Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold one full committee hearing next week.   

The full committee will hold a hearing on Monday, April 24 at 2:30 p.m. in Dirksen 366 to receive testimony regarding the economic and environmental issues associated with coal liquefaction technology and on implementation of the provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 addressing coal gasification.

Invited Witnesses Include:

Panel 1

Dr. Clarence L. Miller
Director
Office of Sequestration, Hydrogen, & Clean Coal Fuels
Office of Fossil Energy

Panel 2

Dr. Arie Geertsema
Director
The University of Kentucky
Center for Applied Energy Research
Lexington, KY

Mr. Hunt Ramsbottom
President and CEO
Rentech, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA 

Mr. Dave Hawkins
Air and Energy Program Director
NRDC
Washington, DC
 
Mr. James Roberts
President & CEO
Foundation Coal Corporation
Linthicum Heights, MD

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