This hearing is one of a series on research and development activities
sponsored by the DOE’s Office of Science. This
office was funded at over seven billion dollars in
FY21, and accounts for over half of
DOE’s non-defense R&D budget. The energy
sciences and climate research programs were each funded at over two
billion dollars and three quarters of a billion dollars in
FY21, respectively. Today we will just be
focusing on these two programs, though there are others that we will
examine in the months ahead.
Witnesses:
Dr. Kristin
Persson,
Director, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dr. Fikile
Brushett,
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
Dr. Esther
Takeuchi,
Chair, Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National
Laboratory
Dr. Xubin Zeng,
Professor, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of
Arizona
Dr. Narasimha Rao,
Associate Professor of Energy Systems, Yale School of the Environment
The hearing was marred by the unmuted audio of someone who was watching
the 1995 submarine comedy Down Periscope and then the 1999
science-fiction satire Galaxy Quest, during the first twenty minutes of
presentations.
The chair had to take a recess to resolve the “technical
difficulties” of
the movies drowning drowning out the hearing.
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
On Thursday, April 29, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. EDT,
the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands will hold
a virtual, fully remote oversight hearing titled, “Wildfire in a Warming
World: Opportunities to Improve Community Collaboration, Climate
Resilience, and Workforce Capacity.”
House Natural Resources Committee
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee
Join us for a
webinar
to learn more about the 2021 legislative and administrative landscape on
climate change and health. Our team from the Medical Society Consortium
on Climate and Health will discuss the agenda outlined by the Biden
Administration, prospects for Congressional action, and upcoming ways to
engage.
The Committee on Natural Resources is scheduled to hold a
markup
to consider the following bills:
H.R.
443
(Rep. Young), To convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska
Native Tribal Health Consortium, and for other purposes. Alaska Native
Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act.
H.R.
1029
(Rep. Steube), To Waive the application fee for any special use permit
for veterans’ special events at war memorials on land administered by
the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its
environs, and for other purposes. Free Veterans from Fees Act.
H.R.
1492
(Rep. DeGette), To prevent methane waste and pollution from oil and
gas operations, and for other purposes. Methane Waste Prevention Act
of 2021.
H.R.
1503
(Rep. Levin), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain
adjustments in leasing on Federal lands for oil and gas drilling, and
for other purposes. Restoring Community Input and Public Protections
in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2021.
H.R. 1505 (Rep. Lowenthal), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make
certain adjustments to the regulation of surface-disturbing activities
and to protect taxpayers from unduly bearing the reclamation costs of
oil and gas development, and for other purposes. Bonding Reform and
Taxpayer Protection Act of 2021.
H.R.
1506
(Rep. Lowenthal), To provide for the accurate reporting of fossil fuel
extraction and emissions by entities with leases on public land, and
for other purposes. Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2021.
H.R.
1517
(Rep. Porter), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain
adjustments to the fiscal terms for fossil fuel development and to
make other reforms to improve returns to taxpayers for the development
of Federal energy resources, and for other purposes. Ending Taxpayer
Welfare for Oil and Gas Companies Act of 2021.
H.R. 1884 (Rep. Grijalva), To repeal section 3003 of the Carl Levin
and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015, and for other purposes. Save Oak Flat Act.
H.R. 2348 (Rep. Stewart), To maximize land management efficiencies,
promote land conservation, generate education funding, and for other
purposes. Advancing Conservation and Education Act.