also in this issue:  Five Speakers Convene for EESI’s “Envisioning Energy” Event Page 2 Student Comment: Cost Containment for Cap-and-Trade Page 4 Interview with Regent Cindy Carlisle Page 5 Project Profile: The International Sustainable Energy Assessment Page 5 EESI Homehttp://www.colorado.edu/law/eesi/News/002/Page2.htmlhttp://www.colorado.edu/law/eesi/News/002/Page4.htmlhttp://www.colorado.edu/law/eesi/News/002/Page5.htmlhttp://www.colorado.edu/law/eesi/News/002/Page5.htmlhttp://www.colorado.edu/law/eesi/shapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4
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EESI Profile: Kevin Doran, Senior Research Fellow Mariah Zebrowski Born in Wiesbaden, Germany, Kevin Doran is the EESI Senior Research Fellow. But more than this official title, Doran is the heart and soul behind EESI. Without him, it is likely that EESI would never have existed. See Doran, Page 4 http://www.colorado.edu/law/eesi/News/002/Page4.htmlshapeimage_6_link_0
Heading Photos: Top - Dr. Guruswamy giving the greeting at EESI’s “Envisioning Energy” event, July 2nd. Bottom - Audience at “Envisioning Energy.” August 2007: Issue Two: Page 1
Special Feature: A Message From U.S. Senator Ken Salazar Securing a New, Clean Energy Economy for the 21st Century This summer, the Senate passed the Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007, marking a significant step in our Nation's path towards a new, clean and sustainable energy future. This landmark legislation is undoubtedly one of the most important bills I have voted for as a member of the U.S. Senate, and I am confident that its passage will help provide our Nation with a roadmap for how to improve our National, economic and environmental security for years to come. The Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 will dramatically reduce America's energy dependence on foreign nations by increasing the amount of energy we produce here at home. It contains provisions to reduce crude oil consumption by more than 18 percent by 2020 by producing energy from renewable sources – including biomass, wind, solar and geothermal - on American farms, fields and forests. Increased production of homegrown biofuels will effectively serve our National security interests by reducing our dependence on oil from unstable regions around the world. The bill will also help us increase our energy independence by making better use of the energy we consume. It will help the automotive industry embrace new, high efficiency technologies by providing items like loan guarantees for the manufacture of plug-in hybrids and advanced diesel vehicles, and it also makes a long-overdue increase to Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) car mileage standards. See Senator Salazar, Page 5 http://www.colorado.edu/law/eesi/News/002/Page5.htmlshapeimage_9_link_0