Governor Culver Appoints 23 Members To Climate Change Advisory Council
(Des Moines) Today, Governor Chet Culver appointed 23 individuals to the Climate Change Advisory Council.
“I am honored to name these individuals to this important advisory council, and I have the utmost confidence they will serve our state well,” said Governor Culver. “Climate Change is real and affecting millions of people around the globe. We must do what we can now to lessen its effects. With the help of these individuals, I am confident we will be able to meet the challenges climate change presents and create a brighter future for everyone.”
The new board members are:
- Robert Lloyd, Iowa City, Alternative Energy Equipment Manufacturer
- Joanne Howard, Davenport, Association of Business/Industry
- Dawn Chapman, Sioux City, Conservation Organization
- Marian Gelb, Des Moines, Environmental Organization
- Cathy Woolums, Bettendorf, Investor Owned Utilities
- Nile Lanning, Nevada, Iowa Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- Norman Olson, Nevada, Iowa Energy Center
- David Miller, Ankeny, Iowa Farm Bureau
- Krista Tanner, Clive, Iowa Utilities Board
- Richard Cruse, Ames, ISU Agronomy Department
- Franklin Cownie, Des Moines, Local Government Representative
- Julie Smith, Des Moines, Municipal Utilities
- Jennifer Easler, Clive, Office of Consumer Advocate
- Roya Stanley, Des Moines, Office of Energy Independence
- Ed Fallon, Des Moines, Public Member
- Thomas Hadden III, Altoona, Public Member
- Teresa Galluzzo, Iowa City, Public Member
- Thomas Fey, Johnston, Public Member
- James Burns, Carroll, Public Transit Association
- Richard Ney, Coralville, Renewable Fuels Association
- Roxanne Carisch, Lake City, Rural Electric Cooperatives
- Jerald Schnoor, Iowa City, U of I Center for Global/Regional Environmental Research
- Christopher Horan, Waterloo, UNI Center for Energy and Environmental Education
Information on the Advisory Council:
Board Administrator: Department of Natural Resources
Terms: 3 year staggered terms
Members: 27
- 23 voting members appointed by the governor
- 4 non-voting members of the legislature – 2 from the Senate and 2 from the House
All 23 voting members shall be appointed by the Governor and shall represent the following:
- The University of Iowa center for global and regional environmental research
- The University of Northern Iowa center for energy and environmental education
- The Iowa farm bureau
- The Iowa public transit association
- Rural electric cooperatives
- Investor-owned utilities
- Municipal utilities
- The Iowa utilities board
- One association with environmental interests or activities
- One association with conservation interests or activities
- The international brotherhood of electrical workers
- The Iowa association of business and industry
- The Iowa energy center
- The Iowa renewable fuels association
- The office of consumer advocate of the department of justice
- A representative from local government
- The director of the office of energy independence
- A manufacturer of equipment used for alternative energy production
- The department of agronomy at Iowa State University of science and technology
- Four members of the general public
Function: The Council shall develop multiple scenarios designed to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions including one scenario that would reduce such emissions by fifty percent by 2050. The council shall also develop short-term, medium-term and long-term scenarios designed to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions and shall consider the cost-effectiveness of the scenarios. The council shall establish a baseline year for purposes of calculating reductions in statewide greenhouse gas emissions. The council shall submit the proposal to the governor and general assembly by January 1, 2008. The council may periodically adopt recommendations designed to encourage the reduction of statewide greenhouse gas emissions. By September 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the Governor and the general assembly regarding the greenhouse gas emissions in the state during the previous calendar year and forecasting trends in such emissions. The first submission by the department shall be filed on September 1, 2008 for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2007.