Energy and Environment Issues
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Newsletters
RAND regularly sends newsletters to update Congress on highlights of recent work about energy and the environment.
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Testimony
2011
Testimony on S. 937 The American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011
Testimony presented before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on June 7, 2011.
Opportunities for Alternative Fuels Production
Testimony presented before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Power on May 5, 2011.
2010 and prior
November 12, 2010
Policy Implications of Alternative Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Strategies
Testimony presented before the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future.
March 5, 2009
Research Priorities for Fossil Fuels
Testimony presented before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
November 28, 2007
Evaluating Alternative Organizational Structures to Revitalize the Economy of New Orleans
Testimony presented before the New Orleans City Council.
September 5, 2007
Research and Development Issues for Producing Liquid Fuels from Coal
Testimony presented before the House Science and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
June 28, 2007
Policy Issues for Coal-to-Liquid Development
Testimony presented before the Commonwealth of Kentucky House Appropriations and Revenue Committee.
June 26, 2007
Policy Issues for Coal-to-Liquid Development: Addendum
Addendum to testimony before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 24, 2007.
May 24, 2007
Policy Issues for Coal-to-Liquid Development
Testimony presented before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
April 17, 2007
Policy Issues for Oil Shale Development
Testimony presented before the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
February 21, 2007
Beyond the Gas Tax: Alternatives for a Greener World
Testimony presented before the Los Angeles Field Hearing of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission.
September 26, 2006
Policy Issues for Alternative Fuels for Military Operations
Testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
February 9, 2004
Strengthening Research & Development for Wind Hazard Mitigation
Testimony presented to the House Committee on Science.
November 19, 2003
Bio-Terrorist Threat to Agricultural Livestock and Produce
Testimony presented before the Senate Government Affairs Committee.
June 24, 2003
Assessing Natural Gas and Oil Resources
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
April 18, 2002
Assessing Gas and Oil Resources in the Intermountain West
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
October 10, 2001
Terrorism, Infrastructure Protection and The U.S. Food and Agricultural Sector
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, Committee on Government Affairs, U.S. Senate.
April 5, 2001
The U.S. Energy Crisis
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety, Committee on Environment and Public Works Committee, U.S. Senate.
Briefings
For more information on these and other Congressional briefings, contact the Office of Congressional Relations.
The Impact of Air Pollution on Hospital Spending in California
Presented by John Romley
June 24, 2010
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
234 Cannon House Office Building
Improving the Energy Performance of Buildings: Learning from the European Union and Australia
Presented by Charles Ries
April 12, 2010
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
122 Cannon House Office Building
Imported Oil and U.S. National Security
Presented by Keith Crane
Speakers: Jonathan Elkind, Brookings Institution
Gen. John Sheehan, United States Marine Corps (retired)
Frederick C. Smith, Institute for 21st Century Energy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
May 11, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Room 268 Capitol Visitor Center, North Congressional Meeting Room
What Constitutes an Effective Approach to Limiting Greenhouse Gases?
Panelists: Peter Molinaro, The Dow Chemical Company
David Hawkins, Natural Resources Defense Council
William Kovacs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Moderator: Michael Toman, RAND Corporation
April 13, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Rooms 202-203 VC, The Capitol Building
Producing Liquid Fuels From Coal: Prospects and Policy Issues
Presented by James T. Bartis
December 10, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2325 Rayburn House Office Building
Unconventional Fossil-Based Fuels: Economic and Environmental Trade-Offs
Presented by Michael Toman
November 17, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2200 Rayburn House Office Building
Impacts on U.S. Energy Expenditures and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Increasing Renewable Energy Use
Presented by Michael Toman
July 11, 2008
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
2325 Rayburn House Office Building
Meeting the Challenges of Water Resource Planning: New Decision Support Methods for Water Managers Facing Uncertain Future Climate
Hosted by RAND, in conjunction with the California Institute for Federal Policy Research
Presented by Robert Lempert and David Groves
Introduction by Debra Knopman
January 31, 2008
1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
2203 Rayburn House Office Building
Challenges Facing the Global Supply Chain
This event also introduces the new RAND Supply Chain Policy Center
May 17, 2007
8:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.
419 Senate Dirksen Building
The Market Penetration Rate for Flood Insurance: Estimates and Policy Implications
Presented by Lloyd Dixon
March 13, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2203 Rayburn House Office Building
Unexploded Ordnance: Estimating Costs and Benefits of Cleanup
Presented by Jacqueline MacDonald
October 25, 2005
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2360 Rayburn House Office Building
Transferring Army BRAC Lands Containing Unexploded Ordnance
Presented by Debra Knopman
October 14, 2005
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2360 Rayburn House Office Building
Oil Shale Development in the U.S.: Prospects and Policy Issues
Presented by James T. Bartis
September 30, 2005
11:00 A.M. — 12:00 P.M.
1116 Longworth House Office Building
Fact Sheets
The following fact sheets encapsulate selected RAND publications, creating quick and easy references on a variety of policy issues.
A New Tool Can Help Commercial-Building Owners Make Better Water-Efficiency Decisions — Oct. 24, 2007
Private Insurers Play a Limited, but Key, Role in Underwriting Residential Flood Insurance — Jun. 21, 2007
Preparing for Future Floods: Analyzing Reconstruction Pathways from Past Floods Can Help — Oct. 23, 2006
Despite Deep Scientific Uncertainty, Long-Term Problems Can Be Tackled — Jun. 23, 2006
A New Approach to Assessing Gas and Oil Resources — May, 2003
Publication Profiles
The following PDF publication profiles list relevant research studies in various areas of public policy interest, creating a quick and easy reference guide of research in that area.
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