Chairmen Waxman and Markey Declare Hearings on “The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009â€

WASHINGTON, DC - Today Chairman Henry A. Waxman of the Energy and Business Committee and Chairman Edward J. Markey of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee announced that the Energy and Business Committee will hold 4 days of legislative hearings on the discussion outline of "The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009."

The hearings will examine the views of the Administration and a broad range of stakeholders on the discussion draft. The schedule for this week follows:

Tuesday, April 21, 2009: Day one

Opening Statements
WHEN: 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

Wednesday, April 22, 2009: Day two

WHEN: 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

Panel 1: Administration Views on "The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009" Legislation

• The Honorable Lisa Jackson, Administrator, E.P.A.
• The Honorable Steven Chu, Secretary, D.O.E.
• The Honorable Ray LaHood, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation

Panel 2: U.S. Climate Action Partnership Views on "The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009" Legislation

• Charles Holliday, Jr., Chairman, DuPont
• Red Cavaney, Senior Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, ConocoPhillips
• Jim Rogers, Chairman, President, and CEO, Duke Energy Corporation
• Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Meg McDonald, Director, Global Issues, Alcoa Incorporated
• David Crane, President and CEO, NRG Energy, Incorporated

Panel 3: Green Jobs and Economic Benefits

• The Honorable John Fetterman, Mayor, Braddock, Pennsylvania
• Denise Bode, CEO, American Wind Energy Association
• Dave Foster, Executive Director, Blue Green Alliance
• Kate Gordon, Co-Director, Apollo Alliance
• Kevin Knobloch, President, Union of Concerned Scientists
• David Manning, Vice President, External Affairs, Countrywide Grid
• Nathaniel Keohane, Director of Economic Policy and Analysis, Environmental Defense Fund
• Frank Ackerman, Senior Economist, Stockholm Environment Institute, U.S. Center, Tufts University

Thursday, April 23, 2009: Day three

WHEN: 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

Panel 1: Allocation Policies to Assist Consumers

• Jeff Sterba, Chairman and CEO, PNM Resources Incorporated (on behalf of the Edison Electric Institute)
• Glenn English, CEO, Countrywide Rural Electric Cooperative Association
• Mark Crisson, President and CEO, American Public Power Association
• John Somerhalder, II, Chairman, CEO, and President, AGL Resources (on behalf of the American Gas Association)
• Richard Morgan, Commissioner, District of Columbia Public Service Commission (on behalf of the Countrywide
• Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners)
• Richard Cowart, Director, Regulatory Assistance Plan
• Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities

Panel 2: Ensuring U.S. Competitiveness and International Participation

• Rich Wells, Vice President for Energy, The Dow Chemical Company
• Tom Conway, International Vice President, United Steel Workers
• Jack McMackin, Principal, Williams and Jensen, LLC (on behalf of the Energy Intensive Manufacturers
• Working Group on Greenhouse Gas Regulation)
• Trevor Houser, Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
• Eliot Diringer, Vice President for International Strategies, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
• Pastor Doug Smith, Virginia Interfaith Society for Public Policy

Panel 3: Low Carbon Electricity, Carbon Capture and Storage, Renewables, and Grid Modernization

• Dr. Howard Gruenspect, Acting Deputy Administrator, U. S. Energy Information Agency
• Dian Greunich, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
• Dan Reicher, Director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives, Google, Incorporated
• Jim Robo, President and Chief Operating Officer, FPL Group
• David Hawkins, Director of Climate Programs, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Dr. Gregory Kunkel, Vice President for Environment Affairs, Tenaska, Incorporated
• Jonathan Briggs, Regional Director of the Americas, Hydrogen Energy International
• Eugene Trisko (on behalf of the United Mine Workers of America)

Friday, April 24, 2009: Day four

WHEN: 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 24
WHERE: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

Panel 1: Vice President Al Gore and Senator John Warner: Bipartisan Leaders' Views on the ACES Legislation

• The Honorable Al Gore, former Vice President of the U.S.
• The Honorable John Warner, former U.S. Senator

Panel 2: Energy Efficiency, Transportation, Building Appliances, and Utilities

• Ian Bowles, Secretary, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Dave McCurdy, President and CEO, Alliance for Automobile Manufacturers
• Alan Reuther, Legislative Director, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)
• Dan Sperling, Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California Davis
• David Friedman, Research Director, Clean Vehicles Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
• David Gardiner, President, David Gardiner & Associates, LLC (on behalf of the Energy Future Coalition)
• Jeff Genzer, Counsel, Countrywide Association of State Energy Officials
• Andrew Delaski, Executive Director, Appliance Requirements Awareness Plan

Panel 3: Carbon Market Assurance, State Roles, Clean Air Act, and Adaptation

• Bill Becker, Executive Director Countrywide Association of Clean Air Agencies
• Tia Nelson, Executive Secretary, Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, State of Wisconsin
• Carl Royal, Counsel, Schiff Hardin LLP, formerly Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Chicago Mercantile Exchange
• Jon Anda, Executive-in-Residence, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Visiting Fellow Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
• David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate Center, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Patricia Mulroy, General Manager, Las Vegas Nevada Water District/Southern Nevada Water Authority

** Witness list is subject to change
The hearings will be webcast at www.energycommerce.house.gov.