▁conducted ▁hear ings ▁on ▁energy ▁independence ▁and ▁climate ▁change ▁issues . ▁The ▁committee ▁lack ed ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁draft ▁legisl ation , ▁but ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁House ▁standing ▁comm itte es ▁with ▁juris diction ▁over ▁climate ▁change ▁issues ▁and ▁developed ▁recommend ations ▁on ▁legisl ative ▁propos als . ▁Spe aker ▁Pel osi ▁indicated ▁she ▁would ▁have ▁liked ▁comm itte es ▁with ▁juris diction ▁over ▁energy , ▁environment ▁and ▁technology ▁policy ▁to ▁report ▁legisl ation ▁on ▁these ▁issues ▁to ▁the ▁full ▁House ▁by ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁M embers , ▁ 1 1 1 th ▁Congress ▁The ▁select ▁committee ▁was ▁re est ab lished ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 1 1 th ▁Congress ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁. ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Spe aker ▁Nancy ▁Pel osi ▁re app oint ed ▁Ed ▁Mar key ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁James ▁S ensen br en ner ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁as ▁Chair man ▁and ▁Rank ing ▁Member , ▁respectively , ▁of ▁the ▁committee . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁change ▁mit ig ation ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁change ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Effect s ▁of ▁global ▁war ming ▁ ▁E fficient ▁energy ▁use ▁ ▁Global ▁war ming ▁ ▁Energy ▁res ili ence ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Cl imate ▁Change ▁Science ▁Program ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Energy ▁Independ ence ▁and ▁Global ▁W arm ing ▁Category : 1 1 0 th ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁Category : 1 1 1 th ▁United ▁States