House Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee
2175 Rayburn
06/18/2009 at 09:30AM
Witnesses will discuss the present effects of climate change on agriculture and forestry such as increased drought, changes in precipitation, higher temperatures and increased activity of weeds and pests. The committee will also discuss how America’s agriculture and forestry sectors can help stave off the worst effects of global warming.
WHAT: Select Committee on Energy Independence and global warming hearing—“Global Warming’s Growing Concerns: Impacts on Agriculture and Forestry.”
- Jerry Hatfield, Supervisory Plant Physiologist, USDA
- Heather Cooley, Senior Researcher, Pacific Institute
- Tom Troxel, Director, Black Hills Forest Resource Association
- Dr. Johannes Lehmann, Associate Professor of Soil Fertility Management/Soil Biogeochemistry, Cornell University
- Ford B. West, President, The Fertilizer Institute