Climate Change hearing in the Finance committee tomorrow at 10 am

[karynnj]

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in
215 Dirksen Senate Office Building



Member Statements:
Max Baucus, MT
Charles Grassley, IA

Witness Statements:

The following witnesses are scheduled to testify:

Mr. Abraham Breehey, Director, Legislative Affairs, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, Department of Government Affairs, Fairfax, VA

Ms. Carol Berrigan, Director, Industry Infrastructure, Nuclear Energy Institute, Washington, DC

Dr. Kenneth P. Green, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington, DC

Dr. Margo Thorning, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, American Council for Capital Formation, Washington, DC

Ms. Van Ton-Quinlivan, Director,Workforce Development and Strategic Programs, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, CA

http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/hearings.htm (web Live link here)

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As we get statements from Baucus and Grassley here - both not on board to say the least, I looked at the witnesses. The first is a union guy, but from a union that might be more connected to dirty energy than clean. (I hope I am surprised) A Nuclear guy, someone from AEI, which has demonized anything green. Then a woman from american council for capital formation - I knew nothing about them - so I goggled - the first part looked promising - but then there was the note that they got EXXON funding. http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/nonprofits/american_council_for_capital_formation.html All of these seem likely to be negative.

But, the last speaker is a woman from Pacific Gas & Electric - one of the companies Kerry has mentioned that left the Chamber of Commerce. So, I guess there is a little balance.

Gee - and I already disliked the smirky Senator Baucus, who voted against the Boxer bill in EPW. This will be a major challenge for Kerry as most of the Democrats - Baucus, Rockefeller, Lincoln, have been considered trouble here. So, this should be interesting to watch to see if Kerry can singlehandedly outduo the Chair, with the gavel, the ranking members and the rest of the Senators. This will be worse than where they were on health care. (Menendez better back him up well.)