Suburban growth is a statewide issue, but the part of it that affects every Denver resident, every day, is transportation, so that will be our top priority. We will be looking at T-rex, light rail, Cherry Creek master plan, air quality, and many other local concerns. Public Lands includes the protection of wilderness, whether in BLM, Forest Service or other agencies. Lifestyles encompasses all the personal choices we make, from recycling or organic gardening to exploring deeper philosophical levels in voluntary simplicity discussion circles. Almost everything you want to know about today's energy situation Rick Gilliam, co-director for the Energy Project at the Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, will discuss current energy issues facing Colorado and the West, explaining what Coloradans can do to help move our state in the direction of a clean and affordable energy future.
Questions are welcome.
Rick Gilliam has nearly 25 years experience in the electric industry, with an academic background in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Masters in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Denver. He has since gained broad practical experience. Following six years as an expert witness with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, he served as the Director of Revenue Requirements for Public Service Company of Colorado for 12 years, and later joined the Land and Water Fund as its Senior Technical Advisor. In 1996, Mr. Gilliam coauthored an article on clean energy and electric utility disaggregating for The Electricity Journal and contributed to the Land and Water Fund's treatise on a sustainable energy future entitled How the West Can Win . As co-director of the Energy Project, he has developed several model programs for the commercialization of renewable resources, especially solar electric, in the Southwest.