House Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee
Stimulus Package and Energy: Creating Jobs, Opportunities for All
The Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming will devote its first hearing of the 111th Congress to creating jobs and stimulating our economy through renewable energy and efficiency programs. The economic stimulus package being worked on by Congress and President-elect Barack Obama presents an opportunity for America to take a step forward by investing in renewable technology and infrastructure that will put people to work while transitioning our nation to a clean energy economy.
The panel will include Van Jones, foundering of Green for All, an organization promoting green-collar jobs and opportunities for the disadvantaged; Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia; Trevor Houser, an expert on energy markets and climate change; and Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association. The hearing will be held on January 15th, at 2:00 PM (room location to be announced next week).
Witnesses- Van Jones, Director, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and founding president of Green For All
- The Honorable Michael Nutter, City of Philadelphia
- Denise Bode, CEO, American Wind Energy Association
- Trevor Houser, Visiting Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and Partner, Rhodium Group, LLC (RHG)
- Dr. David Kreutzer, Senior Policy Analyst in Energy Economics and Climate Change at the Heritage Foundation