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The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nomination of Kristina M. Johnson, to be the Under Secretary of Energy, the nomination of Steven Elliot Koonin, to be the Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy, the nomination of Ines R. Triay, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environmental Management), the nomination of Hilary Chandler Tompkins, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, and the nomination of Scott Blake Harris, to be the General Counsel of the Department of Energy.

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