I want to thank the Chairman for calling this hearing and I look forward to hearing the testimony of the witnesses who are here today.

I think they lost an important opportunity to inform the Congress and the public why they believe the SPOT program is worthy of our support.

Those nations that are first to develop sensible technology and policies to deal with climate change and pollution will likely attain great economic advantages.

we need to continue investment in climate research, even though you might quibble about whether your minority view was included

Without any regard for what the climate might be doing, it is clear that the increase in GHG concentrations is due primarily to human progress through (again primarily) carbon-based energy production which is directly related to the…

I believe that a subject as complex as we are attempting to cover today warrants at the very least multiple panels, if not multiple hearings.

I think it has proven itself, from my opinion.

CRA had many clients from the oil, coal and energy industry, but overall its energy practice represented only a small fraction of its business

I look at this panel today and I must ask, 'Well, where are they?' Where are the masses of legitimate expert witness that will corroborate the assertion that climate change is an unproven theory, or worse, a hoax?

Congress should acknowledge that we are not the experts, and that allowing partisan politics to dictate the scientific understanding of climate change is cynical, short-sighted, and, by definition, ignorant.

I just want to clarify for the record that I have here, and we have entered these into the record before, Mr. Chairman, seven scientific, you know, independent reports that have evaluated this question of--and some describe Climategate…

As one who accepts the overwhelming scientific consensus around climate change, I welcome the opportunity for this Committee to hear a number of perspectives on climate change.