Speaking of Dan Beard: Recent Appearances
How Going Green saves Money, Jobs & Improves Lives
April 28, 2008 | Rep. Zoe Lofgren invited CAO Dan Beard to attend a panel discussion entitled, “How Going Green saves Money, Jobs & Improves Lives” in San Jose, CA. San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed was also on the panel as well as members of House Administration Committee. Members of the business community including, Adobe, Google and Intel were also a part of the panel. The group agreed that going green just takes buy-in from the leadership of a legislative body or company.
Command Center of Adobe Headquarters in San Jose, CA
April 28, 2008 | CAO Dan Beard looks at the Adobe command center at the company’s headquarters in San Jose. In the command center energy use is monitored and engineers can remotely turn lights on and off at any of their locations in the world. Beard also toured Bloom Energy, Xilinx and Applied Materials.
Courtyard of Adobe Headquarters in San Jose, CA
April 28, 2008 | CAO Dan Beard admires a sustainable courtyard while touring Adobe’s San Jose, CA. headquarters with Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Rep. Mike Honda. Adobe’s facilitity boasted a host of environmentally-friendly features, including solar panels on roofs and a self-contained energy-efficient HVAC system.
Pictured from left: Jamie Fleet, Deputy Staff Director for the Committee on House Administration, CAO Dan Beard, Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Rep. Mike Honda.
San Francisco
April 24, 2008 | The city of San Francisco is doing their part to green their city. With 7,000 employees and 6 million square feet of office space the House campus could be compared to a small city. With those similarities in mind CAO Dan Beard met with Jared Blumenfeld, the director of the Department of the Environment for the city and county of San Francisco. Blumenfeld and Beard shared ideas and talked about challenges they face in making their operations more environmentally-friendly.
U.S. Green Building Council
April 24, 2008 | Beard met with members of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Northern California Chapter. Perry Plumart, the deputy director of Green the Capitol, was also in attendance.
EcoCity World Summit 2008
April 24, 2008 | CAO Dan Beard speaks at the EcoCity World Summit 2008 Conference panel discussion, along with former Maryland Governor Parris Glendening. The panel discussion focused on reshaping cities and greening government.
Celebrating Earth Day
April 22, 2008 | Dan Beard was joined by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Whip James Clyburn, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver and Acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers for a tree planting ceremony to commemorate Earth Day.
Portland Appearance: Burgerville
April 4, 2008 | While in Portland, the "greenest city in America," Dan met with Jeff Harvey (not pictured), President and CEO of Burgerville, a chain of 39 Pacific Northwest quick-service restaurants known for their support of local farmers and ranchers, as well as the environment.
Portland Appearance: University of Oregon
April 4, 2008 | Dan was the featured speaker at the University of Oregon's (UO's) new environmentally friendly White Stag Building.
Portland Appearance: Oregon Business Association
April 4, 2008 | While on his recent trip to Portland (March 27 - 30), Dan, along with Representative Earl Blumenauer (pictured), met with members of the Oregon Business Association (OBA). Formed in 1999 by some of the city's most prominent business leaders, the OBA provides "bipartisan, statewide business leadership that ensures Oregon's long-term economic competitiveness." The organization is also focused on the environment, continuously examining issues like bio-fuels, energy credits, Oregon's Pollution Control Tax Credit, "e-waste" legislation, and land use.
Members of OBA's "Climate Friendly" Transportation Committee were introduced to Dan. The group is looking at carbon filter for transportation investment and mandatory greenhouse gas emission modeling for proposed transportation projects. They are also pursuing state (and possibly) federal investment in "rail." Additionally they are examining in freight issues, transportation funding and the role that climate change is likely to play in future transportation policy.
Portland Appearance: Wheels4Wellness
April 4, 2008 | On his recent trip to the City of Roses, which was marked by a snap snow storm, Dan met with a delegation from the City of Portland to discuss the Capitol's new bike sharing program, Wheels4Wellness. The meeting was facilitated by Meeky Blizzard (pictured), who is the Advisor for Livable Communities on the staff of Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), based in his Portland Office.
Dan Beard, Actor Ed Begley Jr. and Rep. Earl Pomeroy unveil new zero-emission electric vehicle
April 2, 2008 | Dan unveiled the zero-emission electric vehicle with the help of actor Ed Begley Jr. from the television series "Living with Ed" and Congressmen Earl Pomeroy. The vehicle is manufactured by North Dakota based Global Electric Motocars (GEM) and was purchased as part of the "Green the Capitol" initiative.
