[Peak Oil Action] Peak Oil testimony and statehouse press conference, Wed 1/16 at 9 am

[Vermont Peak Oil Political Action Alerts]

I'm out of town but would love to be a part of this otherwise. I look
forward to the report (of the day) and the Report!

On Jan 8, 2008 4:44 PM, Vermont Peak Oil Political Action Alerts <
action at vtpeakoil.net> wrote:

>  Hi folks,
> Welcome to the Vermont Peak Oil Political Action Group email list!
>
> Key senators and representatives have indicated interest in passing
> something related to peak oil this session, and we're going to testify next
> week about the issue and what needs to be done.
>
> We are scheduled to testify to the Senate Natural Resources and Energy
> Committee next Wednesday, January 16, at 9 am. We have at least half an
> hour; possibly 45 minutes. I'll plan on a 10-15 minute presentation, with
> the rest of the time for questions.
>
> Your support at the testimony will be welcome! There's room in the hearing
> room for those who want to attend; standing room only would be great.
>  Ginny Lyons, the chair of the committee, wants to join us for a press
> conference that day to announce the findings of a report that a number of us
> have been working on. It would be great to have lots of people there for
> that, too. I'll keep trying to reach her to set a time for the press
> conference.
>
> I'll email the link for downloading the report when it's in its final
> form.
>
> Committee members are:
> Ginny Lyons (D) of Chittenden District, Chair
> Mark MacDonald (D) of Orange District, Vice-Chair
> Richard McCormack (D) of Windsor District, Clerk
> Robert Hartwell (D) of Bennington District
> Diane Snelling (R) of Chittenden District
>
> If one of these senators is in your district, would you call or email him
> or her before Wednesday and say how important you think planning for peak
> oil is? The common way to reach legislators by telephone is at their homes;
> telephone numbers and other contact info are posted at
> http://www.leg.state.vt.us/legdir/alpha.cfm?Body=S
>
> If anyone would like to plan strategies, let's meet in the statehouse
> cafeteria at 8:30 or so.
>
> *Also, save the date: May 22.* The Vermont Peak Oil Network (and by
> extension, the Political Action Group) has reserved the Card Room for
> displaying our messages to legislators. It's late in the session, but it is
> some visibility. We have an earlier date in 2009. We'll probably be there 8
> am to 2 pm.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Cheers,
> Carl
>
> --
>
> Carl Etnier
> Peak Oil Awareness
> carl @ etnier.net
> 225 Sparrow Farm Road
> Montpelier, Vermont 05602  USA
> Tel +1 802-498-4443
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