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Special Event: Michigan Climate Change Dialogue To Be Held May 19 at
Michigan Chamber in Lansing
The Michigan Chamber, in coordination with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, will
be holding a special joint meeting of its Environmental Quality and Energy,
Technology & Telecommunications committees to discuss Climate Change in
Michigan. The meeting will take place on May 19, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:30
p.m. at the Michigan Chamber headquarters in Lansing; lunch will be served.
The session is intended to open discussion on climate change, cap & trade
issues, and comprehensive energy reform and how these topics will affect doing
business in Michigan.
Among the agenda topics planned:
Michigan Climate Change Dialogue:
A Strategy Session on Energy Production, Reducing Emissions and Protecting
Michigan's Economy
- Living in a Carbon-Constrained World: The Potential Cost of Future
Legislative Action on Michigan's Economy
- Rising to the Challenge and Reducing our Emissions
- Our Energy Future: The Role of Nuclear, Clean Coal and Renewable Energy
Sources
- Where Do We Go From Here?
Speakers include:
- Dr. David Kreutzer, Senior Policy Analyst in Energy Economics and
Climate Change, Heritage Foundation
- Tom Myers, Counsel and Committee Executive, Regulatory Affairs, U.S.
Chamber of Commerce
- Skiles Boyd, Vice President, Environmental Management and Resource, DTE
Energy
- Jon Allan, Executive Director, Environmental and Laboratory Services,
Consumers Energy
- S. Lee Johnson, Attorney, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz and Cohn
- Rich Wells, Vice President, Energy, The Dow Chemical Company
This meeting is open to all Michigan business leaders with an interest in
this topic. Space is limited for this no-fee event. To register, please contact Tina Droscha at 517/371-7656 or via email at
tdroscha@michamber.com by May 13.
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