Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy and Forestry
Hearing to Review the Impact of the Indirect Land Use and Renewable Biomass Provisions in the Renewable Fuel Standard
Date and Time
May 6, 2009 |
11:00 AM
Location
1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Description
WASHINGTON - On May 6, 2009, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research held a hearing to review the impact of the indirect land use and renewable biomass provisions in the renewable fuel standard.
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Witness Testimonies
Panel 1
Dr. Joe Glauber,
Chief Economist
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Margo T. Oge,
Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Panel 2
Dr. Bruce A. Babcock,
Director Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Mr. Michael Pechart,
Deputy Secretary for Marketing and Economic Development
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Mr. R. Brooke Coleman,
Executive Director New Fuels Alliance, Boston, Massachusetts
Mr. Manning Feraci,
Vice President of Government Affairs
National Biodiesel Board, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Nick Bowdish,
General Manager Platinum Ethanol, Arthur, Iowa
Ms. Anitra Webster,
family forest owner on behalf of American Forest Foundation, Lynchburg, Virginia