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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
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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 |
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