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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>TODAY </span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=5><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>4 PM</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Massachusetts</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=5><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> Environmental
Affairs Secretary Speaks on New Oceans Report….</span></font></i></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please
forward to all interested parties</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>----------------------------------------------------</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#FF6600'>We apologize, most sincerely, for inevitable
cross-postings</span></font></p>
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font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>MIT’s
Laboratory for Energy and the Environment invites you to hear</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Ellen Roy Herzfelder</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Secretary
of Environmental Affairs</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Commonwealth</span></font>
of Massachusetts</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>speaking
on</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>“Waves of Change”</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
A New Report on Oceans in </span></font>Massachusetts</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tuesday,
April 20<sup>th</sup></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Room
E25-111</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Lecture:
</span></font>4:00 – 5:00 PM</p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Reception:
</span></font>5:00 – 5:30 PM</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
Secretary will discuss this report’s comprehensive recommendations on
ocean issues and how </span></font>Massachusetts is trying to systemically
manage its relationship to the ocean. </p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
report is a product of the landmark Massachusetts Ocean Management Initiative
and touches on a spectrum of issues including coastal development, fisheries,
off-shore construction, habitat preservation, ocean-based research, climate
change, marine commerce, recreation and public education.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
Secretary will also discuss the wider scope of her work at the Executive Office
of Environmental Affairs and other topics of interest.</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Co-founder
of an energy company hailed for its environmentally friendly practices,
Secretary Herzfelder was a senior lecturer in entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan
School of Management before being appointed Secretary of Environmental Affairs
in January 2003 by Governor Mitt Romney.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Read
the Waves of Change report at: <a
href="http://www.state.ma.us/czm/MOMI/finalrpts.htm">http://www.state.ma.us/czm/MOMI/finalrpts.htm</a></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>More
info: </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>bconlin@mit.edu</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, 617-452-3199</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Beth Conlin</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Education Program Coordinator</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Laboratory for Energy and the Environment</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>E40-481, </span><st1:Street><st1:address></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>1 Amherst St</span></st1:address></st1:Street></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><st1:place><st1:City><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Cambridge</span></st1:City></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, </span><st1:State></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>MA</span></st1:State></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><st1:PostalCode><span
style='font-family:Arial'>02139</span></st1:PostalCode></st1:place></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>617-452-3199</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>bconlin@mit.edu</span></font></p>
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