Oct. 15, 2009 (PR Newswire) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ambitious energy legislation is moving in Congress with a historic UN climate conference capping the discussion in December. CQ-Roll Call Group will explore one of the most contentious issues of the day. The half-day event will begin with an expansive panel discussion followed by in-depth sessions on the regulation of agriculture and coal; carbon as a commodity; the role of technology in generating cost-effective energy; and transportation. The event will end with a luncheon keynote. This event is "on the record" and open to the public and press.
In conjunction with the event, CQ Weekly will publish an in-depth look at energy and environmental issues on Monday, Oct. 19. Roll Call's Energy Policy Briefing will also publish on Oct. 19.
The event will be hosted by CQ-Roll Call Group and will be sponsored by American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Shell Oil Co., Siemens, Dow Corning and Constellation Energy.
Keynote speakers include: Sens. Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and
Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).
Breakout sessions will be moderated by members of the CQ-Roll Call Group, including Coral Davenport, Rebecca Adams and Elizabeth Wasserman.
Panelists include:
-- Maggie L. Fox, president, Alliance for Climate Protection
-- Michael A. Levi, senior fellow and director, Council on Foreign
Relations
-- David Sandalow, assistant secretary for Policy and International
Affairs, Department of Energy
-- Dr. Robert Simon, staff director, Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Committee
-- Michael Greenberger, professor, University of Maryland School of Law
-- Dr. Adele Morris, fellow & policy director, Climate and Energy
Economics, Brookings Institution
-- David Hunter, director, U.S. Policy, International Emissions Trading
Association
-- Julie Winkler, managing director, CME Group
-- Judi Greenwald, vice president - Innovative Solutions, Pew Center on
Global Climate Change
-- Keith McCoy, vice president, Energy and Resources Policy, National
Association of Manufacturers
-- Jeff Ross, executive vice president, GridPoint
-- Art Guzzetti, vice president - Policy, American Public Transportation
Association
-- Lou Hayden, policy analyst, American Petroleum Institute
-- Deron Lovaas, Federal Transportation policy director, Natural Resources
Defense Council
-- Daniel J. Weiss, senior fellow, Center for American Progress
To register, please visit: cqrcclimatechange.eventbrite.com.
When: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009
7 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Where: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20004
SOURCE CQ-Roll Call Group
