Second in a series from
Minnesota's Energy Future
State and National Public Policy For Increasing Renewable Energy
Ellen Anderson Chair, MN Public Utilities Commission
The History of Minnesota's Clean Energy Laws: How the Public Utilities Commission Can Lead the Way to a Clean Energy Future One of the first to envision a Minnesota powered by clean energy, Commissioner Anderson was the leader in establishing the 25% Renewables by 2025 standard for Minnesota in the 2007 Energy Bill. Save the evening to hear about the Public Utilities Commission's plans under her leadership.
Professor Emeritus, Energy and Environment Policy University of Minnesota
Energy Options in a Greenhouse World Professor Abrahamson holds degrees in physics and mathematics, as well as a doctorate in medicine. He has worked as a reactor physicist with the Babcock and Wilcox Co. and as senior research scientist with Honeywell, Inc. Known as highly knowledgeable and passionate, he is regarded as their best professor by many of his graduate students.
Barbara Freese Author, Coal: a Human History; Climate and Energy Policy Analyst and Environmental Attorney
Making Room for Clean Energy in a Shifting Political Landscape: The Opportunities and Challenges for Replacing Environmentally Destructive Coal Plants with Clean Energy
John Doll Former State Senator and Vice Chair of the Senate Energy Committee
Event Moderator
Tuesday, November 1
6:30 p.m. Social Hour and Order Food 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Program
Bloomington City Council Chambers 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington (35W to 98th Street. Go west 1/2 mile. Parking is off 98th and off Logan Avenue)
Minnesotans spend at least $20 billion a year for energy. Most of that money goes to other states that are rich in fossil fuels and leaves Minnesota with polluted air and water. With the right policies, Minnesota's transition to clean energy can bring those dollars home to communities throughout our state in the coming decades. Our speakers will explain how distributed wind and solar energy differs from centralized or base energy and how the coming energy revolution can democratize the electricity system. John Farrell, Director of the Energy Self Reliant States and Communities Program at the Institute of Local Self Reliance, helped in planning and arranging the forums.
View our Last Forum Bill Sorem, video reporter at the UpTake, recorded our September 27th forum on "Keeping Energy Dollars in Minnesota." Don't miss this highly informative forum that tells you about MN's abundant wind and solar resources, how these variable resources work to provide reliable electricity, and the big benefits Minnesotans can obtain through local ownership of wind turbines and solar panels. You can see it at: http://www.theuptake.org/2011/09/27/keeping-energy-dollars-in-minnesota/
Co-sponsors
Thank you to our cosponsors: the Bloomington Progressive Issues Forum, the Institute for local Self Reliance, Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light, the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society, MN350,org, Oxfam America, the Pew Environment Group, Small Business Minnesota, and the Will Steger Foundation.
Think Again MN organizes forums that engage citizens in exploring public policies, new and old, from the United States and internationally, that create opportunities and prosperity for all. If your organization would like to establish a monthly issue forum, please contact Jeremy Wieland, jeremywieland@comcast.net or Carol Woehrer, carolwoehrer@usfamily.net. Find out more on our website: ThinkAgainMN.org
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