Browner letter bioenergy 8-10-10
WGA Chair & Vice Chair
Carol Browner, Climate Change and Energy Advisor to the President
August 10, 2010
Letters/Testimony
USDA Bioenergy letter July 29, 2010
Co-chairs of WGA Transportation Fuels Council
Sarah Bittleman, USDA
July 29, 2010
Nuclear Loan Guarantees
WGA Chair and Vice Chair
Congressional Appropriations Subcommitteeson Energy and Water
July 29, 2010
BRC Testimony July 7, 2010
Jim Williams, Program Manager for the Western Interstate Energy Board's High-Level Waste Committee on behalf of WGA
Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, Disposal Subcommittee
July 7, 2010
Policies and Processes for Implementing a National SNF/HLW Strategy
biomass6-9-10
WGA, CONEG, MGA, SSEB and WSU
Leadership of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
June 9, 2010
Support for authorization of the National Bioenergy Partnership
EPA letter on WRAP Funding
WGA Chair & Vice Chair
Administrator Jackson, EPA
May 26, 2010
Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future
WGA Chair and Vice Chair
Secretary Chu, DOE
May 24, 2010
Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future
CEQ Letter on Climate Adaptation
WGA Executive Director
Nancy Sutley, Chair of Council on Environmental Quality
May 21, 2010
Comments on CEQ Climate Adaptation Progress Report
Climate adaptation letter to USDA, DOI & DoC
WGA Lead Governors for Climate Adaptation (Schwarzenegger and Richardson)
Secretaries of USDA, DOI and Commerce
April 28, 2010
Need for State Federal Coordination of Climate Adaptation Policy
Indian Water Rights Funding Letter to Congress
WGA Lead Governors for Water (Otter, Rounds, Richardson and Ritter)
Congressional Appropriations Committees
March 18, 2010
Letter to Sec. Salazar on Revenue Sharing
WGA and National Association of Counties
Secretary Ken Salazar, Department of the Interior
March 18, 2010
Coal Combustion Byproducts
WGA Chair and Vice Chair
President Obama and EPA Administrator Jackson
March 5, 2010
Regulation of Coal Combustion Byproducts
CNG Letter to Conrgess
WGA Chair and Vice Chair
U.S. House and Senate Leaders
February 11, 2010
Support for legislation to create and enhance incentives for natural gas vehicles and infrastructure
Secure Rural Schools12-27-10
WGA Chair and Vice Chair
Secretaries Vilsack, Salazar, Duncan and Napolitano
January 27, 2010
Support for Secure Rural School Act
Letter to Congressional Forest Health Caucus (12/11/09)
WGA Chair and Vice Chair
Congressional Forest Health Caucus
December 11, 2009
Letter to Sec. Salazar & Vilsack on Forest Health (12/11/09)
WGA Chair and Vice Chair
Secretaries Vilsack and Salazar
December 11, 2009
Letter to Sec. Salazar & Vilsack on Forest Health (12/11/09)
Restoration of National Forests
WGA Chair and Vice Chair
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack
December 7, 2009
Priority clean and diverse energy legislation
WGA Chair, Vice Chair and Energy Co-Leads
House Speaker Pelosi & Senate Majority Leader Reid
January 29, 2007
Controlling Wildfire Suppression Costs (see also testimony of James Caswell, Director, ID Office of Species Conservation)
Kirk Rowdabaugh, State Forester of Arizona, on behalf of WGA
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
January 30, 2007
Controlling Wildfire Suppression Costs (see also testimony of James Caswell, Director, ID Office of Species Conservation)
Introduction of ESA legislation
Governors Freudenthal, Napolitano & Richardson
Senator Crapo
March 28, 2007
Presidential candidate debates and forums in the West
Leadership of WGA, CSG-WEST, WIR-NACo & WML
Chairmen, Democratic National Committee & Republican National Committee
April 11, 2007
Presidential candidate debates and forums in the West
Land-Use Issues Associated with Onshore Oil and Gas Development
John Emmerich, Deputy Director, Wyoming Game & Fish Department
Joint Congressional Oversight Hearing
April 26, 2007
Land-Use Issues Associated with Onshore Oil and Gas Development
Agriculture appropriations priorities Interior and Environment appropriations priorities Commerce and Justice appropriations priorities Energy and Water appropriations priorities
WGA Chair and Vice Chair
Appropriations Committee Chairs & Ranking Members
May 2, 2007
Agriculture appropriations priorities
Interior and Environment appropriations priorities
Commerce and Justice appropriations priorities
Energy and Water appropriations priorities
Interior and Environment appropriations priorities
Commerce and Justice appropriations priorities
Energy and Water appropriations priorities
Federal climate change research
Sarah Bittleman, D.C. Director for Gov. Kulongoski testified on behalf of WGA
House Committee on Science and Technology
May 3, 2007
Funding for PILT and Secure Rural Schools programs
13 Governors
House and Senate leadership and leadership of Appropriations committees
May 17, 2007
Analysis of options for allowing Good Samaritan cleanups of abandoned mines
Govs. Rounds, Napolitano, Richardson and Ritter
Attorney General Gonzales and EPA Administrator Johnson
May 15, 2007
Analysis of options for allowing Good Samaritan cleanups of abandoned mines
Presidential candidate debates
WGA Chairman Governor Rounds
Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. & Paul G. Kirk, Jr. -- Commission on Presidential Debates
May 18, 2007
Use of coal AML funds to restore hardrock AML sites
WGA Chairman
Interior Secretary Kempthorne
May 21, 2007
funding for U.S. Global Change Research Program
WGA Chair and Vice Chair
Representatives Udall and Inglis
June 5, 2007
support of revision to categorical exclusion for oil and gas exploration and development activities
WGA Chair and Vice Chair
Representatives Rahall and Young
June 5, 2007
Support of revision to categorical exclusion for oil and gas exploration and development activities
legislation conditioning siting of wind energy facilities
WGA Chair and Vice Chair
Representatives Rahall and Young
June 6, 2007
proposed shift of mineral lease administrative costs to states
WGA Chair and Vice Chair
Senate Interior Appropriations Chair and Ranking Member
June 12, 2007
proposed shift of mineral lease administrative costs to states
timetable for development of oil shale industry
WGA Chair and Vice Chair
Rep. Rahall, Chairman of House Resources Committee
June 12, 2007
Wilfire Preparedness: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
Kirk Rowdabaugh, Arizona State Forester
Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
June 19, 2007
Wilfire Preparedness: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure