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Witness

• Gary F. Locke, Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce

Member Statements:

• Max Baucus, MT

Witnesses

• Gilbert E. Metcalf, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, Tufts University
• David Greene, Ph.D., Corporate Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Center for Transportation Analysis, National Transportation Research Center
• John M. Urbanchuk, Ph.D., Director, LECG, LLC,

Panel I: Permit Allocations And Revenues

Panel II: International Competitiveness

Panel III: Smarter, Cleaner Electricity

Under the stimulus, GSA will receive $4.5 billion to make its facilities “high-performance green buildings” that reduce energy and water use and generate less waste.

Witnesses

Panel 1

• Paul F. Prouty, Acting Administrator, General Services Administration

Panel 2

• Doug Gatlin, Vice President, Market Development, U.S. Green Building Council *Lane Burt, Energy Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Dr. Harvey Bryan, Professor, School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University

The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on energy efficiency resource standards, including S. 548, a bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for retail electricity and natural gas distributors, and for other purposes.

Witnesses

Panel 1

• Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.)

Panel 2

• Patricia Hoffman, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
• Paul A. Centolella, Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Mr. David Manning, Executive Vice President of External Affairs, National Grid
• Thomas Skains, Chairman, American Gas Association
• Steven Nadel, Executive Director, American Council for an Energy-Efficent Economy
• Rich Wells, Vice President of Energy, The Dow Chemical Company

U.S. EPA is poised to create a new national greenhouse gas registry. Data collected by the registry is expected to serve as a foundation for any national effort to regulate carbon dioxide emissions.

EPA is required by law to finalize the rule establishing the registry by June. The agency submitted a revised proposal to the White House Office of Management and Budget last month, replacing a draft released last fall by the outgoing Bush administration.

Witnesses

• Dr. Alexander MacDonald, Director, Earth Systems Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Dina Kruger, Director, Climate Change Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Environmental Protection Agency
• Dr. Beverly Law, Professor, Global Change Forest Science, Oregon State University; Science Chair of the AmeriFlux Network
• Dr. Patrick Gallagher, Deputy Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Michael Freilich, Director, Earth Science Division, NASA
• Richard Birdsey, Project Leader, Climate, Fire, and Carbon Cycle Science, USDA Forest Service; Chair of the Carbon Cycle Scientific Steering Group

Witnesses Panel 1

• Todd Stern, Special Envoy for Climate Change, Department of State

Panel 2

• Helene Gayle, President and Chief Executive Officer, CARE
• Ned Helme, President, Center for Clean Air Policy
• Paul Camuti, President and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Corporate Research

Panel I: Administration

• Lisa Jackson, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
• Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy
• Ray La Hood, Secretary of Transportation

Panel II: USCAP

Panel III: The Economic Benefits of Green Jobs

Member statements.