New Hampshire Climate Change Action Plan to Hold Public Listening Session Feb. 19 in Concord

Feb. 19, 2008
5 to 9 p.m.
N.H. Statehouse
Representatives Hall
Concord, New Hampshire

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N.H. Climate Change Task Force.

The Governor’s Climate Change Policy Task Force will hold a public listening session on February 19, 2008, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord. The session will take place in Representatives Hall.

The purpose of the listening session is to provide an opportunity for citizens to offer input on the state’s Climate Change Action Plan, which is currently being developed and must be submitted to Governor Lynch by September 1, 2008.

This will be the public’s first opportunity to contribute to the development of the New Hampshire Climate Change Action Plan. Members of the Climate Change Policy Task Force and staff from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services will be on hand to provide information on the process and listen to citizen concerns. The event is anticipated to yield valuable insights regarding the potential opportunities and impacts that should be considered early on in the development process.

Please feel free to pass this information along to other interested parties and individuals. Click here for more information on the Task Force and the Plan.

Members of the N.H. Climate Change Task Force

Appointed Chairperson and Designated Lead Agency
Thomas Burack, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Services

Members
Will Abbott, Vice President, Policy and Land Management, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Roland Aube, MRO Buyer, Isaacson Steel
Richard Barry, House Republican, NH House of Representatives
Charles F. Bass, Former US Congressman
Clifton Below, Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission
Philip Bryce, Director of Forests and Lands, Department of Resources and Economic Development
Daryl Burnett, State Director, The Nature Conservancy
William Cahill, Jr., Vice President and Group Counsel, The Hanover Insurance Group
Patricia Carrier, Facilities and Environmental Manager, New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc.
William Cass, Director of Project Development, Department of Transportation
Alice Chamberlin, Former Policy Assistant to Governor Lynch
Martha Fuller Clark, Senate Democrat, NH Senate
Mary Ann Cooney, Director of Public Health, Department of Health and Human Services
Jameson French, President and CEO, Northland Forest Products
George Gantz, Senior Vice President, Unitil Corporation
Suzanne Harvey, House Democrat, NH House of Representatives
Meredith Hatfield, Consumer Advocate, Office of the Consumer Advocate
Amy Ignatius, Director, Office of Energy and Planning
Rhett Lamb, Planning Director, City Of Keene
Al Lelis, Division Manager for Safety and Environment, Osram Sylvania
Gary Long, President, Public Service of New Hampshire
Joe Norton, Executive Director, NH Wildlife Federation
Jim O'Brien, Executive Director, Granite State Conservation Voters
Sheila Roberge, Senate Republican, NH Senate
Roger Sevigny, Commissioner, Department of Insurance
William Sherry, Executive Vice President, National Grid
Cameron Wake, Research Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire