"Energy Looking Forward" (9/11 @ 3pm, Wilson Center, Washington, DC)

[Dann Sklarew, Ph.D.]

[ Please share this invitation, featuring US Dept. of Energy Chief of Staff Kevin Knobloch and two Mason patriots - Gregory Unruh and Jennifer Sklarew - with potentially interested students, faculty, staff and friends. We hope to see you there too - thank you! Dann Sklarew ]

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Subject:	Invite: "Energy Looking Forward"
Date:	Thu, 5 Sep 2013 15:21:54 -0400
From:	Brazil Institute <ma...@wilsoncenter.org>
Reply-To:	bra...@wilsoncenter.org <bra...@wilsoncenter.org>

Energy Looking Forward
The Woodrow Wilson Center’s Brazil Institute, Environmental Change and Security Program and George Mason University invites you to the following ongoing series "Managing Our Planet" on:
Wednesday September 11, 2013 3:00pm – 5:00pm Sixth Floor Flom Auditorium
Opening Remarks:	Paulo Sotero Director, Brazil Institute, Wilson Center
Feautring:	Kevin Knobloch Chief of Staff to Secretary of Energy Gregory Unruh Arison Professor of Doing Good Values, George Mason University
Moderator:	Jennifer Sklarew Fulbright-Hays Fellow, George Mason University
<< RSVP Here >> (Media? See special instructions below)
2012 was the warmest year on record for the United States and was one of the most damaging in terms of natural disasters. The year brought record storms and devastation, costing the economy over $100 billion in damages. Newly appointed Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz recently said that “The science is clear – certainly clear for the level that one needs for policymaking – in terms of the real and urgent threat of climate change”. On September 11th, a panel will convene to discuss the current state of the energy infrastructure and what steps are being made to reduce carbon emissions and promote clean energy. Panelists will discuss green initiatives and the direction of energy policy in the United States as well as implications for our global energy infrastructure. The “Managing Our Planet” seminar series is developed jointly by George Mason University, the Environmental Change and Security Program and the Brazil Institute. It is based on the premise that the impacts of humanity on the environment (including natural resources) are at a planetary scale. The seminar addresses planetary scale problems and solutions.
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line). A map to the Center is available at WilsonCenter.org/directions. Note: Photo identification is required. Please allow additional time to pass through security.
Join the conversation: on Twitter by following @brazilportal and find related coverage on our blog at www.wilsoncenter.org/brazilportal.
Media guests, including TV crews, are welcome and should RSVP directly to michael...@wilsoncenter.org. Media bringing heavy electronics MUST indicate this in their response so they may be cleared through our building security and allowed entrance. Please err toward responding if you would like to attend.
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