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Center for Energy Studies | Energy, Minerals, and Materials | Testimony

Senate Testimony: Use of Energy as a Tool & Weapon

March 11, 2022 | Kenneth B. Medlock III, Michelle Michot Foss
US Capitol

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Kenneth B. Medlock III

James A. Baker. III and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics | CES Senior Director

Michelle Michot Foss

Nonresident Fellow

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Center for Energy Studies senior director Ken Medlock submitted a written statement before his U.S. Senate testimony on examining the use of energy as a tool and a weapon, ensuring energy security for the United States and its allies. Download his statement here.

At the same hearing, Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy, minerals and materials, discussed the development of critical minerals and metals supply chains and the role of materials for alternative energy technologies in long term energy security. Download her written testimony here. 

The archived webcast of the hearing, held by the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources, is available here. Medlock's testimony starts at 00.59.22. Michot Foss' testimony starts at 00.42.10.

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