Energy Highlights May 16, 2008
MMPEI News
Gary Was Podcast: The Seventy Percent Solution
May 14 - The Universtiy of Michigan's News Service podcast with MMPEI Director Gary Was on "The Seventy Percent Solution - Cutting Greenhouse Gas in America."
OVPR - MMPEI : Request for Proposals - The Seventy Percent Solution
May 7 - The Office of the Vice President for Research, in cooperation with the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute (MMPEI), announces a competition for funds to support interdisciplinary research on The Seventy Percent Solution. Due date 06/30/08.
Shaping Energy's Future
May 4 - In this Ann Arbor News article, MMPEI's Gary Was, CARSS's David Featherman and Center for the Study of Complex Systems' Carl Simon explain how society influences energy policy.
MMPEI: Part of University Research Corridor's Big Plans
April 29 - In this video clip URC's mission is outlined. Steve Forrest, U-M Vice President for Research and MMPEI Fellow states " we are not interested in incremental advances..... we want to take some big steps to see what the outcome is"
News
Wind Can Supply 20% of U.S. Electricity, Report Says
May 13 - The Energy Department reports that the United States has the ability to meet 20 percent of its electricity-generation needs with wind by 2030, enough to displace 50 percent of natural gas consumption and 18 percent of coal consumption.
Events
Global Warming: Can Michigan Meet the Challenge?
When: Thursday, May 15 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Where: Concordia College
Scientists from the University of Michigan, many of whom served on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, will address issues including: the scientific evidence of global warming and why it's happening; the expected impacts on Michigan's economy; and the policies Michigan must pursue to address this global challenge.
