Congressman Ed Markey Directs Student’s Question to Panel in Select Committee Hearing.

Congressman Ed Markey, Chair of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, and the new chair of the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, contributed some thoughts to the National Teach-In press release, and enthusiastically supported student and youth efforts to have a say in Congress’s energy decisions this year:

“Now is the time for student leaders to speak up in the fight against global warming. Congress is poised to write climate legislation that will grow our economy, create millions of green jobs and protect our planet for generations –the National Teach-In gives students around the country a seat at the table.”

However, we did NOT expect this:

Other videos by Senator John Kerry, Senator Herb Kohl, and Representative Mike Doyle are HERE.

2 Responses to “Congressman Ed Markey Directs Student’s Question to Panel in Select Committee Hearing.”

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1 Jeremy Blanchard Feb 5th, 2009 at 10:04 pm

The link to the teach-in is broken. It should be http://www.nationalteachin.org/

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Madeline works as a correspondent and assistant producer for Fired Up Media, providing powerful opportunities for youth to share our solutions stories, and to propel the youth voice into the mainstream climate debate. She also works part-time as the communications coordinator for Our Task, which engages youth in direct analysis of international environmental and climate change policy and negotiations through development of a Youth Earth Plan. Her involvement with the youth climate movement has spanned four years. Madeline interned for the UAW 879 and ARISE (Alliance to Re-Industrialize for a Sustainable Economy) Coalition in St. Paul, and for Minnesota State Senator Ellen Anderson. Madeline studied abroad in the Brazilian Amazon, with SIT Brazil: Amazon Resource Management and Human Ecology. She also enjoys yoga, hiking, science fiction, and NPR.