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U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation | |
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For Immediate Release March 14th, 2008 |
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COMMERCE COMMITTEE TO HOLD CLIMATE CHANGE FIELD HEARING IN HONOLULU | |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) announces a full Committee field hearing on Climate Change Impacts and the Reponses in Island Communities for March 19, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Islands have unique characteristics that make them especially vulnerable to climate change and variability. Given this fact, the hearing will address climate change issues facing Hawaii and other Pacific island communities, and how they are responding to climate change. The hearing also will address clean energy technologies, agricultural research, and disaster preparedness.
Climate Change Impacts and Responses in Island Communities
Full Committee
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Hawaii State Capitol, 415 S. Beretania Street, Room 325 (3rd Floor), Honolulu, Hawaii
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