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Dave Conover to speak at the Midwest Climate and Energy Conference
May 20, 2008
Dave Conover will give an overview of federal and international events since the 2007 Energy Policy, Climate Change and Energy Security Conference.
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Exisiting Coal Power Plants and Climate Change: CO2 Retrofit Possibilities and Implications
Jan 24, 2008
On January 24, 2007, over 100 participants attended the National Commission On Energy Policy’s Pulverized Coal Retrofit Forum where Senator George Voinovich joined with leaders from the power sector and the environmental community to highlight the enormous potential to address climate change via retrofit of the existing coal fleet and to examine the challenges associated with developing the necessary technologies.
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Avoiding a Stalemate on Transmission Siting
Jul 18, 2006
Co-Sponsored by: EEI, NARUC, APPA, NRECA
July 18, 2006
Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H Street, NW Washington, D.C.
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LNG Siting Forum
Jun 21, 2006
Co-Sponsored by: The Center for LNG, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the American Chemistry Council
June 21, 2006
The forum will explore the state of play on the siting of LNG facilities in the United States. The forum will assemble policy makers, State and Federal regulators, industry representatives and major stakeholders to address obstacles and challenges to LNG infrastructure expansions and additions.
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Design Issues in Market-based Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies
Nov 9, 2005
Workshop 4: Incentives for Technology Innovation and Deployment
November 9, 2005
Washington Court Hotel
Washington, DC
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Design Issues in Market-based Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies
Sep 30, 2005
Workshop 3: Allowance Allocations
September 30, 2005
L’Enfant Plaza Hotel
Washington, DC
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Design Issues in Market-based Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies
Sep 16, 2005
Workshop 2: Point of Regulation
September 16, 2005
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Washington, DC
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Design Issues in Market-based Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies
Sep 1, 2005
Workshop 1: Design Issues in Market-based Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies
September 1, 2005
Washington Court Hotel
Washington, DC
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