Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1997: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, Part 6

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Page 470 - the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate...
Page 834 - When in that House MP's divide, If they've a brain and cerebellum, too, They've got to leave that brain outside, And vote just as their leaders tell 'em to.
Page 313 - Provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society's use of resources and interaction with the environment.
Page 232 - The Alliance has a long history of researching and evaluating federal energy efficiency efforts. We also have a long history of supporting efforts to promote energy efficiency that rely not on mandatory federal regulations, but on partnerships between government and business and between the federal and State governments.
Page 200 - Page Putnam Miller, Director of the National Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of History, a consortium of fifty historical and archival organizations.
Page 334 - DOE also works effectively with utilities and power authorities to promote energy efficiency. Through voluntary programs such as Climate Wise, DOE has obtained the commitment of utilities to reduce utility emissions of greenhouse gases. Generally, activities that reduce emissions also reduce energy use. Climate Wise participants - such as Council member Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) - have premised their programs on sound economic principles.
Page 846 - Arts is to foster the excellence, diversity, and vitality of the arts in the United States and to help broaden the availability and appreciation of such excellence, diversity, and vitality.
Page 412 - Chairman, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives...
Page 200 - NCC member organizations and particularly the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, and the Society of American Archivists, I thank you for the opportunity to come before this committee. The Administration has recommended M65 million for the National Archives for FY'93.
Page 316 - Domestic geological and geophysical data are critical to the energy security and economic prosperity of the United States. A consequence of the ongoing downsizing and megamergers in the US oil and gas industry is that billions of dollars worth of domestic geological and geophysical data are in jeopardy of being irrevocably lost or destroyed. According to many independent oil producers, a national geoscience data repository system would enable them to expand their search for and development of domestic...

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