Oversight Hearing on:

Enhancing America's Energy Security (Background Information)

Witnesses

Panel I

Rebecca Watson, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
U.S. Department of the Interior

Carl Michael Smith, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy
U.S. Department of Energy

Panel II

The Honorable Hunt Downer
Louisiana State Representative

Raj Gupta, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rohm and Haas Company
Testifying on behalf of the American Chemistry Council

David N. Parker, President
American Gas Association
(Accompanied by Roger Cooper, Executive Vice President, American Gas Association)

Mary H. Novak, Managing Director
Global Insight Inc.

Robert Santisteven, Executive Director
Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund

Panel III

Diemer True, Chairman
Independent Petroleum Association of America

Wayne Wood, President, Michigan Farm Bureau Federation
Testifying in behalf of American Farm Bureau Federation

Patrick Sweeney, Executive Director (no written testimony)
Western Organization of Resource Councils
(testifying for Eric Barlow, written testimony included in packet)

Karl Gawell, Executive Director
Geothermal Energy Association

Panel IV

Jaime Steve, Legislative Director
American Wind Energy Association

Dr. Rollin D. Sparrowe, President
Wildlife Management Institute

Dave Alberswerth
The Wilderness Society

William H. Carlson
Vice President, Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.
Chairman, USA Biomass Power Producers Alliance