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August 2007: Issue Two: Page 5
An Interview With Regent Cindy Carlisle  Paris Lumb University of Colorado Regent Cindy Carlisle is an alumnus of the University, where she earned her Masters in English in 1977. She has continually supported and praised CU in its efforts to become more environmentally friendly, commending CU for being recognized among thirty North American Universities with strong commitments to clean energy and energy efficiency. She also admires student efforts, such as the Campus Climate Challenge, which incorporates a student-approved $2.80 fee per semester per student to raise money for projects related to sustainable energy. (More information) Carlisle, who is also on EESI’s Board of Directors, provided a warm welcome at EESI’s “Envisioning Energy” event on July 2. “Welcome to the University of Colorado,” Carlisle greeted the packed courtroom, “and what should prove to be a provocative discussion about the most important issue of our time.” She continued, “EESI has been pivotal in putting the University of Colorado at the center of the sustainable energy movement. I am proud to have been a small part of what’s happening this evening.” See Regent Carlisle, Page 6http://ecenter.colorado.edu/in_the_news/articles/05-10-20cu_conservation_leader.htmlhttp://www.colorado.edu/law/eesi/News/002/Page6.htmlshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1
Project Profile: The International Sustainable Energy Assessment Victoria Ravenscroft The International Sustainable Energy Assessment (ISEA) is a comprehensive public database of international energy treaties. ISEA is designed to facilitate the cooperation and international engagement necessary to address challenges arising in moving to a more sustainable global energy regime.  The ISEA database helps further cooperation by enhancing international understanding of optimal ways to utilize and configure international energy agreements. Through an analysis of the body of international energy agreements, researchers can begin to develop a picture of the current international energy regime; its faults and triumphs. ISEA’s research is centered around identifying and analyzing the impact of international agreements on (a) renewable energy technologies and markets; (b) markets, technologies and practices relevant to energy efficiency and conservation; and (c) conventional sources of energy, such as fossil fuels and nuclear power. See ISEA, Page 6http://lawweb.colorado.edu/eesi/http://www.colorado.edu/law/eesi/News/002/Page6.htmlshapeimage_5_link_1
Senator Salazar: (continued...) Moreover, we have sought to capitalize on energy efficiency’s “low-hanging fruit” by implementing improved efficiency standards for federal buildings and vehicles, which can potentially serve the dual purpose of conserving energy and saving billions of dollars for American taxpayers. Through this bill, we will also begin to address questions of sustainability through a thoughtful and environmentally responsible energy policy. The challenge of how to tackle global warming and its affects will have few easy answers. One thing we can do today is determine how we can store carbon emissions and other harmful greenhouse gases that we currently release into the atmosphere. An increased investment in emerging technologies like carbon capture and sequestration, coupled with increased use of cleaner, low-emission fuels, will help ease our impact on the Earth’s climate. How we improve our energy security and reduce our dependence on foreign oil will prove to be a National, economic and environmental security challenge for years to come. I applaud forward-thinking organizations such as the Environmental Energy and Security Initiative (EESI) in their collective endeavor to step up to this challenge and to provide solutions that help facilitate the realization of a new, clean energy future. The Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 is a good first step toward reducing our dependence on foreign oil, reducing our economy’s vulnerability to oil-price shocks and reducing our impact on the earth’s climate. I look forward to helping implement the provisions of the bill and expanding and diversifying our Nation’s energy portfolio. EESI would like to specially thank Senator Salazar for his contribution to our newsletter.http://www.colorado.edu/law/eesi/shapeimage_6_link_0