The Energy Independence and Security Act:
What Are the (Substantial) Environmental Implications?
What will the United States do with regard to CO2 regulation?
This is still up in the air, but this month, our speaker, John Shanahan, Senior Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, will discuss the energy bill passed in December, as well as its environmental impacts. CAFE standards, advance bio-fuels, smart grid, and higher efficiency light bulbs could make a meaningful reduction in emissions, but how far will that take us towards the goals? Mr. Shanahan will assess the estimated changes in greenhouse emissions and how this will influence the widely anticipated climate floor debate that the Senate will hold later this year. He will also preview the themes, amendments, and positions taken by various sectors in the upcoming debate. Mr. Shanahan will also discuss important issues often overlooked in the public discourse and will handicap the most likely outcomes as this bill moves forward.
Thursday, February 28, 2008 from 8:00am - 9:30am
Farragut Center Bldg., 1725 Eye St., NW
Washington, DC 20006
About the Speaker: John Shanahan, Senior Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksJohn Shanahan leads the Committee Minority's efforts on air quality and emissions issues. In that capacity, Mr. Shanahan assists the Committee Minority Members in conducting oversight of EPA's Office of Air and Radiation. He is also lead staffer for the Committee Minority in all air quality and climate change related legislative initiatives. Since joining the Committee, he has been staff-lead for more than 50 hearings. Mr. Shanahan was featured by National Journal as one of the 109th Congress's 100 most influential staffers on Capitol Hill. Mr. Shanahan's diverse background includes private, public, and non-profit sector experience. He has spent the last 16 years in the field of environmental and energy policy. Shanahan's last position prior to joining the committee was with the National Mining Association, where he directed the association's legal, regulatory and policy efforts on air quality, particularly pertaining to coal-fired emissions. He has testified numerous times before federal and state legislatures. Mr. Shanahan also has done extensive public speaking and writing: among others, appearing on CNN, CSPAN and National Public Radio and publishing in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the Chicago Tribune.
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