Asia's Environmental Challenges: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, September 22, 2004 |
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Page 1 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 1:35 pm, in Room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon.
Page 8 - Chairman, and distinguished Members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me here today to present the high-tech industry perspective.
Page 10 - Chairman and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to meet with you today. My name is Molly K. Macauley and I am a Senior Fellow at Resources for the Future, an independent, nonpartisan research organization established in 1952 to conduct independent analyses of issues concerned with natural resources and the environment.
Page 4 - Mr. Chairman, I thank you, and I look forward to hearing from the witnesses.
Page 19 - China, with its broad emphasis on governance, public health, rule of law, and poverty alleviation, it could be far more effective in addressing China's most pressing needs and the United States' most direct interests. USAID also has developed a highly effective model for promoting energy efficiency and conservation in India — supporting zero emission automobiles, for example — that could be replicated in China.
Page 10 - Future, an independent, nonpartisan research organization established in l952 to conduct independent analyses of issues concerned with natural resources and the environment. I emphasize that the views I present today are mine alone. Resources for the Future takes no institutional position on legislative, regulatory, judicial, or other public policy mailers.
Page 25 - I would like to invite the members of this committee to visit...
Page 26 - China's remarkably low per capita consumption pattern is an opportunity to avoid the mistakes of many other countries that have developed very high levels of material and energy consumption. Moving towards more sustainable consumption patterns could lead to more competitive domestic enterprises and greater access to international markets.
Page 10 - Good morning, and thank you for inviting me to meet with you today. My name is Richard Koehler and I am the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction. I am also the Chairman of the Legislative Committee of the American Jail Association.
Page 20 - Remove restrictions on the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the US Asia Environmental Partnership, both of which would provide assistance to US businesses eager to gain a foothold in China's environmental technologies market.