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Drilling for Answers: Oil Company Profits, Runaway Prices and the Pursuit of Alternatives – Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming – 2008-04-01 – On Tuesday, April 1, 2008, Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) brought in top-level executives from the five largest oil companies to discuss the current state of oil and gas prices, oil company profits, and the need for clean, renewable fuels to ease demand for oil and cut global warming pollution. The Select Committee heard from the number two officers worldwide for the three United States-based oil companies and the presidents of US operations for the foreign companies. ExxonMobil reported record profits of 0.6 billion in 2007, and the other top four oil companies like BP and Shell made billions more. These same companies are fighting to keep 8 billion in tax breaks that Congress is attempting to shift towards renewable energy incentives for wind, solar, biomass and other climate-friendly sources. The House recently passed the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, but President Bush and the top oil companies are fighting to defeat the measure in the Senate. WITNESSES: * Mr. J. Stephen Simon, Senior Vice President, Exxon Mobil Corp.; * Mr. John Hofmeister, President, Shell Oil Company; * Mr. Robert A. Malone, Chairman and President, BP America, Inc.; * Mr. Peter Robertson, Vice Chairman, Chevron; * Mr. John Lowe, Executive Vice President, ConocoPhillips. Video provided by the US House of …

Healthy Planet, Health People: Global Warming and Public Health – Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming – 2008-04-09 – On Wednesday, April 9, Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming addressed the warming planet, and how climate change affects the health of her citizens. During a week where major public health bodies are calling attention to the links between an unhealthy planet and an unhealthy people, the hearing’s panel of scientists, practicing doctors, and public health professionals will describe the various ways climate change poses a serious public health threat. WITNESSES: Howard Frumkin, MD, MPH, Ph.D., Center for Disease Control, Director of National Center for Environmental Health, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH, Professor and Director of Global Environmental Health, University of Wisconsin at Madison; Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (Emeritus), Executive Director, American Public Health Association; Mark Jacobson, Ph.D., Director, Atmosphere and Energy Program and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University; Dana Best, MD, MPH, FAAP, American Academy of Pediatrics. Video provided by the US House of Representatives.

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“Vibin’” This is the first installment of a series of behind the scenes conversations with Athletic Mic League into the creative process behind the album, “Sweats & Kicks” – which is now available digitally via A-Side Worldwide on iTunes. Go to tinyurl.com