<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Good afternoon,</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">The MIT Energy Initiative is very proud to announce the first Energy Colloquium of the 2009-2010 year. We hope you will join us on <b>Wednesday, October 7t</b><b>h</b> to hear <b>Frances Beinecke</b>, President of the Natural Resources Defense Council, deliver a lecture entitled: <b>“Can We Meet the Planet's Deadline? Battling Climate Change on the Road to Copenhagen”</b>. Additional details can be found </span></font><a href="http://mit.edu/mitei/news/seminars/deadline-copenhagen.html"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">here</span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"> on the MITEI website. If you have any questions, please contact Jameson Twomey at </span></font><a href="mailto:jtwomey@mit.edu" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">jtwomey@mit.edu</span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">.</span></font></span><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Can We Meet the Planet's Deadline?</b></span></font></div><div><b><i>Battling Climate Change on the Road to Copenhagen</i></b></div><div><b><i><br></i></b></div><div><b>Frances Beinecke</b></div><div><b>President, Natural Resources Defense Council</b></div><div><b><i><br></i></b></div><div><b>Wednesday, October 7</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Lecture at 4:15</b></div><div><b><i>Reception to follow</i></b></div><div><b><i><br></i></b></div><div><b>Room 34-101</b></div><div><b>50 Vassar Street</b></div><div><b>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">
</span></font><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><b>Abstract</b> </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Current science tells us
that we must act now in order to prevent the worst impacts of global warming. The international community, mean- while,
is meeting this December in Copenhagen to negotiate a new climate regime. Is
the United States moving fast enough to meet these deadlines? Will we pass a
clean energy and climate law in time to emerge as a leader at the international
talks? </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Frances Beinecke will
answer these questions, and discuss the political outlook for passing a climate
law this fall. She will also talk about the role MIT students can play in
developing clean energy technologies, including super-efficient electronics,
hybrid batteries, and carbon capture for coal plants. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">In the end, reaching
climate goals will require not just technical know-how, but civic engagement as
well, and Beinecke will talk about how MIT students can get involved. </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; ">About the Speaker </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Frances Beinecke is the
president of the NRDC, one of the United States’ most influential environmental
action groups. The NRDC uses law, science, and the support of 1.2 million
members and online activists to advance comprehensive solutions to today’s
biggest environmental challenges. Under Ms. Beinecke’s
leadership, the organization has launched a new strategic campaign that sharply
focuses NRDC’s efforts on curbing global warming, moving America beyond oil,
reviving the world’s oceans, saving endangered wild places, stemming the tide
of toxic chemicals, and accelerating the greening of China. Ms. Beinecke has
worked with NRDC for more than 30 years.</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">In addition to her work
at NRDC, Ms. Beinecke has played a leadership role in several other
environmental organizations. She currently serves on the boards of the World
Resources Institute, the Energy Future Coalition, and Conservation
International’s Center for Environmental Leadership in Business. She has been a
member of the boards of the Wilderness Society, the China-U.S. Center for
Sustainable Development, and the New York League of Conservation Voters.</span></font></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"></span></font></p></span></font></div></body></html>