The American Clean Energy Security Act Of 2009, Day 4
Panel I: Security and Responsibility
Panel II: Transportation
Panel III: Well-Regulated Markets
Department of Energy and Interior nominations
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.
Funding and oversight of the Department of Commerce
- Gary F. Locke, Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce
Technology Neutrality in Energy Tax: Issues and Options
- Max Baucus, MT
- 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,
The American Clean Energy Security Act Of 2009, Day 3
Panel I: Permit Allocations And Revenues
Panel II: International Competitiveness
Panel III: Smarter, Cleaner Electricity
Oversight of the GSA and Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings
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
- 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
Energy efficiency resource standards
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.)
- 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
Monitoring, Measurement and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions II: The Role of Federal and Academic Research and Monitoring Programs
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
Global Climate Change: U.S. Leadership for a New Global Agreement
- Todd Stern, Special Envoy for Climate Change, Department of State
- 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