The Institute
conducted a Summer Field Program in August 2006 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 7, at the Golden Hotel, in Golden,
Colorado and concluded on Saturday, August 12 in Farmington, New Mexico.
At each site
visited, participants were introduced to the geologic, technical, economic,
environmental, social, institutional, and political aspects of energy
production.
Invited
Participants
The 2006 Field
Program included 22 individuals, each representing a federal or state
government entity directly related to energy development and policy making.
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 policy
makers. Participants were invited from selected agencies and organizations
which have specific responsibilities for energy-related policies, including
:
- Federal Executive
Departments (e.g. DOI, USFS)
- Congressional
and Executive Agencies (e.g. CRS, OMB, GAO, OSTP)
- Congressional
Committees
- Congressional
Delegations of the states visited (selected)
- Governors'
Offices and Legislators of the states visited
- Appropriate
State Agencies of the states visited
- County and
City representatives from impacted communities.
Itinerary
- Monday, August 7
- National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (NREL), Golden, Colorado
- NREL Wind Power Laboratory,
Golden, Colorado
- Lodging - Hotel Colorado,
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
- Tuesday, August 8
- Oil shale R&D project,
Shell E&P Mahogany Project, Colorado
- Tight gas sands drilling
rig, Rifle, Colorado
- Energy Issue Discussion,
Battlement Mesa, Colorado
- Lodging - Hotel Colorado,
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
- Wednesday, August 9
- Underground coal mine,
Elk Creek, West Elk, and Bowie #2 mines, Somerset, Colorado
- Morrow Point Dam &
Power Plant, Cimarron, Colorado
- Lodging - Ouray, Colorado
- Thursday, August 10
- Red Willow Production
Company (Southern Ute Tribe), Ignacio, Colorado
- Talk and visit to Animas-La
Plata project, Durango, Colorado
- Lodging - Far View Lodge,
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
- Friday, August 11
- Tour of Mesa Verde National
Park
- Navajo Mine (surface
coal mine), Farmington, New Mexico
- Electrical generating
station, Four Corners Power Plant, Farmington, New Mexico
- Lodging - Farmington,
New Mexico
- Saturday, August 12
- Issue discussion on
energy development with invited speakers
- Program Wrap-Up
- Departure from Four
Corners Regional Airport, Farmington, New Mexico or return by bus
to Golden
EMFI Field Guide Articles
for participants to read in advance of trip:
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