Note: Links to www.colorado.edu/law/eesi do not work (such as the slides by Kevin Doran) On October 22, 2007, CEES and the Rocky Mountain Institute presented “Breakthroughs in Vehicle Technology: The Revolution is On!” In recent years there have been dramatic advances in many related high-tech fields: materials, microelectronics, motors, electricity-storage devices, fuel cells, and tires—to […]
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Freedom from Oil
Oil is the lifeblood of modern civilization. Yet it also presents grave environmental, economic and national security concerns. On November 12, 2007, CEES presented lectures by two distinguished guests, David Sandalow, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and Joel Swisher, Associate Director of R&D at the Rocky Mountain Institute. The speakers discussed concrete strategies for […]
Global Climate Crisis: Colorado’s Respon
On December 3, 2007, CEES presented “The Global Climate Crisis: Colorado’s Response to Climate Change.” Distinguished speakers addressed how Colorado will meet the goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to 20% below 2005 levels by 2020. This event was cosponsored by Xcel Energy. Speakers also discussed national strategies for achieving meaningful progress on climate […]