U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works
Hearing Statements
Date:   07/08/2003
 
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety hearing.
Agricultural sequestration to address climate change through reducing atmosphering levels of carbon dioxide.

July 8, 2003. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety hearing.

The Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety conducted a hearing to review the potential of agricultural sequestration to address climate change through reducing atmosphering levels of carbon dioxide.

Tuesday, July 8, 2003
SD-406 (Hearing Room)
9:30 am
Opening Statements:
Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
Witnesses:
Bruce Knight
Chief Executive Officer
Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA

Robert Stallman
President
American Farm Bureau Federation

Dr. Rattan Lal
Director, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center
The Ohio State University

Joseph Bast
President
The Heartland Institute

Debbie Reed
Legislative Director
National Environmental Trust

Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig
Research Scientist
Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Statements submitted for the record:
National Farmers Union

American Forest and Paper Association