Preparing Your Community for Climate & Energy Change

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You are invited!

Five Events around the State:
"Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty"
Learning about Climate Change, Energy Transition and Relocalization

Thursday, January 17, 2008
- Legislative hearing in St. Paul -
- Public educational meeting in Duluth -

Friday, January 18, 2008
- Workshop for local government staff and officials in W. St. Paul -
- Public educational meeting in Rochester -
- Public educational meeting in Minneapolis -

* all events are free; no reservations needed *

Thursday afternoon event: St. Paul
"Potential Problems Facing Local Units of Government Dealing with Climate and Energy Uncertainties"

A legislative hearing open to the public of the House Energy Finance & Policy Division and the Local Government & Metropolitan Affairs Committee, called by State Rep. Bill Hilty and State Rep. Debra Hilstrom. Presentations by Daniel Lerch, author of Post Carbon Cities (see Post Carbon Cities), John Kaufmann, Oregon Dept. of Energy, staff to the Portland Peak Oil Task Force (see www.portlandonline.com/osd/), and Philipp Muessig, MPCA (see www.nextstep.state.mn.us).

Thursday, January 17, 2008
1:00 p.m.
200 State Office Building: 100 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN

Free; no registration needed. Location is just southwest of the state capital north of downtown St. Paul. For more information contact Andy Pomroy at [e-mail]


Thursday evening event: Duluth
"Planning for Our Energy and Climate Future"

A program for the general public hosted by State Rep. Bill Hilty, Chair of the MN House Energy Policy and Finance Committee. Held in conjunction with the Lake Superior Energy Association and sponsored by the University of MN-Duluth's Sociology/Anthropology Department. Presentations by Daniel Lerch, author of Post Carbon Cities (see http://postcarboncities.net/) and John Kaufmann, Oregon Dept. of Energy, staff to the Portland Peak Oil Task Force (see www.portlandonline.com/osd/).

Thursday, January 17, 2008
7:00 p.m.
UMD-Duluth: 90 Bohannon Hall (lecture hall): 1207 Ordean Court
Duluth, MN

Free; no registration needed. See http://www.d.umn.edu/maps/ for directions. For a flyer and more information contact Laurie Hilty at [e-mail] 320.233.6626


Friday morning event: West St. Paul
"Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty"
A workshop geared to those in local government presented by Daniel Lerch, author of Post Carbon Cities (see http://postcarboncities.net/) and John Kaufmann, Oregon Department of Energy, staff to the Portland Peak Oil Task Force (see http://www.portlandonline.com/osd/).

Friday, January 18, 2008
9:00 a.m. - noon
Thompson County Park, Dakota Lodge: 1200 Stassen Lane
West St. Paul, MN

Dakota Lodge is just west of Highway 52, about 3 miles south of I-94 and downtown St. Paul - see http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/LeisureRecreation/Parks

Free; no registration needed; morning beverages & bagels; sponsored the MPCA. For more information contact Philipp Muessig at [e-mail] or 651/215-0204


Friday afternoon event: Rochester
"Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty"
A program for the general public presented by Daniel Lerch, author of Post Carbon Cities (see http://postcarboncities.net/) and John Kaufmann, Oregon Department of Energy, staff to the Portland Peak Oil Task Force (see http://www.portlandonline.com/osd/). Hosted by Norm Erickson

3:00 PM, Friday, January 18, 2008
at Heintz Center Commons, University Center Rochester, 855 30th Avenue SE
Rochester, MN

For directions google Heintz center or call 507.280.3154
Free; no registration needed. For more information contact Norm Erickson at [e-mail]


Friday evening event: Minneapolis
"Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty"
A program for the general public presented by Daniel Lerch, author of Post Carbon Cities (see http://postcarboncities.net/) and John Kaufmann, Oregon Department of Energy, staff to the Portland Peak Oil Task Force (see http://www.portlandonline.com/osd/). Hosted by State Rep. Frank Hornstein and State Rep. Bill Hilty.

7 PM Friday, January 18, 2008
Multi-purpose Room at Pershing Recreation Center, 3523 W 48th St., the corner of Chowen Avenue South and 48th St W,Minneapolis, MN

For directions see www.minneapolisparks.org or call 612.370.4928
Free; no registration needed. For more information contact [e-mail] or Laurie Hilty at 320.233.6626


About the speakers who will present at each of these five events:

Daniel Lerch, as Post Carbon Institute Program Manager, directs its Post Carbon Cities program, providing resources and assistance to local governments on peak oil and climate change. He has worked with urban land use and transportation planning issues for over ten years in the public, private and non-profit sectors, and is a co-founder of The City Repair Project, an award-winning community localization non-profit. Daniel has a BA in Urban Studies from Rutgers University in New Jersey and a Master of Urban Studies from Portland State University in Oregon. He is the author of Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty, a guidebook on peak oil and global warming for local governments.

John Kaufmann is currently senior policy analyst for the Oregon Dept. of Energy's Conservation Division, in which capacity he tracks oil and natural gas supply issues. He has worked on energy issues with the Scientists' Institute for Public Information, and taught energy and environmental policy at the State University of New York at Purchase. John started with the Oregon Department of Energy as a solar energy specialist in 1980. He led

Oregon's efforts to adopt the most energy-efficient building codes in the U.S., and was instrumental in getting northwest HUD-code home manufacturers to build to high energy efficiency standards. He received the American Planning Association Professional Achievement Award in 1989 for his work getting 26 local governments in the Portland Metro area to jointly adopt solar orientation and solar rights ordinances. At various times he has managed the agency's Residential and Business Energy Tax Credit programs, public buildings programs, new energy technologies efforts, and provided staff support for Portland's Peak Oil Task Force.
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