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HEARING 6/18: Select Committee Looks to Smart Planning as Response to Fuel Costs, Global Warming

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 9:30 AM

Select Committee Looks to Smart Planning as Response to Energy Costs, Global Warming

New Cities Being Developed in Tornado-ravaged Kansas Town, Abu Dhabi Are Shining Examples of Better Development Practices

Watch it live! This hearing will be WEBCAST live HERE. 

With fuel prices at an all-time high, a housing market gone sour, and heightened concerns about global warming, smart urban and rural community planning can help all three by reducing the miles traveled in vehicles, improving infrastructure and establishing economically strong communities.

On Wednesday, the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming will hold a hearing titled, “Planning Communities for a Changing Climate—Smart Growth, Public Demand and Private Opportunity.” The committee will explore examples of better development practices happening here in a tornado-ravaged Kansas town and on the sands of Abu Dhabi in the Middle East.

WHAT: Select Committee hearing: "Planning Communities for a Changing Climate—Smart Growth, Public Demand and Private Opportunity."

WHO:
Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO, Masdar Initiative, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Steve Hewitt, City Administrator, Greensburg, Kansas  
Gregory Cohen, President and CEO, American Highway Users Alliance
David Goldberg, Director of Communications, Smart Growth America
Steve Winkleman, Transportation Director, Center for Clean Air Policy

WHERE: 311 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC

WHEN: 9:30 AM, Wednesday, June 18

PLEASE NOTE: The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming was created to explore American clean energy solutions that end our reliance on foreign oil and reduce carbon pollution.

The Select Committee was active during the 110th and 111th Congresses. This is an archived version of the website, to ensure that the public has ongoing access to the Select Committee record. This website, including external links, will not be updated after Jan. 3rd, 2010.

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