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Amory Lovins of Rocky Mountain Institute, www.rmi.org

March 11, 2008
Reception: 5:30-6:15PM
Program: 6:15-8:30
Admission is free. A vegetarian friendly dinner is $10, optional

The Doubletree Hotel
300Army Navy Drive
Arlington, VA 22202

Nearest metro: The Pentagon City Metro on the blue/yellow line is 3 blocks
from the hotel.

Parking: Street parking is limited. Hotel parking with validation costs $8.

Invitation: Please forward this invitation to others you think might be
interested.

For more information please call: 703-824-2833

This recent article in The Federal Times is a great prelude to next
Tuesday's Energy Conversation with Amory Lovins.

Cutting DoD?s fuel addiction: The new plan
By TIM KAUFFMAN
March 03, 2008

Imagine: Air Force bombers and tankers up to 10 times more fuel efficient
than the heavy aircraft used today. Soldiers who generate energy from their
own motion instead of energy-sucking batteries to charge electronic field
gear. Buildings and facilities throughout the world operating entirely on
renewable energy.

This is the bold vision laid out in a new report by the Defense Science
Board that aims to wean the Pentagon off its insatiable appetite for fossil
fuels and unreliable electricity sources.
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Please join the Energy Conversation for a special presentation.

Endurance, Resilience & the Defense Science Board Report

The Defense Science Board (DSB) Energy Task Force Report will be briefed by
Task Force Member Amory Lovins at the March 11th Energy Conversation. Amory
Lovins, Chairman and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute, is a
thought leader, mission steward and strategist. He will offer his thoughts
on the report through the lens of two new strategic vectors - endurance and
resilience.

Other meetups and groups:
http://volunteerism.meetup.com/204/ Chesapeake Eco-Volunteers
http://biodiesel.meetup.com/1/ Arlington Biodiesel Refinery
http://biodiesel.meetup.com/2/ Fairfax Veggie Fuel
http://environment.meetup.com/341/ Living Green DC-MD-VA
http://hiking.meetup.com/314/ DC Area Nature Lovers
http://simplicity.meetup.com/87/ DC Simplicity
http://11thhour.meetup.com/2/ DC 11th Hour - following DiCaprio's Movie, local action
http://intlrel.meetup.com/68/ DC Global Development
http://volunteerism.meetup.com/163/ DC Green Festival Volunteers - November 8-9 2008
at DC Convention Center
http://newurbanism.meetup.com/99/ Baltimore Urbanism
http://greenhome.meetup.com/113/ Bethesda Green Homes
http://green.meetup.com/227/ Montgomery County Green Party

http://energyconversation.org/ht/d/Events/pid/230 Calendar of DC area events
www.evadc.org Electric Vehicle Association of DC - meets in Montgomery County
www.energyconversation.org Monthly events at Doubletree Hotel near Pentagon
www.eesi.org Energy and Enviroinment Studies Institute - Capitol Hill Congressional seminars
designed for staffers, open to the public

Philo Collins
philosofr@yahoo.com

Please RSVP by email to snowball@coolcapital.org
What: Cool Capital Snow Ball Thurs Dec 13 6pm DC
When: Thursday, December 13, 6:00PM
Host: Cool Capital http://www.coolcapita...
Where: Josephine Butler Parks Center
2437 15th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20009
(across the street from Meridian Hill Park)
Metro - Capital Heights or Shaw/U Street - green/yellow line
Phone: 202.462.7275 for Josephine Butler Parks Center
RSVP snowball@coolcapital.org

Please join Cool Capital partners, volunteers, and friends for a year-end celebration as we gear up for the coming months of snowballing carbon reductions to counter the climate crisis. The gathering will highlight the success of Cool partners, next steps for the Cool Capital Challenge, and expansion of the Cool Now Campaign. Cool Capital will be collecting donations of funds, carbon reduction pledges, and energy efficiency items that can be used by low-income families and community agencies. Please bring your families, friends, and neighbors in your Cool-est attire.

For more information or to RSVP or volunteer, send an email to:
snowball@coolcapital.org.

see also, energy and climate myths and facts
http://www.coolcapitalchallenge.org/myths

Cool Capital Snow Ball
2437 15th St NW, Washington DC 2009
6pm
snowball@coolcapital.org

Nov 14 7pm Climate Change with Jerry Hinkle at Howard U Blackburn Center
When:
Wednesday, November 14, 2007, 7:00 PM
Where:
Howard University
2397 Sixth Street NW Room 148-150
, DC 20059
(202) 806-6100

* Info/Map

Description:

Title: Climate Change: the Science, Projections, Impacts and Solutions

Date/time: Wednesday, November 14, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Howard University A J Blackburn University Center Room 148-150 (2397 Sixth Street NW)
Speaker: Cameron Shayne, Budokon and The 11th Hour
Presenter: Jerry Hinkle, Sierra Club - Washington, DC Chapter

Climate change is one of the great challenges of our generation, destined to, in the words of British PM Tony Blair, "radically alter human existence." Yet it is clear we have the tools to mitigate its worst affects by acting soon and with urgency. This one-hour presentation provides the very latest information from the IPCC, the UN-based body charged with climate change research. It will include basic discussions of 1) the science, 2) global temperature projections through 2100, 3) expected impacts on weather patterns, human health, and species extinction, and 4) proposed solutions to climate change.

