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ENERGIZING HOUSTON: SUSTAINABILITY,TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, ANDGROWTH IN THE ENERGY CAPITALOF THE WORLD
FIELD HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY ANDENVIRONMENT
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSIONFEBRUARY 29, 2008
Serial No. 110–79
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COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
HON. BART GORDON, Tennessee,
Chairman
JERRY F. COSTELLO, IllinoisEDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, TexasLYNN C. WOOLSEY, CaliforniaMARK UDALL, ColoradoDAVID WU, OregonBRIAN BAIRD, WashingtonBRAD MILLER, North CarolinaDANIEL LIPINSKI, IllinoisNICK LAMPSON, TexasGABRIELLE GIFFORDS, ArizonaJERRY MCNERNEY, CaliforniaLAURA RICHARDSON, CaliforniaPAUL KANJORSKI, PennsylvaniaDARLENE HOOLEY, OregonSTEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New JerseyJIM MATHESON, UtahMIKE ROSS, ArkansasBEN CHANDLER, KentuckyRUSS CARNAHAN, MissouriCHARLIE MELANCON, LouisianaBARON P. HILL, IndianaHARRY E. MITCHELL, ArizonaCHARLES A. WILSON, OhioRALPH M. HALL, TexasF. JAMES SENSENBRENNER JR.,WisconsinLAMAR S. SMITH, TexasDANA ROHRABACHER, CaliforniaROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland VERNON J. EHLERS, MichiganFRANK D. LUCAS, OklahomaJUDY BIGGERT, IllinoisW. TODD AKIN, MissouriJO BONNER, AlabamaTOM FEENEY, FloridaRANDY NEUGEBAUER, TexasBOB INGLIS, South CarolinaDAVID G. REICHERT, WashingtonMICHAEL T. MCCAUL, TexasMARIO DIAZ-BALART, FloridaPHIL GINGREY, GeorgiaBRIAN P. BILBRAY, California ADRIAN SMITH, NebraskaPAUL C. BROUN, Georgia
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HON. NICK LAMPSON, Texas,
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JERRY F. COSTELLO, IllinoisLYNN C. WOOLSEY, CaliforniaDANIEL LIPINSKI, IllinoisGABRIELLE GIFFORDS, ArizonaJERRY MCNERNEY, CaliforniaMARK UDALL, ColoradoBRIAN BAIRD, WashingtonPAUL KANJORSKI, PennsylvaniaBART GORDON, TennesseeBOB INGLIS, South CarolinaROSCOE G. BARTLETT, MarylandJUDY BIGGERT, IllinoisW. TODD AKIN, MissouriRANDY NEUGEBAUER, TexasMICHAEL T. MCCAUL, TexasMARIO DIAZ-BALART, FloridaRALPH M. HALL, TexasJEAN FRUCI
 Democratic Staff Director
CHRIS KING
 Democratic Professional Staff Member
MICHELLE DALLAFIOR
 Democratic Professional Staff Member
SHIMERE WILLIAMS
 Democratic Professional Staff Member
ELAINE PAULIONIS PHELEN
 Democratic Professional Staff Member
 ADAM ROSENBERG
 Democratic Professional Staff Member
ELIZABETH STACK
 Republican Professional Staff Member
STACEY STEEP
 Research Assistant
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C O N T E N T S
February 29, 2008
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Witness List.............................................................................................................2Hearing Charter......................................................................................................3
Opening Statements
Statement by Representative Nick Lampson, Chairman, Subcommittee onEnergy and Environment, Committee on Science and Technology, U.S.House of Representatives....................................................................................6Written Statement............................................................................................7Statement by Representative Ralph M. Hall, Ranking Minority Member,Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives.........9Statement by Representative Roscoe G. Bartlett, Member, Subcommittee onEnergy and Environment, Committee on Science and Technology, U.S.House of Representatives....................................................................................10Statement by Representative Gene Green, Member, Committee on Energyand Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives.................................................12Prepared Statement by Representative Adrian Smith, Member, Committeeon Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives.............................14
Panel I:
Mr. John Hofmeister, President, Shell Oil CompanyOral Statement.................................................................................................14Written Statement............................................................................................17Biography..........................................................................................................19Mr. Bill White, Mayor, City of HoustonOral Statement.................................................................................................19Written Statement............................................................................................21Biography..........................................................................................................22Mr. Thomas R. Standish, Group President of Regulated Operations,CenterPoint EnergyOral Statement.................................................................................................23Written Statement............................................................................................25Biography..........................................................................................................26DiscussionThe Role of the Federal Government.................................................................26How Can We Make Oil Production Cleaner?.....................................................27 A Timeline for the Smart Grid?..........................................................................28Ultra-Deep Drilling and the Energy Policy Act of 2005...................................29The Domestic Manufacturing Tax......................................................................30Balanced on the Razor’s Edge: Strategies for the Future.................................31The Low Income Housing Energy Assistance Program....................................34Shell’s Emissions Clarified..................................................................................35
Panel II:
Dr. Walter G. Chapman, W.W. Akers Professor; Director, Energy and Envi-ronment Systems Institute, Rice UniversityOral Statement.................................................................................................36Written Statement............................................................................................39
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