[Sustain] Agenda, SF Plenary & SFGP Sustainability WG Presentation

[Eric Brooks]

Hi all, I have been wondering why no one has replied on the SFGP 
response to the proposal that we do a Sustainability WG presentation to 
the plenary; and I am noticing that the agenda is both packed, and in 
dispute, and that this is why no one has replied. So, here is our proposal:

First, the SFGP Working Group has a proposed presentation 'Beware The 
Biofuels Industrial Complex' and we are ready to line up a key speaker 
and/or panel on this topic.

On fitting into the schedule, my proposal is that we plan to do our 
presentation at the same time as one of the Breakout sessions for 
working groups (probably on Saturday) and then invite all attendees who 
do not intend to attend one of the Breakout sessions to come to the 
Sustainability Working Group presentation as an alternative. That would 
give our presentation lots of time to fully get our subject covered 
comprehensively (and possibly allow us time to get into other 
greenwashing topics like PG&E, clean coal, etc. as well).

With that said, we also feel that the biofuels problem is so serious 
that we would still like to get scheduled as a central item instead so 
that the entire body of attendees at the plenary can be informed on this 
critical issue.

Please let us know right away, your thoughts on this proposal, so that 
we can start lining up our speaker/panel.

Thanks,

Eric Brooks
Co-Chair
SFGP Sustainability Working Group

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