The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, led by Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), and Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, led by Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA), will hold a joint oversight hearing on "The Future of Fossil Fuels: Geological and Terrestrial Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide."

Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Oversight Hearing on "The Future of Fossil Fuels: Geological and Terrestrial Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide"

When:
Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at 2:00 p.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Mr. Patrick Leahy, Associate Director, United States Geological Survey
Mr. Carl Bauer, Executive Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Panel 2
Ms. Judy Fairburn, Vice President, Downstream Operations, EnCana Corporation
Mr. Howard Herzog, Principle Research Engineer, Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mr. George Kelly, Treasurer, National Mitigation Banking Association
Mr. William Schlesinger, Dean of the Nicholas School, Duke University
Mr. Vello Kuuskraa, President, Advanced Resources
Mr. Michael Goergen, Executive Vice President and CEO, Society of American Foresters

Opening Statement
Chairman Nick J. Rahall
Chairman Raul Grijalva