| May 5, 2010 |  |
Scientists to Testify before Congress on Climate Science Tomorrow
Scientists will testify Thursday before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming to explain the fundamentals of climate science and set the record straight on misinformation about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and emails stolen from climate scientists last fall.
The hearing will be streamed live online.
James McCarthy, professor of biological oceanography at Harvard University, board chairman at the Union of Concerned Scientists and former president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, will speak about fundamental climate science, sea level rise, ocean acidification and other ocean-related topics. McCarthy is a former IPCC co-chair. His testimony will be available online at the start of the hearing.
The minority witness will be Lord Christopher Monckton, a non-scientist critic of the IPCC who has a track record of making false claims about his own credentials, climate science and climate policy.
WHO
Chris Field, director, Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, former IPCC lead author
Lisa Graumlich, director, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, member of the "Oxburgh Inquiry" panel
James Hurrell, senior scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
James McCarthy, professor of biological oceanography, Harvard University, former IPCC lead author, Union of Concerned Scientists board chairman
Christopher Monckton, chief policy adviser, Science and Public Policy Institute
WHEN
Thursday, May 6, at 9:30 a.m. EDT
WHERE
2237 Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC.
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