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HEARING 5/8: Efficiency and Climate Policy Hearing: Doing More With Less

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR 10 AM, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008

Contact: Select Committee, 202-225-4081

Efficiency and Climate Policy Hearing: Doing More With Less

FOR testimony, photo's and video of this hearing, please CLICK HERE.


This Thursday, May 8, 2008, Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming will hold a hearing entitled “Negawatts: The Role of Efficiency Policies in Climate Legislation.”  

As companies look for low-cost ways to reduce global warming emissions in a carbon-constrained future, many are finding that energy efficiency holds the greatest promise and results.

Accordingly, Thursday’s hearing will examine the potential role of complementary efficiency policies, particularly for the electric power sector, in promoting low-cost emission reductions under a federal greenhouse gas cap-and-trade system.

WHAT: Select Committee hearing “Negawatts: The Role of Efficiency Policies in Climate Legislation.”

WHEN: 10 AM, Thursday, May 8, 2008,

WHERE: 210 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC and  

WHO:
Hon. Paul DeCotis, Deputy Secretary of Energy, State of New York
Hon. Dian Grueneich, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
Steven Kline, Vice President for Environment and Federal Affairs, Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation
Richard Cowart, Director, Regulatory Assistance Project
George Sakellaris, President and CEO, Ameresco, Inc.
William Fay, Director, Energy Efficient Codes Coalition

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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 This is an archived version of the website, to ensure that the public has ongoing access to the Select Committee record.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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