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Commerce Committee or other committees with jurisdiction over various aspects of climate change. Lipon becoming Chairman of the House F,nergry and Commerce Committee, Congressman Dingell stated his belief that the Committee was not as far along as its counterpart in the Senate, and therefore he would hold several Committee hearings to educate Members more comprehensively nn the issue. On famiarv 12, 2007, >\4r. Dingell issued a memorandum to all committee Members in which he noted that it is critically important that i\~lembers of the Committee gain a full appreciation of the scientific and substantive implications of climate change policy so that the Members can develop and, if at all possible, enact a sound and effective public policy that is environmentally and economically responsible. On Januan~ 17, 2007, Chairman Dingell and Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA) issued a second memorandum to committee Members in which they informed the committee of an "~ invitation that both Dingell and Boucher sent to former Vice President Al Gore requesting -that he appear before the Committee to discuss, among other things, the causes of climate change, the consequences of climate change, private sector climate change action and federal climate change programs. A date has not yet been set for this hearing. AI'YA continues to support voluntary programs to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions combined with an aggressive R&D program to develop technological solutions. Ho~ti~ever, it is apparent d~tat legislauve action is highly likely in the not too distant future. Given this situation, AI'PA has formed a CEO Climate Change Task Porce of approximately 30 CEOs fl-om public power systems across the country- large and small, and with a variety of generation resources - to assess the situation and pro~~ide additional guidance to the APPA membership, staff and Congress. 1 www.APPAnet.org 23