Amory Lovins to Participate in Pivotal Panel, 10.20.05
"Winning the Oil Endgame for a More Secure and Profitable America: Opportunities, Barriers and Necessities for a Transition to a Reduced-Petroleum Economy"
New York University School of Law will host a panel discussion on the future of U.S. oil on Thurs., Oct. 20, 4-5:45 p.m. at NYU's Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South (between Sullivan and MacDougal Streets). Participants include the following: Amory Lovins, CEO of Rocky Mountain Institute; Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University; James Woolsey, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency; Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour; Roger Altman, former deputy secretary of the treasury; and Charles Fox, New York's deputy secretary for transportation, energy and environment. The event will be moderated by NYU Law Dean Richard Revesz and chaired by Jeffrey Tannenbaum, president of Fir Tree Partners. Participants will discuss investment opportunities in the transition from oil dependence, the role of energy in national security, the role of defense in leading technology advances, and the legal and regulatory implications of a transformed energy sector.
Other attendees include more than 200 leaders of the business, finance, and legal communities, and government and academia in the New York area. The event is co-hosted by Fir Tree Partners and Rocky Mountain Institute, which published Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs, and Security in 2004.
Reporters interested in attending the event must RSVP to James Devitt, Office of Public Affairs, at (212) 998-6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu.
If you require additional information please call Trish McNicholas at the Law School at (212) 998-6486.
New York University School of Law will host a panel discussion on the future of U.S. oil on Thurs., Oct. 20, 4-5:45 p.m. at NYU's Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South (between Sullivan and MacDougal Streets). Participants include the following: Amory Lovins, CEO of Rocky Mountain Institute; Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University; James Woolsey, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency; Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour; Roger Altman, former deputy secretary of the treasury; and Charles Fox, New York's deputy secretary for transportation, energy and environment. The event will be moderated by NYU Law Dean Richard Revesz and chaired by Jeffrey Tannenbaum, president of Fir Tree Partners. Participants will discuss investment opportunities in the transition from oil dependence, the role of energy in national security, the role of defense in leading technology advances, and the legal and regulatory implications of a transformed energy sector.
Other attendees include more than 200 leaders of the business, finance, and legal communities, and government and academia in the New York area. The event is co-hosted by Fir Tree Partners and Rocky Mountain Institute, which published Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs, and Security in 2004.
Reporters interested in attending the event must RSVP to James Devitt, Office of Public Affairs, at (212) 998-6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu.
If you require additional information please call Trish McNicholas at the Law School at (212) 998-6486.
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