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Scoop News #23, January 2008
Released January 11, 2008
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Climate and Energy Project (CEP)...
- Climate and Energy Project (CEP)
- Web site: climateandenergy.org
- CEP press release
- Events by CEP
- Scientific American article on our site
- Your financial planning
- Coming events
Climate and Energy Project (CEP)
Last February, The Land Institute formed a new project on climate and energy.
Climate change threatens agriculture and sustainability. Salina's river, the Smoky Hill, went bone dry one day last summer and drove that reality home. The Land Institute held public forums on water then, and recognized the need for broader conversations about these critical topics.
Determined not to let our core work on agriculture slip, we hired a director for the new project on climate and energy. That one-person effort has grown to a staff of six, based in Lawrence, Kansas.
Web site
CEP seeks to build unexpected coalitions and make climate and energy -- issues that affect every citizen -- post-partisan.
Because solid factual information can be hard to find in one place, CEP launched a new website. You can find it at: www.climateandenergy.org
We invite you to "Explore the issues, Learn more, Take steps, and Pass it on." And please, let us know what you think.
CEP press release
In October, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment denied air permits for two 700 megawatt coal-fired plants on the basis of carbon dioxide emissions. The decision had been characterized as risky, bad for business, and unpopular. CEP, which conducted a poll to guide its programs and activities, was surprised to find that in fact, “By a 2:1 margin, Kansans agree with the recent decision to deny air quality permits for two proposed 700-megawatt coal burning plants in their state. In an independent statewide poll, a majority of Kansans agree with the decision, with overall support rising to fully 70% in the Johnson County region. In western Kansas – the proposed location of the plants – only two in five citizens oppose the decision while 51% favor it.”
Contacts for CEP
Nancy Jackson, Project Director
Climate and Energy Project
P.O. Box 442217
Lawrence, KS 66044
Ph: 785-331-8743
jackson@climateandenergy.org
www.climateandenergy.org
Events by CEP
The coming dates and details of public discussions are on The Land Institute Web site at Calendar. Attend one if you can.
- Monday, January 21, 2008, 7-9 pm, Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina KS
- Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 7-9 pm, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS
- Wednesday, January 23, 2008, 7-9 pm, Washburn University, Topeka, KS
Scientific American article on our Web site
From Scientific American, an article is now on our Web site: Future Farming: A Return to Roots? by our Jerry D. Glover and Cindy M. Cox and Washington State's John P. Reganold. We announced its publication in the August 2007 issue—if you did not find a copy, it has just become available on our Web site.
Your financial planning
The key to an effective estate plan, not surprisingly, is planning ahead. Armed with four basic resources and documents, you will be well prepared to navigate life's inevitable twists and turns.
See The Land Institute's Web site, www.landinstitute.org > Help Us > Planned Giving > Four Must-have Resources and Documents.
Coming events
- Albuquerque, NM, January 17-19. Wes Jackson, The Quivira Coalition's 7th Annual Conference: ‘Building Resilience: Creating Hope in an Age of Consequences.' Wes Jackson speaks the morning of the 18th and participates in a breakout session that afternoon.
- Claremont, CA, April 7. Wes Jackson, Pitzer College, The Reality of Food Lecture Series.
- Salina, KS, September 26-28, 2008. Prairie Festival at The Land Institute.
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