U.S. Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton to Speak in San Diego about Exploring Alternative Energy Sources; The Environmental Breakfast Club of San Diego, February 22, 2006.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- The Environmental Breakfast Club of San Diego will host an exclusive briefing about "Exploring Alternative Energy Sources" with the United States Secretary of the Interior The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. The Department of the Interior oversees such agencies as the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Geological Survey, and the National Park Service. Gale A. Norton.
Who: Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton
MODERATOR: John J. Lormon, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch
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When: Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Check-in and registration: 7:00a.m. - 7:30a.m.
Event: 7:30a.m. - 9:00a.m.
Press Briefing: 9:00a.m. - 9:15a.m.
Where: Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla, CA
Directions From Interstate 5
Exit La Jolla Village Drive, head west
La Jolla Village Drive will become North Torrey Pines
Road (approx. 1 mile)
Turn left on Expedition Way
Parking is to your left, at the bottom of the hill.
Cost: There is no fee to attend. Space is limited.
Press Attendance: The Environmental Breakfast Club meeting will be open to press and following the event, Ms. Norton will be available for interviews with local or regional TV and news reporters at 9:00 a.m. in a separate room at the Birch Aquarium Birch Aquarium at Scripps (sometimes referred to as Scripps Aquarium or Birch Aquarium) is the public exploration center for the world-renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. lasting until 9:15 a.m. Topic: This exclusive briefing with Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton will focus discussion on alternative energy sources, including solar, geothermal ge·o·ther·mal also ge·o·ther·mic adj. Of or relating to the internal heat of the earth. ge , wind and biomass, as the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. begins its shift away from oil dependency and toward alternatives. Gale A. Norton, was sworn in as the 48th Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior in January 2001. She is the first woman to head the 156-year-old department. Over her nearly 27-year career, she has made building cooperation and consensus her main focus. From 1991 to 1999, she served as Attorney General of Colorado, representing virtually every agency of the Colorado state government. Prior to her election as Attorney General, Norton served in Washington, D.C. as Associate Solicitor of the U.S. Department of the Interior, overseeing endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. and public lands legal issues for the National Park Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service. She also worked as Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and, from 1979 to 1983, as a Senior Attorney for the Mountain States Legal Foundation The Mountain States Legal Foundation is a public interest law firm founded in 1976. The organization works through litigation and advocacy to further the cause of individual liberties, especially in the realm of economic and property rights. . Registration: Contact jb@procopio.com for registration information. |
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