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WASHINGTON–March 11 - Nobel Prize-winning economists and scientists will deliver a letter to the U.S. Senate today, urging lawmakers to require immediate cuts in global warming emissions. The letter was signed by more than 2,000 prominent U.S. economists and climate scientists, including eight Nobel laureates, 32 National Academy of Sciences members, 11 MacArthur “genius award” winners, and three National Medal of Science recipients. Read More
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Lugar.senate.gov Istockanalyst.com Press Release by TINA D. NOEL During visit to DC, group emphasizes need for bill that limits carbon emissions(Indianapolis, Ind.) – Business leaders representing Indiana are in Washington, DC this week, meeting with their members of Congress on the urgent need for comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation. In particular, they are descending on Capitol Hill to illustrate the importance a strong limit on carbon emissions has on future investments and job growth. Entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors who support strong climate and clean energy legislation are convinced that a limit on emissions is the only market-based tool that will create the kind of demand needed to create new business opportunities and jobs for America They see it as vital to long-term economic competitiveness, as clean energy will unleash a flurry of new investments leading to the creation of new jobs and the restoration our country’s technological edge. Executives from the following companies are in Washington right now, representing Indiana interests: Axis Architecture, Indianapolis “The United States has all the tools to be the global leader in the clean energy marketplace,” said Dan Bates, president and CEO of Wind Stream Technologies, a manufacturer of small scale wind turbines that is adding 260 high-paying jobs to Southeast Indiana’s economy. “Thousands of business leaders like me know that unless we move quickly, we risk losing the progress we’ve made on clean energy technology.” The business leaders visiting Washington say limits on carbon emissions are fundamental to create the kind of long-term market signal for widespread investment in clean energy technologies and the jobs that will follow as a result. “We represent a growing number of businesses, both big and small, that want solutions, not band aids, to the economic problems we now face,” said Mike Neibler, CEO of Xylogenics, which is commercializing a breakthrough technology that improves ethanol production by 50 percent. “With the investments that come with comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation, our companies will continue to expand and that means more jobs for the Hoosier state and a boost to Indiana’s bottom line.” TINA D. NOEL
Where: Butler University: Atherton Union Reilly Room, Indianapolis, IN Do We Need a New Coal-Fired Plant in Indiana? 5 Speakers from Duke Energy, Purdue, Butler, Hoosier Environmental Council, Citizen’s Action Coalition, Indiana Board of Environmental Management. Barnes & Thornburg LLP
A discussion of sustainability programs and investment opportunitiesWhere: Barnes & Thornburg LLP offices Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Elkhart, Ind.; South Bend, Ind.; TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:
RSVP:Please register for this event no later than Friday, Feb. 12 to btrsvp@btlaw.com, or by calling Jodie Daugherty at (317) 261-7922. Ibj.com by PrivyDomain
Where: Marian University Library Auditorium, Mother Theresa Hackelmeier Memorial Library Auditorium Dr. Brian J. Soden is a professor of meteorology and physical oceanography at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School for Marine and Atmospheric Science. Dr. Soden specializes in the use of satellite observations to test and improve computer model simulations of climate change. During the past 15 years he has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers on a variety of topics, but most often related to the response of the climate system to global warming. Dr. Soden received his B.S. degree from the University of Miami, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago. Before returning to the University of Miami, Dr. Soden was a visiting scientist and lecturer at Princeton University, and a physical scientist with NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in Princeton, N.J. Dr. Soden also served as a lead author of the 2007 report for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. His awards include the American Meteorological Society’s Henry G. Houghton Award, the National Space Club’s David S. Johnson Award, and the NASA H.E. Langley award.
Where: Baker & Daniels LLP, 300 North Meridian Street, Suite 2700, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Baker & Daniels and B&D Consulting invite you to join us for the ninth webinar in our 2009 series focusing on clean energy and climate change and developed by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the American Bar Association. Federal legislation and DOE grants are promoting the “smart grid” but have not given extensive policy guidance. Meanwhile, state public utility commissions are experimenting with a variety of approaches to “decoupling” utility returns from megawatts sold. Smart grid technology can provide all the players with more information and more energy management capability, but unless utility incentives are aligned with the effort, distributed generation, energy efficiency and demand response will not develop as hoped. This program explores the interface between these two so far independent trends. Baker & Daniels and B&D Consulting will provide brief federal and state updates prior to the webinar (updates start promptly at 11:40 a.m., and the webinar begins at noon). A light lunch is provided and networking and discussion follow the webinar. |
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