Wildlife and Oceans in a Changing Climate
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold an oversight hearing on “Wildlife and Oceans in a Changing Climate.” Witnesses: Panel 1 William McKibben, Author and Scholar in Residence, Middlebury College Joshua J. Lawler, Ph.D., College of Forest Resources, University of Washington Terry Root, Ph.D., Center for Environmental Science and Policy, Stanford University Monica Medina, Acting Director of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, United States Office J. Christopher Haney, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Defenders of Wildlife
Panel 2 C. Mark Eakin, Ph.D., Coordinator, NOAA Coral Reef Watch, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Satellite Oceanography & Climate Ken Caldeira, Ph.D., Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution of Washington Joanie Kleypas, Ph.D., Institute for the Study of Society and Environment, National Center for Atmospheric Research Dr. Gary Sharp John Everett, Ph.D., Ocean Associates, Inc.
Carbon Capture and Sequestration
S.731, to develop a methodology for, and complete, a national assessment of geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide, and S.962, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy.
Availability and Affordability of Property and Casualty Insurance in the Gulf Coast and Other Coastal Regions
The Committee will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on “An Examination of the Availability and Affordability of Property and Casualty Insurance in the Gulf Coast and Other Coastal Regions”.
Witnesses
Panel I- Charlie Crist, Governor of Florida
- Bill Nelson (D-FL), United States Senator
- Dr. Edward Lazear, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors
Sustainable Water Supplies for the West: Part 1 – Protecting Groundwater Resources
Oversight field hearing on “Sustainable Water Supplies for the West: Part 1 – Protecting Groundwater Resources”.
Kellogg West Conference Center, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Witnesses
Panel I Overview of Regional Perchlorate Contamination and Regional Water Supply Outlook
- Joe Baca, Jr., Councilman, City of Rialto, CA
- Celeste Cantu’, Executive Director, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, Riverside, CA
- Robert DeLoach, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer, Cucamonga Valley Water District, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
- Penny Newman, Executive Director, Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice, Riverside, CA
- Phil Wyels, Assistant Chief Counsel State Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento, CA
- Brad Coffey, Water Treatment Section Manager, Metropolitan Water District, Los Angeles, CA
- Anthony W. Araiza, General Manager-Secretary, West Valley Water District, Rialto, CA
- Bob Martin, General Manager, East Valley Water District, Highland, CA
- Michael Whitehead, Board Member, San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority, West Covina, CA
Ocean Policy Priorities in the United States
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold an oversight hearing on ocean policy priorities in the United States.
Witnesses:
Panel 1- Admiral James D. Watkins, Co-chair, Joint Ocean Commission Initiative
- Leon Panetta, Co-chair, Joint Ocean Commission Initiative
- Mary M. Glackin, Assistant Administrator for Program Planning and Integration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Shaping the Message, Distorting the Science: Media Strategies to Influence Public Policy
Redacting the Science of Climate Change, Government Accountability Project Report
Witnesses- Dr. James J. McCarthy, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Biological Oceanography, Harvard University, Board Member, Union of Concerned Scientists
- Sheldon Rampton, SourceWatch, Co-Author of “Trust Us, We’re Experts!”
- Tarek Maassarani, Government Accountability Project
- Jeff Kueter, George C. Marshall Institute
Access Denied: The Growing Conflict Between Fishing, Hunting, and Energy Development on Federal Lands
The House Natural Resources Committee will hold an oversight hearing on “Access Denied: The Growing Conflict Between Fishing, Hunting, and Energy Development on Federal Lands.” Witnesses: Mr. Steve Williams, President & CEO, Wildlife Management Institute Representative Dan Gibbs, Colorado State Representative, House District 56 Mr. William Hite, General President, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices in the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry Mr. Kinsey M. Robinson, International President, United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers & Allied Workers Dr. Rollin D. Sparrowe, Board Member, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Mr. Charles E. Greenhawt, Manager, Government Affairs, Questar Exploration and Production Co. Questar Corporation Mr. Stephen P. Mealey, Boone and Crockett Club
Climate Change - International Issues, Engaging Developing Countries
Witnesses
Panel I- Jonathan Pershing, Director, Climate Energy and Pollution Program, World Resources Institute
- Jeffrey Holzschuh, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, Investment Banking – Global Energy and Utilities Group
- Annie Petsonk, International Counsel, Environmental Defense
- W. Thomas Stephens, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Boise Cascade, LLC
- Edward S. Steinfeld, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Bernard Schwartz Fellow and Foreign Editor, Hindustan Times Asia Society