Dan discusses Green the Capitol Initiative with actor Ed Begley Jr.
April 2, 2008 | Dan met with Martin Litton and Ed Begley Jr to discuss the Green the Capitol Initiative.
Born February 13, 1917 in Los Angeles, CA., Litton is a well know conservationist who has been a strong advocate for environmental protection for the last century. He is also a writer, a pilot and a photographer.
Dan Beard meets with officials from the European Parliament
April 1, 2008 | Members of the European Parliament spoke with Dan about their efforts to reorganize the Parliament. The members were interested in speaking with Dan to learn more about the organization of the House. The members, including officials representing Germany, Denmark and the United Kingdom, were interested in learning about the people Dan serves, his successes in operating the House, as well as the challenges he has faced running the lower chamber.
Subcommittee Hearing on Capitol Complex and Visitors Center
April 1, 2008 | CAO Dan Beard testified in front of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to discuss the progress made in implementing Speaker Pelosi’s Green the Capitol Initiative. The hearing was entitled, “A Growing Capitol Complex and Visitor Center: Needs For Transportation, Security, Greening, Energy and Maintenance.”
Photo by Dennis SchwartzPortland Appearance: Better Living Expo
March 29, 2008 | CAO Dan Beard spoke about Green the Capitol at the Better Living Expo in Portland, Oregon. Ten thousand people attended the Expo, at which actor Ed. Begley Jr. from the television show “Living with Ed,” also spoke. Beard will also travel to Los Angeles and San Francisco in the coming months to discuss the challenges and successes of the effort to make the House a model of sustainability.
Budget hearing: Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee
March 13, 2008 | CAO Dan Beard testified in front of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee to discuss his office’s budget request for fiscal year 2009. House Clerk Lorraine Miller and House Sergeant at Arms Bill Livingood also spoke at the hearing.
Hearing on Paid Parental Leave
March 6, 2008 | CAO Dan Beard gave testimony to the subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia and the Joint Economic Committee on March 6. The hearing entitled, “Investing in the Future of the Federal Workforce: Paid Parental Leave Improves Recruitment and Retention,” examined the merits of the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2007. According to the subcommittee, the act provides that all federal employees receive eight weeks of full pay and benefits for leave taken for the birth or adoption of a child.
Beard honored with the National Bike Leadership award
March 6, 2008 | CAO Dan Beard received the National Bike Leadership award from the National Bike Summit for his efforts to Green the Capitol. The deputy director of Green the Capitol, Perry Plumart, and Allison Rogers, the Green the Capitol Program Manager, are on the left. That same day, Mr. Beard announced the Wheels4Wellness program, which will soon provide bicycles for employees to use on the Capitol campus.
Announcing Wheels4Wellness
March 6, 2008 | CAO Dan Beard announced the beginning of a new bicycle-sharing program, called Wheels4Wellness, which will make up to 30 bicycles available in self-service racks across the Congressional campus. The program, set to launch by National Bike-to-Work Week in late May, is designed to promote the health of employees and make it easier for them to travel between office buildings.
Select Committee on Energy Independence & Global Warming Hearing
February 26, 2008 | CAO Dan Beard spoke at a Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming hearing entitled, “Food for Thought: Sustainability from Counter to Compost.” The Committee looked at how the choices our country makes regarding food and agriculture affect our environment, specifically the “carbon footprint” of how we grow, raise, transport, package and dispose of food. The hearing examined the approach the House of Representatives is taking to further Speaker Pelosi’s “Greening the Capitol” initiative in its cafeterias. With the introduction of a new food service vendor, Restaurant Associates, the House also ushered in fully compostable plates and utensils, as well as more local food choices—all to decrease the impact food service operations have on the environment.
Wounded Warrior Job Fair
February 25, 2008 | CAO Dan Beard joined House Sergeant at Arms Bill Livingood, representatives from the Clerk’s office and other CAO employees for the Wounded Warrior Job fair at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia. Patricia Orsini, the director of the House’s Wounded Warrior program, was also on hand to recruit soldiers for the program, which promises to find wounded veterans jobs in the House. The House was among 50 other public and private sector companies that had a booth at the event, which hosted hundreds of soldiers from all over the region.
