the issue. His testimony
marked the first time a top climate scientist declared that global
temperatures had risen beyond the range of natural variability. Since
then, scientists from around the world have built an unassailable body
of evidence that supports his 1988 testimony. Climate change now looms
as a more immediate and serious threat than ever before and in need of
swift, effective Congressional action.
Witness
- Dr. James Hansen, director, NASA Goddard
Institute for Space Studies
House Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee
2318 Rayburn
06/23/2008 at 03:00PM
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Transportation and Housing Subcommittee
2358-A Rayburn
06/20/2008 at 09:00AM