2007 National Summit on Energy Security with Senator Richard G. Lugar
July 12, 2007
National Press Club
On July 12, 2007, the
2020 Vision Education Fund and the
CNA Corporation held the second annual National Summit on Energy Security at the National Press Club in Washington, DC., the
Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) supported the organization of this event. The theme of the 2007 National Summit was "National Security and America's Addiction to Carbon: Solutions to Oil Dependence and Climate Change." The promising potential on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles was discussed.
Senator
Richard G. Lugar (R-IN) delivered a major policy address and received the first annual Energy Security Leadership Award presented by former Director of Central Intelligence R.
James Woolsey. Other speakers included former Senate Majority Leader
Tom Daschle, Air Force Asst. Secretary
William Anderson, National Association of Evangelicals Vice President
Richard Cizik, Energy Conversion Devices founder
Stan Ovshinsky, General Motors Legislative Director
Keith Cole, and
Sherri Goodman of the CNA Corporation. After the Summit a reception and presentation by artic explorer
Will Steger on his recent four-month, 1,200-mile dogsled expedition of Baffin Island, Nunavut to learn about the effects of global warming was held.
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