Hi all, Just thought I would pass on this very troubling email I received announcing a transpo conference in L.A. Dec 1st that will probably set the transportation energy agenda for the state and nation, and which is being attended by some extremely evil people, some of whom will give presentations. At least one of us should try to attend. Unfortunately I cannot do so myself. Peace, Eric Brooks -------- Original Message -------- From: - Sat Nov 12 12:31:44 2005 X-UIDL: 1eAVU64Po3Nl3r10 X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Status: U Return-Path: <Jim@EarthDayLA.org> Received: from ylpvm25.prodigy.net ([207.115.57.56]) by james.mail.atl.earthlink.net (EarthLink SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 1eAVU64Po3Nl3r10 for <brookse@igc.org>; Sat, 12 Nov 2005 08:58:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from [172.16.1.34] (adsl-69-234-26-171.dsl.irvnca.pacbell.net [69.234.26.171]) (authenticated bits=0) by ylpvm25.prodigy.net (smtpauth/dk/flock 8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jACDwM3w018636; Sat, 12 Nov 2005 08:58:23 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <a06230909bf9ba58703fe@[172.16.1.34]> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 05:58:42 -0800 To: Recipient List Suppressed:; From: Jim Stewart <Jim@EarthDayLA.org> Subject: CALSTART's 2020: California's Transportation Energy Future, Dec. 1 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="============_-1080318571==_ma============" X-ELNK-AV: 0 Earth Day L.A. is proud to support CALSTART's "2020: California's Transportation Energy Future" conference that will take place on December 1, 2005 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles! (www.California2020.com <http://www.california2020.com/>) This conference is dedicated to the assertion that by becoming a model state for transportation energy consumption over the next 15 years, California can become more secure, more prosperous, and improve the welfare of its inhabitants. Speakers at this event include: Former CIA director James Woolsey Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (Invited) California Assemblymember Sam Blakeslee (R - Assembly District 33) (Invited) California Assemblymember Lloyd E. Levine (D - Assembly District 40) Douglas Ogden, Vice President of The Energy Foundation C. Boyden Gray, Former Counsel to President George H.W. Bush (invited) Fred Keeley, former Speaker pro Tem of the California State Assembly Shannon Baxter-Clemmons, Special Advisor for Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Programs, California EPA Dave Modisette, Executive Director, California Electric Transportation Coalition Louise Bedsworth, Senior Vehicles Analyst, The Union of Concerned Scientists Robert Collier, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer Dr. Bala Govindasamy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Join these experts and others to discuss recent California transportation energy trends, ways of collaborating for change in California, successful examples and opportunities, and how California can become a model state for transportation energy. View an Updated Online Agenda by clicking here: http://www.calstart.org/programs/ca2020/2005_ca_2020_%20Agenda.php San Francisco Chronicle's Robert Collier and DOE's Dr. Bala Govindasamy to Discuss Oil Sands and Global Warming at "2020"! San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer Robert Collier and Dr. Bala Govindasamy of the Energy Department's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) will address CALSTART's December 1st "2020: California's Transportation Energy Future" conference in Downtown Los Angeles! Earlier this year, Collier outlined in the Chronicle America's potentially dirty transportation energy future due to the increasing development of Canadian oil sands. While extracting oil from these tarry residues requires significant energy and cost, the high price of oil has made their extraction more attractive. And many countries, including China, are moving fast to partner with the Canadians and claim these proven reserves, which at 175 billion barrels is second in the world only to Saudi Arabia. At the 2020 conference, Collier will provide insight into the production of oil from these sands as well as the environmental and geopolitical tradeoffs we face by choosing this rather than a cleaner transportation energy future. Govindasamy, a physicist and atmospheric scientist from LLNL's Climate and Carbon Cycle Modeling Group, joins Collier in the conference's first session, titled "The Changing Landscape of California Oil Consumption". Govindasamy is the lead author in a report published this month in The Journal of Climate that predicts global changes due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases. While most simulations of the potential effects of humans on climate have been confined to studying the next 100 years or so, in this case Dr. Govindasamy and his team of scientists started the calculations with conditions in 1870 and let the computers produce a picture through 2300. At the 2020 conference, Dr. Govindasamy will discuss the results of this study, other recent updates on the science behind global warming, and will examine potential windows of opportunity, where immediate action can forestall some of the phenomenon's most ominous side effects. With hundreds of policy makers, politicians, advocates, academics, industry representatives, and others in the audience, as well as the presentation of CALSTART's prestigious Blue Sky Awards at a mid-day luncheon, this will truly be a day not to be missed! View an updated agenda here <http://www.calstart.org/programs/ca2020/2005_ca_2020_%20Agenda.php>. Don't pass up this opportunity to help chart the course to a more secure and more prosperous California future! One low price covers conference registration AND the Blue Sky Awards luncheon. Early registration expires November 23rd! Special student rate available. Visit http://www.California2020.com or contact Monica Alcaraz at (626) 744-5655 for more information. 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