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THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NEW MEXICO

Climate Change in New Mexico:
Seizing the Opportunities

(updated 9/30/2009)
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Conference Sponsors

League of Women Voters Education Fund
League of Women Voters
Education Fund
Oxfam Ameria
Oxfam America
The Sierra Club: Rio Grande Chapter
The Sierra Club
Rio Grande Chapter

Presentations of speakers are online
click here! (updated 9/13/2009)

Click here to see photos from the event!

Friday, August 21, 2009
9am - 4pm

George Pearl Hall
University of New Mexico
Central and Stanford SE, Albuquerque

Schedule and Program

(updated 9/13/2009) - Click here
George Pearl Hall on the University of New Mexico Campus in Albuquerque

Come join New Mexico residents and leaders in a symposium to discuss what needs to be done to confront climate change with meaningful policies, laws, and actions.

New Mexico Congressional Delegation & Governor Richardson invited.

(updated 8/16/2009) Representatives Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan, and Senators Bingaman and Udall have said they would attend.

Symposium fee, with box lunch included, is $20. Scholarships available. Seating is limited.

RSVP to attend: Contact Lora Lucero, LWVNM Natural Resources Director
Email
phone: 505.247.0844

Bibliography

(Updated 8/16/2009) For more information about climate change, click here (Word, 19 KB). These additional references include links, reports, and books.

Schedule and Program (updated 9/13/2009 with even MORE presentations)

Links to the speakers' presentations, where available, appear in the left column of the schedule below, next to the speaker's name. You may need to right-click and download Powerpoint presentation files in order to get them to display properly.


9:00 am
Auditorium

Welcome and Seizing the Day for a Successful Symposium
  Roger Schluntz, Dean, School of Architecture and Planning, UNM
  Mary G. Wilson, President, League of Women Voters of the United States
  Michael Casaus, Sierra Club

10:00-10:50
Room 104

Breakout Session #1
Transportation, Climate Change, and Energy Security
Presentation
(7.5MB, Powerpoint)
John Holtzclaw, San Francisco
Sierra Club 21st Century Transportation Campaign
Presentation (9MB, Powerpoint) Tony Sylvester, Albuquerque
Mid Region Council of Governments
Climate Change Will Cost, No Matter What
Auditorium
Presentation (8.5MB, PDF) Janie M. Chermak, Albuquerque
Professor, UNM Department of Economics
Presentation
(1.7MB, PDF)
Bruce Milne, Albuquerque
Director, UNM Sustainability Studies Program
"Who is My Brother and Sister?" Addressing the Climate Gap Justice Concerns
Room 139
  Sister Joan Brown, Albuquerque
New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light
Green Collar Jobs: Successful Partnerships
Room 130
  Tobe Bott-Lyons, Lauren Herrera, & Javier Gonzales from Youthworks! Santa Fe
Kate Noble, City of Santa Fe

11:00-11:50

Breakout Session #2
Mitigating Climate Change - The Role of Planning
Room 104
Presentation
(7.6MB, Powerpoint)
Jason Jordan, Washington, DC
American Planning Association Policy Director
Presentation
(3.7MB, PDF)
Ken Hughes, Santa Fe
Sierra Club Building Healthy Communities Team
  Moderator: Ric Richardson
Professor, UNM Department of Planning
Thirsty New Mexico - The Impacts of Climate Change on our Western Water Resources
Auditorium
Presentation
(8.8MB, Powerpoint)
David S. Gutzler, Albuquerque
Professor, UNM Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences
Green-Collar Jobs: Policy & Advocacy
Room 130
  Nikke Alex
Navajo Green Economy Coalition
  Ryan Shaening-Pokrasso
New Energy Economy

Noon-12:50pm

Box Lunch & Opportunity to Network
Patio

1:00-1:50pm

Breakout Session #3
Designing Out Carbon in Developments
Auditorium
  Gary Goodman, Goodman Realty
  Dale Dekker, AICP, Dekker Perich Sabatini
  Don Wiviott, The Lofts of Santa Fe
  Moderator: Danny Hernandez, AMAFCA
Energizing the Economy So It Works for Everyone
Room 104
  John Fogarty, Santa Fe
Executive Director, New Energy Economy
Hidden Impacts of Climate Change and Carbon Trading
Room 130
Presentation (415KB, Powerpoint) Eileen Gauna, Albuquerque
UNM School of Law
"Need or Greed?" (887KB, PDF)
"SW Fact Sheet" (349KB, PDF)
Presentation (1.2MB, Powerpoint)
Eric Jantz, Santa Fe
New Mexico Environmental Law Center

2:00-3:00pm
Auditorium

Jobs, Jobs, and More Jobs
Presentation (9.9MB, PDF) Edward Mazria, AIA, Santa Fe; Founder, Architecture 2030
Building Codes at Heart of Climate Bill

3:00-4:00pm
Auditorium

The Last Word - Congressional Leaders Respond
  Congressman Martin Heinrich (NM - 1st District)
  Congressman Ben Ray Lujan (NM - 3rd District)
  Senator Jeff Bingaman
  Senator Tom Udall