RSVP CONTACT:Chasta Piatakovas, 202-320-1205, cpiatakovas@netzero.com

When:
Wednesday, October 3, 2007, 6:30 PM 20071003T223000Z
Where:
Starbucks Coffee
2302 Wisconsin Ave NW (30s BUS STOP INFRONT)
Washington , DC 20007
202-965-0720
Info/Map
Description:
We come together as a force of change. DC is a powerful city that is replete with possibilities; let's see what we can accomplish together. The 11th Hour was a great start, let's keep the momentum moving...

(Starbucks has offered to supply us with free coffee & pastries.)

Agenda for 10-3-07 Meeting:
1) Recap the 9-5-07 Meeting
2) Create the Mission Statement for Manual
3) Decide on Topics and Content for Manual
4) Delegate Topics to individuals to research and start first draft

(There is a one-time $5 fee because it costs $$$ to use this website. If we all pitch in, I won't have to carry the financial weight; we all will take responsibility.)

When: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 6:00 PM
Where: Starbucks 1301 Conn Ave
1301 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-785-4728

Laurie Howell of Earth Day Networks moderates our disucssion on
Wednesday August 15 6-8pm at Starbucks, 1301 Connecticut Ave NW,
DuPont Circle.

Laurie Howell is Vice President of Communications for Earth Day Network. Before joining EDN in the spring of 2006, she served as a Communications Consultant with the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation while also hosting "The GreenScene," a syndicated environmental series for radio which she developed. Laurie has 15 years experience as a broadcast journalist and has reported and anchored for CBS, ABC-Disney and NPR. She also taught broadcast news writing at the University of Southern California where she received some of the highest student evaluations in the department's history. Laurie has received broadcast news awards for investigative, feature and general news reporting and editing.

Founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network (EDN) promotes environmental citizenship and year round progressive action. Earth Day Network is a driving force steering environmental awareness around the world. Earth Day Network?s mission is to broaden the environmental movement.

Also discuss, and possible tickets to the Arctic Tale movie by the National Geographic Society.

Movie Review
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2003818471_arctic030.html
"Arctic Tale" a cuddly global warning 96 minutes. Rated G.
By Moira Macdonald
Seattle Times movie critic

"Arctic Tale" follows Seela, a walrus pup, as she grows to adulthood.

"Arctic Tale," narrated by Queen Latifah. Directed by Adam Ravetch and Sarah Robertson, from a screenplay by Linda Woolverton, Mose Richards and Kristin Gore.

"What will their children do if it disappears?" asks narrator Queen Latifah, speaking of the animals of the rapidly melting Arctic ice in the quasi-documentary "Arctic Tale." "What will ours?"

It's an important question that "Arctic Tale," a call-to-arms follower in the footsteps of "March of the Penguins" and "An Inconvenient Truth," does well to pose. The film, directed by Adam Ravetch and Sarah Robertson, is an often beautifully photographed story of two animals growing up in the unforgiving North. Nanu, a polar bear cub, and Seela, a walrus pup, face many hardships with their families as they grow to adulthood, not the least of which is the gradual vanishing of their once-icebound home.

Much care has been taken to make this tale family-friendly, and children should be captivated by the appealing animal characters (there's a moment of walrus flatulence that should inspire rounds of giggling) and the warm let's-tell-a-story tones of Queen Latifah.

Hi Philo,

My name is Jodi Knauer of Starbucks and we have recently and regionally
established a relationship with meetup.com. We have an event
coming up on Wednesday, August 15th at one of our Starbucks
locations in Dupont Circle. This event is a National Day of
Discussion which will take place all across the country and
here locally as well. We will have NGO environmental
moderators leading a group discussion in our store here in
Dupont Circle. Also during this time period, we have partnered
with National Geographic films on their new film, Arctic Tale to
bring to a wider audience environmental issues facing our
world, both on a local and global level. I would like to
invite your group, exclusively, to be a part of our National
day of Discussion on August 15th here at our Dupont store. Our
time is flexible and I can work with you to determine the best
time for you and the members of your group. We could provide
reserved seating for your members and complimentary samples . In addition, we can look into the possibility of tickets to see
the film, Artic Tale as a gift to your group. We would need to
limit the RSVPs to around 50 or so. I look forward to hearing
from you and thank you for your time! Take care, Jodi

Philo Collins philosofr@yahoo.com 202-223-5316
You can always get in touch with me through the 'Contact Organizer' feature on the Meetup.com website: http://oilawareness.meetup.com/40/suggestion/