Second Global Warming Hearing Scheduled Subcommittee Invites Dr. Mann to Testify WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, July 27 at 2 p.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building entitled, "Questions Surrounding the 'Hockey Stick' Temperature Studies: Implications for Climate Change Assessments." The subcommittee has extended a second invitation to testify to Dr. Michael Mann of Penn State University. Dr. Mann is a leading climatologist whose work is widely acclaimed, broadly respected and aggressively defended. His research has become a touchstone for public policy on climate change over the past decade. A full witness list has not yet been finalized. ####