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NDIA Announces Energy Efficiency Visionary to Address 2008 JSEM Conference
Dr. Amory Lovins, cofounder of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and coauthor of "Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs, and Security," a Pentagon-cofunded blueprint for making the United States oil-free will address attendees at the 2008 Joint Services Environmental Management Conference and Exhibition www.jsemconference.com May 5th-8th, 2008 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
Arlington, VA (PRWEB) March 27, 2008 - Arlington, VA (PRWEB) March 27, 2008 -- Dr. Amory Lovins, cofounder of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and coauthor of "Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs, and Security," a Pentagon-cofunded blueprint for making the United States oil-free, will address attendees at the 2008 Joint Services Environmental Management Conference and Exhibition www.jsemconference.com, May 5th-8th, 2008 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
Dr. Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins founded the Rocky Mountain Institute in 1982. This private, non-profit organization focuses on resource efficiency including the use of renewable energy, a topic heavy on the minds of Department of Defense leaders as they determine how to provide reliable, affordable and environmentally responsible energy solutions for personnel in the field and at home.
RMI’s "Winning the Oil Endgame" predicts that to fight better and save money, the Pentagon—the world’s largest oil buyer—will accelerate the market emergence of superefficient land, sea, and air platforms. A more efficient and effective military can protect American citizens instead of foreign oil, while moving to eliminate oil as a source of conflict.
“A fuel-efficient military could save tens of billions of dollars a year,” said Lovins, who served on a Pentagon task force studying this issue. “As our nation stops needing oil, think of the possibilities of being able to treat oil-rich countries the same as nations that don’t own a drop. Imagine too, our moral clarity if other countries no longer assume everything the United States does is about oil.”
“Amory Lovins has had more impact on our energy use than any single person in the world. Now his team has produced one of the most important energy studies in decades. It merits careful examination as a profitable strategy for achieving energy security, economic prosperity, and environmental quality through smart business strategies accelerated by efficient government policy.”
— William Martin, Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations Energy Security Group
“We can, as Amory Lovins and his colleagues show vividly, win the oil endgame…. an intriguing case that is important enough to merit careful attention by all of us, private citizens and business and political leaders alike.”
— George P. Shultz, Distinguished Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University; former Secretary of State, the Treasury, and Labor
Dr. Lovins will join Mr. Alex Beehler, Acting Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Installations and Environment as well as Dr. Stanley Bull, Executive Director for Strategic Partnerships at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in a plenary session May 6th.
JSEM will bring together professionals from the military services, industry, academia, local, state, and federal agencies to translate ideas, success stories, case histories, current trends, and technologies into solutions for environmental protection and enhancement. Conference general sessions, training and concurrent technical sessions are spread over 4 days of the event on topics such as sustainability, energy and climate change, and compliance management. In addition to the JSEM Conference’s training and technical sessions, an extensive exhibit hall will focus on industrial environmental and energy solutions. This event is presented by the National Defense Industrial Association Environmental and Energy Division supported by the Department of Defense.
To find out more information about the JSEM Conference or to register for this event go to www.jsemconference.com.
About NDIA:
The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) (www.ndia.org) is America’s leading defense industry association promoting national security. NDIA’s Environmental and Energy Division advocates the development and application of cutting-edge technology, enlightened stewardship, superior programs and best-in-class systems and support toward the achievement of environmental excellence and the long term security of our nation’s energy supplies.
Contact:
Press inquiries should be directed to Becky Breeden,
special projects contractor, National Defense Industrial Association
rbreeden@ndia.org
NDIA Announces Gen Martin JSEM Environmental Conference Speaker
Gen Gregory “Speedy” Martin, USAF, (Ret) will present a keynote address on the Defense Science Board’s recent energy study at the 2008 Joint Services Environmental Management (JSEM) Conference and Exhibition www.jsemconference.com May 5th – 8th, in Denver at the Colorado Convention Center. JSEM will bring together professionals from the military services, industry, academia, local, state, and federal agencies to translate ideas, success stories, case histories, current trends, and technologies into solutions for environmental protection and enhancement.
Arlington, VA (PRWEB) March 11, 2008 - The National Defense Industrial Association announced today that General Gregory “Speedy” Martin, chair of the Air Force Study Board, will address JSEM conference www.jsemconference.com attendees regarding the recent release of the Defense Science Board’s Energy Study. The release of the study addresses the need for immediate change in DoD’s approach to energy research and development, acquisition and overall use.
