Through funding
from the Colorado Energy Research Institute, made possible
by a grant from the Colorado Office of Energy Management and Conservation,
the Institute conducted a Summer Field Program in August 2003 for selected
audiences from the federal and state government. The resource emphasis
for the program was energy -- specifically addressing a wide range of
energy resources and candidly addressing their respective strengths
and weaknesses as contributors to the Nation's future energy supply.
The Summer
Field Program began on Monday, August 11, at the Colorado School of
Mines, in Golden, Colorado. The Program concluded on Saturday, August
16 at the same location.
At each site
visited, participants were introduced to the geologic, technical, economic,
environmental, social, institutional, and political aspects of production.
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Invited Participants
The 2003 Field Program
included 27 individuals, each representing a federal or state government entity
directly related to energy development and policymaking. (See the "Summary"
link above for a list of the names of the participants.) The benefits of attendance
included gaining fundamental knowledge, networking with other professionals
in the field, establishing contacts with corporate representatives, and sharing
insights and points of view with other policymakers. Participants were invited
from selected agencies and organizations which have specific responsibilities
for energy-related policies, including :
- Federal Executive
Departments (e.g. DOE, DOI, EPA, USFS)
- Congressional and
Executive Agencies (e.g. CBO, CRS, OMB, GAO)
- Congressional Committees
(selected)
- Congressional Delegations
of the States Visited (selected)
- Governors' Offices
of the States Visited
- Appropriate State
Agencies of the States Visited
Itinerary
Monday,
August 11
- Kickoff Breakfast
at the Golden Hotel in Golden, Colorado
- Tour of National
Renewable Energy Laboratory and related facilities
- Lunch
- NREL Wind Power
Lab & Solar Furnace
- Bus to Glenwood
Springs, Colorado
- Meal and lodging
at the historic Hotel Colorado
Tuesday,
August 12
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- Breakfast
in Glenwood Springs
- Bus to Somerset,
Colorado
- Tour of West
Elk coal mine (underground, longwall)
- Lunch at
West Elk mine
- Presentation
by Gunnison Energy, also of Somerset, Colorado, on
coalbed methane development
- Bus to Grand
Junction, Colorado
- Meal and
lodging in Grand Junction
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Wednesday,
August 13
- Breakfast in Grand
Junction
- Bus to Rangely,
Colorado
- Tour of ChevronTexaco
Rangely Unit (EOR, CO2 sequestration, land farming)
- Lunch with ChevronTexaco
- Bus to Dinosaur
National Monument
- Visit Dinosaur
National Monument
- Bus to Vernal,
Utah - Asphalt Ridge Tar Sands
- Presentation on
tar sands
- Meal and lodging
in Vernal
Thursday,
August 14
- Breakfast in Vernal,
Utah
- Bus to Flaming
Gorge Reservoir and hydroelectric generating station
- Tour generating
station
- Bus to Rock Springs,
Wyoming
- Lunch in Rock Springs
- Tour Jim Bridger
Coal Mine (surface coal)
- Meal and lodging
in Rock Springs
Friday,
August 15
- Breakfast in Rock
Springs
- Presentation by
Anadarko Petroleum on coalbed natural gas and tight sands gas development
- Lunch in Rock Springs
- Bus to Jim Bridger
Electric Power Generating Station - tour
- Bus to Laramie,
Wyoming
- Meal and lodging
in Laramie
Saturday,
August 16
- Breakfast in Laramie
- Bus to Cheyenne,
Wyoming
- Tour Xcel Energy
Wind Farm
- Bus to Loveland,
Colorado
- Lunch at the famous
Johnson's Corner Truck Stop and Cafe
- Arrive at Denver
International Airport (2:00 pm)
- Arrive at Colorado
School of Mines campus in Golden (3:30 pm)
Tuition
All expenses for
the 2003 Summer Field Program were covered by a grant from the Colorado Office
of Energy Management and Conservation, through the Colorado Energy Research
Institute. Participants were responsible for making their own travel arrangements
to the program's point of departure and returning from the program's ending
location. All direct expenses for meals, lodging, and transportation were provided
by the Institute, though participants were responsible for all personal expenses
incurred during the trip.
Registration/Nomination
The EMFI contacted
all of the selected government organizations and offices in June, 2003,
requesting one (1) nominee and one (1) alternate to participate in the
Field Program.
Forms were subsequently
provided to solicit all pertinent information about the participants.
There were no tuition charges for the program, but roundtrip airfare and
other travel costs from and to the participant's point of origin and Golden,
Colorado were the responsibility of the participant. |
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