Hill Heat

Opening Remarks

• Sen. Joe Manchin, Ranking Member
• Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Chairman

Witness

• Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy

Witnesses

• Sherri Goodman, Former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Environmental Security
• Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn (Ret.) , Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment
• Paul Weisenfeld, Executive Vice President, International Development, RTI International, Former Assistant to the Administrator for the Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development
• Barry Worthington, Executive Director, United States Energy Association

On Tuesday, April 2, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 1334 of the Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a legislative hearing titled, “Protecting Coastal Communities from Offshore Drilling,” including discussion on:

• H.R. 1941 (Rep. Cunningham): To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior including in any leasing program certain planning areas, and for other purposes. “Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act”
• H.R. 205 (Rep. Rooney): To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to permanently extend the moratorium on leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico. “Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act”
• H.R. 1149 (Rep. Van Drew): To prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing certain geological and geophysical exploration permits under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, and for other purposes. “Atlantic Coastal Economies Protection Act”

Witness List

Panel I

• Rep. Joe Cunningham, South Carolina, 1st District
• Rep. Jeff Van Drew, New Jersey, 2nd District
• Rep. Francis Rooney, Florida, 19th District

Panel II

• Jimmy Carroll, Mayor, Isle of Palms, SC
• Vipe Desai, Founding Member, Business Alliance for Protecting the Pacific Coast, Owner, HDX Mix, Huntington Beach, CA
• David Yates, Executive Director & CEO, Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Clearwater, FL
• Sharon Hewitt, Senator, Louisiana State Senate, District – 1, Baton Rouge, LA

WITNESS LIST

Member Panel

• Lori Trahan, U.S. House of Representatives
• Seth Moulton, U.S. House of Representatives

Panel I

• Howard “Skip” R. Elliott, Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
• Jennifer Homendy, Member, National Transportation Safety Board

Panel II

• Carl Weimer, Executive Director, Pipeline Safety Trust
• Andrew Black, President and CEO, Association of Oil Pipe Lines
• Dan Eggleston, EFO, CFO, CMO, President and Chairman of the Board, International Association of Fire Chiefs
• Richard Kuprewicz, President, Accufacts Inc.
• Robin Rorick, Vice President, Midstream and Industry Operations, American Petroleum Institute
• Elgie Holstein, Sr. Director for Strategic Planning, Environmental Defense Fund

Witnesses

• Holly Greaves, Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency
• Andrew Wheeler, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency

The rapid rise of the Green New Deal onto the political agenda has provided new hope that the U.S. might develop a policy response worthy of the climate crisis. However, there remain crucial questions about what a Green New Deal would actually entail. There is no shortage of technical work on decarbonization by economists and engineers. However, this knowledge needs to be integrated with historical and political perspectives that can place policies in a broader perspective.

In an effective policy program, evidence-based technical details must be supported by savvy political messaging and organizational implementation. This event will bring together academics, civil society groups, and policymakers for a day-long workshop on the politics and implementation of Green New Deal legislation. The central question for the day will be, what form should the Green New Deal take so as to maximize political sustainability and institutional effectiveness?

• 9:00-9:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
• 9:30-10:30 a.m. Opening Keynotes: The Original New Deal and Green Growth in the U.S. Today
• 10:45-12:15 p.m. Panel 1: The Problem: Inequality, Racism, and Energy Systems
  • Darrick Hamilton, Ohio State
  • David Hart, George Mason
  • Diana Hernández, Columbia
• 12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch Break
• 1:15-2:45 p.m. Panel 2: Political Strategies for Implementing the Green New Deal
  • Nina Kelsey, George Washington
  • Jonas Nahm, Johns Hopkins
  • Leah Stokes, UC Santa Barbara
• 3:00-4:45 p.m. Panel 3: Strategies for Implementing the Green New Deal
  • Daniel Aldana Cohen, University of Pennsylvania
  • Cara Horowitz, UCLA
  • Myles Lennon, Yale
  • Michael Neblo, Ohio State
• 4:45-5:00 p.m. Wrap-up session

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Witnesses

• Kurt Nagle, President, American Association of Port Authorities
• Dale Krapf, Chairman, Krapf Group Incorporated
• Timothy Johnson, Consultant, Corning Incorporated