Hearing: Small Businesses at the Forefront of the Green Revolution: What More Needs to Be Done to Keep Them Here?
July 8, 2007

WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing to examine the role of small firms in developing, implementing and designing environmentally-friendly "green" technologies and infrastructure as well as how governments are working to encourage these efforts.

The committee will hear testimony from leaders in the growing phenomenon of green buildings and a green economy, including the Mayors of Washington, D.C., Austin, T X and Santa Barbara, CA. Panelists will also discuss some of the innovative ways that small businesses are helping reduce energy consumption and contain costs through cutting edge technologies.

When:
Wednesday, July 11
10 a.m.

Where:
2360 Rayburn House Office Building

Witness List: For Planning Purposes Only
PANEL I

The Honorable Adrian Fenty
Mayor
Washington, DC

The Honorable Will Wynn
Mayor
Austin, TX

The Honorable Marty Blum
Mayor
Santa Barbara, CA

PANEL II

Danny Seo
Environmental Lifestyle Expert
Author of Simply Green

Julius Genachowski
Co-founder, New Resource Bank
San Francisco, CA

Susan Maxman, Owner
Susan Maxman & Partners, Architects
Philadelphia, PA

American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Bob Jones, President
Robert R. Jones Homes
Bloomfield Hills, MI
National Association of Home Builders

Erin Donar
Press Assistant
House Small Business Committee—Majority Staff
Chairwoman Nydia M. Velazquez, NY-12
ph: 202-225-4038
fax: 202-225-7209

CONTACT:
Kate Gilman, (202) 225-4038