Gen Martin will present a report on the study during the conference opening plenary session on May 6th. Gen Martin is the former head of the Air Force Materiel Command at Wright–Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio and of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe. He is currently the chair of the Air Force Study Board, which is part of the National Academies and is the convening authority for the discussion of science and technology on Air Force issues. The board also assists in the development of studies conducted by independent ad hoc committees of the National Academies.
In addition to Gen Martin’s address, JSEM attendees and speakers will raise the level of dialogue on the most pressing environmental challenges and solutions occurring globally today, including Green Building initiatives and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). The event includes a full day of training for service personnel as well as four days of concurrent sessions covering 12 topics critical to government and industry environmental professionals. View/Download/Print (PDF) Brochure. Topics include clean up, range sustainment and energy issues. More information about the JSEM conference including online registration is available at http://www.jsemconference.com/2008/registration.htm
About NDIA:
The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) (www.ndia.org) is America’s leading defense industry association promoting national security. NDIA’s Environmental and Energy Division advocates the development and application of cutting-edge technology, enlightened stewardship, superior programs and best-in-class systems and support toward the achievement of environmental excellence and the long term security of our nation’s energy supplies.
Contact:
Press inquiries should be directed to Becky Breeden,
special projects contractor, National Defense Industrial Association
rbreeden@ndia.org
Environmental and energy management in a transforming DoD to be key focus at JSEM Conference
The National Defense Industrial Association, in conjunction with the Department of Defense, will hold the 2008 Joint Services Environmental Management (JSEM) Conference and Exhibition www.jsemconference.com May 5th – 8th, in Denver, at the Colorado Convention Center. JSEM will bring together professionals from the military services, industry, academia, local, state, and federal agencies to translate ideas, success stories, case histories, current trends, and technologies into solutions for environmental protection and enhancement.
Arlington, VA (PRWEB) March 4th, 2008 - The National Defense Industrial Association, in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DoD), will hold the 2008 Joint Services Environmental Management (JSEM) Conference and Exhibition www.jsemconference.com on May 5th – 8th, in Denver, Colorado at the Colorado Convention Center. DoD will report on research, planning and new guidelines driving their stewardship of energy and the environment at this four-day event. Training sessions will cover topics including Installation/Base Sustainable Design and Development, low-impact development (LID), and Green Procurement.
JSEM attendees and speakers will raise the level of dialogue on the most pressing environmental challenges and solutions occurring globally today, including Green Building initiatives and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Keynote speaker Mr. Alex Beehler, the Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Infrastructure and the Environment, will kick off the conference agenda, View/Download/Print (PDF) Agenda.
“JSEM 2008 will highlight the many new and innovative ways the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, states, the defense industry, and our partners are transforming to meet today’s environmental and energy challenges to continually re-shape and re-size our installations framework to align with operational requirements.
We intend for JSEM 2008 to address a wide range of perspectives, including policy, implementation, best management practices, data management, and technology. This conference continues to be the most significant event for environmental policy makers, practitioners and professionals,” said Ms. Maureen Sullivan, Conference Liaison, ODUSD (I&E)/ESOH.
“As the NDIA Environment & Energy Division enters a new era of environmental and energy advocacy to meet the rapidly changing United States global military posture, JSEM 2008 promises to reach new heights in featuring distinguished government and industry speakers and panelists addressing the critical and close relationship between environmental protection and enhancement and the search for new and renewable energy resources. Both of these sensitive arenas contain major issues impacting national security and readiness.
General sessions, training and concurrent sessions are spread over the event on topics such as sustainability, energy and climate change, and compliance management. In addition to the JSEM Conference’s training and sessions is an extensive exhibit hall that will focus on industrial environmental and energy solutions. This event is presented through the Environmental and Energy Division of the National Defense Industrial Association (www.ndia.org) in conjunction with the Department of Defense.
To find out more information about the JSEM Conference or to register for this event go to www.jsemconference.com/2008
About NDIA:
The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) (www.ndia.org) is America’s leading defense industry association promoting national security. NDIA’s Environmental and Energy Division advocates the development and application of cutting-edge technology, enlightened stewardship, superior programs and best-in-class systems and support toward the achievement of environmental excellence and the long term security of our nation’s energy supplies.
Contact:
Press inquiries should be directed to Becky Breeden,
special projects contractor, National Defense Industrial Association
rbreeden@ndia.org
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