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The Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming addressed our nation's energy, economic and national security challenges during the 110th and 111th Congresses.

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SELECT COMMITTEE TO HOLD NEW ENGLAND GLOBAL WARMING FIELD HEARING

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MONDAY, 11 AM, JULY 28, 2008

Contact: Select Committee, 202-225-4081

SELECT COMMITTEE TO HOLD NEW ENGLAND GLOBAL WARMING FIELD HEARING


(Hartford, CT) – Chairman Ed Markey (MA-07), Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming will bring Congress to New England for a special field hearing on the economics of global warming.  Please join the members of the Select Committee as they hear from local businesses about how they are leading the way on developing alternative energies and adapting to a new climate change reality.

Climate change will have a direct impact on New England’s businesses and economy, from a changing marketplace to new regulatory constraints. This hearing will examine the current and future business opportunities and challenges that global warming presents.  Witnesses will include George David of United Technologies, Dan Esty of Yale University, and John Rice of General Electric.

WHAT: A Select Committee Field Hearing titled; “The Economics of Global Warming:
How Climate Change is Shaping the Way U.S. Companies Do Business.”

WHO:
Congressman Ed Markey (MA-07), Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus Members of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming

WITNESSES:
George David, Chairman, United Technologies Corporation Dan Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale University, Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy an the Center for Business & Environment John Rice, Vice Chairman, General Electrics and CEO, General Electrics Infrastructure

WHEN: Monday, July 28, 2008 at 11:00 am

WHERE: Mark Twain House and Museum
        351 Farmington Avenue
        Hartford, CT  06112
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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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