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Monday, November 05, 2007 from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (CT)
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This half-day summit will give attendees an overview of the state of coal power in Chicago. Stakeholders will present their current analysis of the benefits and costs of maintaining F&C on the grid. There will be presentations by key stakeholders like the power industry, public health officials, the City of Chicago, as well as environmental and community groups. Come find out and share your knowledge of the current state of our understanding of what roles Fisk and Crawford play in Chicago region and beyond.
Confirmed Speakers:
Dorian Breuer, Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization
Becki Clayborn, Sierra Club of Illinois
Keith Harley, Environmental Law Program/ Chicago-Kent College of Law
Rebecca Stanfield,
Environment Illinois
Brian Urbaszewski, Respiratory Health Association of Chicago
Kimberly Wasserman,
Little Village Environmental Justice Organization
Interested in giving a presentation? Please contact Tim Montague tim@rachel.org; tel. 847-675-2513
Who should attend? Industry, government, NPO and community groups including industry experts, policy advocates, scientists, community activists, city and county government, public health officials, and the interested public; anyone interested in learning about the current state of coal power in Chicago.
Invited speakers include: Aldermen, DOE, Mayor’s office, Midwest Generation, Center For Neighborhood Technology, Environmental Law and Policy Center, Sierra Club, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, Pilsen Environmental Rights and Responsibility.Monday November 5, 2007
9:00 AM to 2 PM
Location (Note the slight change): DePaul Center 1 E. Jackson Blvd. Rm 8002 (8th Fl.) Chicago, IL 60604
Registration will be limited to 35 registrants on a first come first serve basis.
Interested in giving a 10-15 minute talk to this group? Please contact Tim Montague
Environmental Research Foundation tim@rachel.org; tel. 847-675-2513
Agenda:
8:30 Registration
9:00 Opening remarks and introduction of speakers – Tim Montague
9:05 Stakeholder/Interest Group presentations: Midwest Generation, City DOE (power consultant), CNT, CCPC, ELPC, Sierra Club, LVEJO, etc.
11:00 What is possible? Small group discussions of how the costs/benefits of Fisk and Crawford play out in the short and middle term.
11:30 Report back from small group discussions;
11:45 Closing comments and next steps
12:00 Refreshments / Lunch on your own
12:30 Arjun Makhijani will review his new book: Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for
U.S. Energy Policy
1:15 Q&A
1:30 Close
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