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Witnesses

Panel I

• Roger Johnson, President, National Farmers Union
• Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation
• Jo Pierce, family tree farmer, Forest Climate Working Group
• Jason Grumet, Founder & President, Bipartisan Policy Center

Panel II

• Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, U.S.D.A
• Lisa Jackson, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
• John Holdren, Director, White House Office of Science & Technology

07/22/2009 at 10:00AM

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Sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association.

Keynote Speakers:

• Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, (D-Md.)
• Sen. Thomas Carper, (D-Del.)

Panel:

• Kevin Desmond, King County Metro Transit Division,Dept. of Transportation, Seattle
• Deron Lovaas, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Caitlin Rayman, Maryland Department of Transportation
• Daniel J. Weiss, Center for American Progress

Climate change is one of the most significant issues facing transportation today. Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation sources account for one-third of the emissions in the United States, and transportation accounts for 70 percent of U.S. oil consumption. With Congress debating the legislation this year, this event will take a 360-degree look at climate change proposals in the House and Senate and examine the impact they may have on our transportation system.

The Columbus Club at Union Station

50 Massachusetts Avenue

Washington, DC 20002

8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. – Breakfast and Conversation

8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Program

07/22/2009 at 08:00AM

Witnesses

• John Warner, Former U.S. Senator
• Vice Admiral Lee F. Gunn, USN (Ret.), President, American Security Project
• Sharon Burke, Vice President, Center for a New American Security
• Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, USN (Ret.), Member, Center for Naval Analysis, Advisory Board

07/21/2009 at 02:30PM

Witnesses

Panel 1

• Bill Ritter, Governor, State of Colorado
• Chris Gregoire, Governor, State of Washington
• Jon Corzine, Governor, State of New Jersey
• John Hoeven, Governor, State of North Dakota

Panel 2

• Robert Kiss, Mayor, City of Burlington, Vermont
• William D. Euille, Mayor, City of Alexandria, Virginia
• Douglas Palmer, Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, President, U.S. Conference of Mayors
• John Lowery, Representative, Arkansas House of Representatives

07/21/2009 at 10:00AM

The purpose of the hearing is to consider the preparedness of Federal land management agencies for the 2009 wildfire season and to receive testimony on S. 561 and H.R. 1404, the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act.

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The panel also will hear testimony about S. 561, which was introduced by Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.). The “Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act,” or FLAME Act, would establish a dedicated fund for Forest Service and Interior emergency fire suppression activities separate from regularly budgeted firefighting funding. Catastrophic fires make up a very small percentage of the blazes the Forest Service fights but account for most of its costs.

Companion legislation, H.R. 1404, was introduced by House Natural Resources Chairman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) and in March passed the full House by an overwhelming 412-3 vote. Similar legislation also passed in the House easily last year but stalled in the Senate.

Witnesses

• Jay Jensen, deputy undersecretary for natural resources and the environment, Department of Agriculture
• Rhea Suh, assistant secretary for policy, management and budget, Department of the Interior
• Patricia Dalton, managing director for natural resources and environment, GAO
• Max Peterson, former Forest Service chief
• Leah MacSwords, president of the National Association of State Foresters

07/21/2009 at 10:00AM

Witnesses

• John Doerr, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB)
• John Krenicki, Vice Chairman, GE President and CEO, GE Energy, Infrastructure
• Julian L. Wong, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress Action Fund
• Harry C. Alford, President and CEO, National Black Chamber of Commerce

07/16/2009 at 09:30AM

Witnesses

• Ambassador Richard L. Morningstar, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy, Department of State
• William Hudson, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State
• Phillip Carter III, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State

07/16/2009 at 09:30AM

Witnesses

Panel 1

• Ray LaHood, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
• Regina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, United States Environmental Protection Agency

Panel 2

• Ralph Becker, Mayor, Salt Lake City, Utah
• David Bragdon, President, Portland Metro Council
• Steve Winkelman, Director of Adaptation and Transportation Programs, Center for Clean Air Policy
• Ray Kuntz, Chief Executive Officer, Watkins and Shepard Trucking

07/14/2009 at 02:30PM

Witnesses

• Jeffrey W. Hopkins, Principal Adviser, Energy and Climate Policy, Rio Tinto
• Bill Hohenstein, Director, Global Climate Change Program, United States Department of Agriculture
• Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund
• Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation

07/14/2009 at 10:00AM

The United States is getting more heavy storms and major floods these days. Global warming is partly to blame for these heavy rainfall events. Warmer air simply can hold more moisture, so heavier precipitation is expected in the years to come.

National Wildlife Federation will release “Increased Flooding Risk: Global Warming’s Wake-Up Call for Riverfront Communities,” a mini-report detailing:

• How global warming has caused more heavy rainfall events
• America’s over-reliance on levees and other strategies for taming rivers
• Communities that are on the frontlines
• What must be done to confront the realities of global warming

Perspectives will be provided regarding the latest scientific research on global warming and flooding, the national flood insurance program, and recommendations for how to cope with projected changes and how to avoid the worst impacts of global warming.

Call 1-800-944-8766 pin 39227# just before 11 a.m. (Eastern)

Speakers

• Dr. Amanda Staudt, climate scientist, National Wildlife Federation
• David Conrad, senior resource specialist, National Wildlife Federation, Conservation Programs
• Dr. Will Gosnold, University of North Dakota, professor of Geophysics, Chair of the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering

Dr. Staudt will talk about the latest science on heavy rainfall and increased flooding risk.

Mr. Conrad will talk about what needs to be fixed in national flood insurance program, so that we don’t make the situation even worse.

Dr. Gosnold will explain why flood protection plans should take the implications of more frequent and extreme floods into account, based on his more than 20 years of studying climate change.

Contact: Aileo Weinmann, National Wildlife Federation, 202-538-5038 cell, [email protected]

07/09/2009 at 11:00AM