Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Enviro Senate committee to discuss Georgia's oil-spill preparedness
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 2:45 PM
Wondering how Georgia might fare should we experience our own Deepwater Horizon oil leak catastrophe? You might want to stop by the Gold Dome later this week.
Members of the state Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee will hear from Georgia experts with insight and experience about environmental epidemiology, public health and marine life, among other subjects. Also on the agenda are officials who can discuss an oil spill's potential impact on Georgia's coastal economy.
Here's the schedule:
Senate Natural Resources and the Environment - Georgia Preparedness for Oil Spill MeetingStart: Thursday, Jul 22, 2010 @ 9:00 AM
End: Thursday, Jul 22, 2010 @ 12:30 PM
Location: 450 CAPAGENDA:
9:00am - Opening Remarks - Senator Ross Tolleson
9:30am - Chris Clark - Commissioner Department Natural Resources
9:45am - DR.Samantha Joye - Department of Marine Science, UGA
10:15am - DR. Charles S. Hopkins - Department of Marine Science, UGA, Director of Georgia Sea Grant Program
10:30am - UNIFIED RESPONSE PROGRAM
Commissioner Chris Clark
Commander Lonnie Harrison
Captain Mike White
Charles Dawson
Betsy Kagey
Chris Rustin
11:30am - IMPACTS OF OIL ON TOURISM AND FISHING INDUSTRY
Spud Woodward
Joel Myer
12:00pm - PANEL QUESTIONS AND WRAP UP
Senator Ross Tolleson*Agenda may change at the discretion of the Chairman.
Unlike Senate NRE committees in the past, the guest speakers' list doesn't appear to be stocked with utility cronies. One name — Dr. Samantha Joye — has attracted national attention for her recovery work in the Gulf of Mexico.
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