July 29, 2010
Washington Policy Center's 8th Annual Environmental Policy Conference & Luncheon
Politics or Science: How Do We Make Environmental Policy?


Please join Discovery Institute members and friends at the Washington Policy Center's 8th Annual Environmental Policy conference. This year's conference will feature keynote speaker Dr. Roger A. Pielke, Jr., as well as several panels of environmental policy experts.

Dr. Pielke is a Professor at the University of Colorado’s Environmental Studies Program and a Fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES). Pielke’s research focuses on the intersection of science and technology with decision making and will address the failures of the scientific process in climate science.

Conference panel discussions will include:

Panel 1 - Future of Energy: How policy will power change
Doug Sutherland - Economic development of wind, biomass and alternative energy in E. Washington
Peter Christiansen, PNNL - Smart grid and using price signals to encourage efficiency
Alex Albin, Terra Power - Next generation nuclear power development

Panel 2 - Effective Environmental Stewardship: The costs and other implications of environmental policy
Todd Myers - environmental stewardship, measuring the cost and effectiveness of environmental policy
Brandon Houskeeper - Review of Growth Management: are we meeting the goals
Guest Legislator - Legislative Review/Update

The event will be held on Thursday, July 29, at The Westin Seattle located at 1900 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m.; the main program will be from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The cost of the event is $60 for the lunch and conference ($55 for WPC supporters); $35 for the lunch only ($30 for WPC supporters).

For more information and to register, please click here.