Witnesses:

Dr. Robert L. Freerks
Director of Product Development Rentech Corp., Denver, CO

Mr. John Ward
VP, Marketing and Governmental Affairs Headwaters, Inc. South Jordan, Utah

Dr. James Bartis
Sr. Policy Researcher RAND Corp., Arlington, VA

Mr. David G. Hawkins
Director, Climate Center at Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC

Dr. Richard D. Boardman
The Secure Energy Initiative Head, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID

Dr. Joseph Romm
Center for Energy & Climate Solutions; Center for American Progress; former Acting Asst. Sec at Department of Energy during the Clinton Administration, Washington, DC

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