| October 22, 2009 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Representatives from business, energy, environmental and political-action organizations will talk about the Waxman-Markey climate bill now pending in Congress.
When: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22
Where: Butler University Pharmacy Building 150
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Marjorie Hennessy at (317) 940-6505 or mhenness@butler.edu.
Participants are scheduled to include Richard Mourdock (Indiana State Treasurer), Dwayne Burke (Indianapolis Power & Light), Jim Stanley (Duke Energy Indiana), Jesse Kharbanda (Hoosier Environmental Council), Sam T. Karnick (The Heartland Institute), Jeff Petersen (Indiana Tea Party), Richard Cockrum (Capitol Assets) and Terrence Black (Green Way Supply).
Tim Carter and Marjorie Hennessy from the Butler Center for Urban Ecology will serve as moderators.
The Waxman-Markey bill, written by Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), would mandate a 17 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050, from 2005 levels. It’s often referred to as a “cap and trade” bill. A Washington Post editorial described it as “a 1,201-page measure filled with political compromises, directives, subsidies and selections of winners and losers.”
The legislation passed the House in June and is now being discussed in the Senate.
The panel discussion is sponsored by Butler’s Science Technology and Society program, Center for Urban Ecology and Center for Citizenship and Community.
