Allegations of Political Interference with Government Climate Change Science (Part II)

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
2154 Rayburn

19/03/2007 at 10:00AM

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 CEQ, the Director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and a former NASA public affairs officer. At the hearing, the Committee examined evidence of White House efforts to minimize the significance of climate change.

Witnesses

Panel I

  • Philip Cooney, former Chief of Staff, White House Council on Environmental Quality
  • Dr. James Hansen, Director, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • George Deutsch, former public affairs officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Panel II

  • James Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality

Panel III

  • Dr. Roy Spencer, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Transcript

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