AAUW Press Release
January 13, 2006
Alternative Energy Forum

Mark your calendars for February 11 for a forum you won’t want to miss! “Building a Path to Energy Independence: a Forum on Alternative Energy Sources” is co-sponsored by the Astoria branch of American Association of University Women and Clatsop Community College. This forum will offer a comprehensive overview of our current sources and use of energy (both nationwide and in Clatsop County), global warming, future availability and prices, state and federal energy policies and the need for energy efficiency and development of alternative energies.

Participants are from the Oregon Department of Energy, Energy Trust of Oregon, Oregon State University, Interfaith Power and Light, the Titanic Lifeboat Academy, and Astoria High School. There will be presentations on alternative energy sources including solar, wind, wave, and bio-fuels. Two Astoria High School students will explain their Senior Projects dealing with bio-fuels.

The conference is being offered free of charge as a community service by AAUW and Clatsop Community College. Lunch will be provided thanks to a generous donation from Astoria Rotary.

The luncheon at 12:30 p.m. features a topic of interest to all of us - “Clatsop County Energy Plan: Resources, Planning, and Conservation”. Mark Kendall of the Oregon Department of Energy and the lead developer of this plan, will be the speaker.
The forum is Saturday, February 11, from 9:00-4:00 at Clatsop Community College, Third Floor of Patriot Hall. Don’t miss it!

If you have any questions, call 338-6883.