The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Water and Power, led by Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), will hold an oversight hearing on "Hydropower: Providing 75% of America's Current Renewable Energy. Exploring its role as a continued source of Clean, Renewable Energy for the Future."




Subject:
House Subcommittee on Water and Power
Oversight Hearing on "Hydropower: Providing 75% of America's Current Renewable Energy. Exploring its role as a continued source of Clean, Renewable Energy for the Future"

When:
Thursday, June 12, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
The Honorable Bob Morton, Senator, State of Washington, Kettle Falls, WA
Bob Johnson, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Washington, DC
Dr. Howard Gruenspecht, Deputy Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC
Melinda Eden, Oregon Council Member, NW Power and Conservation Council, Milton-Freewater, OR
The Honorable Glenn English, Chief Executive Officer, National Rural Electric, Cooperative Association, Arlington, VA

Panel 2
Scott Corwin, Executive Director, Public Power Council, Portland, OR
Richard Roos-Collins, Director of Legal Services, Natural Heritage Institute, San Francisco, CA. (Mr. Roos-Collins also serves as Chairman of the Governing Board for the Low Impact Hydropower Institute, and General Counsel for the Hydropower Reform Coalition.)
Bruce Howard, Director for Environmental Affairs, Avista Utilities, Spokane, WA
Tim Culbertson, General Manager, Grant County Public Utility District, Ephrata, WA