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From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 28 Jun 2006 23:24:28 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Defense Department forum on biofuels
 
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Energy:  A Conversation About Our National Addiction
An Inter Agency Learning Opportunity

Biofuels' Potential, Risks and Implications
National and Global Perspectives.

Dr. Michael Pacheco, National Renewal Energy Lab
Suzanne Hunt, Worldwatch Institute

Monday July 17th, 2006
6:00 to 8:30 pm
Doubletree Hotel, 300 Army Navy Dr, Crystal City, VA

The DoD Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics and the Office of Force Transformation are pleased to invite you to attend the fifth of a monthly series on "Energy: A Conversation About Our National Addiction." This Conversation series explores the central role energy plays in achieving national and program goals. More information about this series is available at our website: www.nps.edu/cebrowski/conversation.html.

Biomass derived from plants or animal waste is a renewable source of energy. (See wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biofuel ). Liquid biofuels for transportation such as biodiesel, methanol, or ethanol can be produced from biomass. Heat can be obtained by reprocessing organic waste. There are disputes concerning the potential for biomass to replace petroleum and other fossil fuels as a sustainable source of energy and also about the environmental impacts of energy from biomass. This Conversation aims to clarify the key issues sufficiently to enable policymakers and those who influence them to ask relevant questions about both short term and long term ramifications of our energy use decisions and options.

Why is the DoD hosting this series? Just as the Defense Department played a critical role in forging the information revolution in past decades, so can the Department play a similar critical role in fueling the energy revolution in coming decades. Why are you invited? Because there are positive and negative outcomes of decisions you make dependent upon your understanding of energy. We are all stakeholders in addressing the efficiency, conservation, secure sourcing, and cost reduction of energy. It is complicated with no easy answers. There are NO SILVER BULLETS. Come learn with us.

Event details
* Transportation. There is limited on street parking. Hotel parking with validation costs $8. Metro Pentagon City on the blue line is just three blocks from the hotel.
* A light, buffet-style dinner will be available at the start of the seminar for $10.
* Space is limited so please RSVP by July 12


For more information and to register, please visit
http://www.nps.edu/cebrowski/conversation.html or send an email to energy@cna.org with the subject "Send Registration Link." They'll reply with the link.


Please forward this invitation to others you think might be interested.

Future session dates: Sept 18th, * Oct 16th * Nov 13th * Dec 11th

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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