DC Launch
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Welcoming Remarks
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  • William K. Reilly -- Chair, Nicholas Institute Board of Advisors; President & CEO, Aqua International Partners;
    Former Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
  • William Schlesinger, Ph.D. -- Dean, Nicholas School for the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University

Presentation: “The Environment Now: About the Institute"
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  • Nicole K. St. Clair Knobloch-- Associate Director, Nicholas Institute Washington Office

Conversation One:
Enacting a U.S. Carbon Limit: Prospects for the Environment, Energy Security, and the Economy.

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  • Moderator -- Timothy H. Profeta -- Director, The Nicholas Institute
  • Participants
    • John McCain -- U.S. Senator, Arizona
    • Jeffry Sterba-- Chairman and CEO, PNM Resources; Incoming Chair, Edison Electric Institute

Conversation Two:
The Environment Now: Energy and Climate in the U.S. House of Representatives

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  • Participants
    • William K. Reilly -- Chair, Nicholas Institute Board of Directors
    • Tom Udall -- U.S. Representative, New Mexico

 

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