[Grad-postdoc-assn] Great opportunity to speak to the public about climate science

[Juerg Schmidli]

Dear all

On Monday April 14th there is a great opportunity to speak to the public 
on the science of climate change and the urgent need for addressing CO2 
emissions; or just to support the issue by your presence.

The Public Utilities Commisssion (PUC) of Colorado will hold a public 
hearing on Xcel Energy's new resource plan. The PUC is a primary 
determinant of energy policy in Colorado and they play a key role in 
driving Colorado utilities to be more energy efficient and use more 
renewable energy resources. This is an historic opportunity to support 
and hopefully accelerate the work of a utility that is committed to 
reducing CO2 emissions through a strong public showing and testimony.

Please let me know if you are interested to speak, to attend, or if you 
have any further questions.

Juerg


P.S.
The public testimony is limited to five minutes per person, and does 
thus not require much preparation time.

Further information on the PUC and the public hearing can be found at 
http://www.dora.state.co.us/ and 
http://www.dora.state.co.us/PUC/index/PublicHearing.htm

The group I am working with is Clean Energy Action (see 
http://www.cleanenergyaction.org). There mission is to promote clean 
energy alternatives, to mitigate global warming, and to raise public 
awareness about the liabilities of coal fired power plants. Testimony 
before the PUC is one of their main means of achieving their mission.