, ▁the ▁ranking ▁Republican ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁Energy ▁and ▁Com merce ▁Committee , ▁continued ▁to ▁object ▁to ▁the ▁committee ' s ▁existence , ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁" platform ▁for ▁some ▁members ▁to ▁grand stand ." ▁ ▁The ▁committee ▁held ▁ 8 0 ▁hear ings ▁and ▁brief ings , ▁on ▁topics ▁r anging ▁from ▁climate ▁science ▁to ▁the ▁Deep water ▁Hor izon ▁explos ion ▁and ▁subsequent ▁oil ▁sp ill . ▁ ▁The ▁committee ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁energy ▁act ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁stim ulus ▁act ▁( which ▁included ▁ 9 0 ▁billion ▁in ▁sp ending ▁on ▁green ▁energy ▁and ▁energy ▁efficiency ). ▁Most ▁prom in ently , ▁the ▁committee ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁sh aping ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁climate ▁bill — the ▁American ▁C lean ▁Energy ▁and ▁Security ▁Act ▁or ▁" W ax man - Mar key " — which ▁was ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁House ▁but ▁never ▁became ▁law ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ' s ▁ref us al ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁bill . ▁ ▁After ▁Republic ans ▁won ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election , ▁the ▁new ▁Republican ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁( led ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁speaker , ▁John ▁Bo eh ner ▁of ▁Ohio ) ▁decided ▁to ▁kill ▁the ▁committee , ▁resulting ▁in ▁criticism ▁from ▁environmental ists ▁and ▁climate ▁research ers . ▁ ▁Jur is diction ▁The ▁Select ▁Committee ▁on ▁Energy ▁Independ ence ▁and ▁Global ▁W arm ing