This is a first for a US Congresman. Please show your encouragement for this important event by attending or calling the Congressman's office at 202-225-2721 to voice your support.

"I organized this conference on September 26 to bring international and nationally recognized energy experts to Frederick to increase awareness and discuss practical changes to overcome the potentially devastating challenges posed by global peak oil. Peak oil refers to a point when global oil production will be unable to keep pace with growing world demands for oil. Peak oil will be the end of cheap oil which presents daunting challenges for us in our personal lives as well as for America’s economic and national security. Without planning and preparation, it will be a really bumpy ride. This conference will promote discussion and awareness of practical changes that we can make as individuals, businesses and as a country to transition to living well using less energy and alternative energy sources. These steps will relieve the burden on our family and business budgets from increased prices for oil and natural gas and reduce our country’s reliance upon imported oil."
  - Congressman Roscoe G. Bartlett

The conference's purpose is to promote awareness of the global peak oil challenge and discuss policy options and practical steps that the United States, businesses and individuals can undertake to reduce fossil fuel energy reliance to promote a soft landing transition to a sustainable energy economy.

Congressman Roscoe G. Bartlett's

9:00 am - 12:00 noon

Conference Schedule:
9:00 am - Welcome, Opening Remarks by Congressman Bartlett

First Panel: Peak Oil - Facts, Implications and Challenges:

9:10 am - Dr. Kenneth Deffeyes: Hubbert's Peak - Inescapable Facts

Geologist, Engineer, Princeton University Professor Emeritus, Author:

"Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage" (2001) and "Beyond Oil" (2005)

9:30 am - Matthew Simmons: Today's Realities

Chairman and CEO Simmons & Company International; Author: Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy (2005)

9:50 am - Richard Heinberg: Impacts and Challenges

Author, The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies (2005) and Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World (2004)

Second Panel: Sustainability - What Must We Do To Achieve A Soft Landing?

10:30 am - Donald Wulfinghoff: The Key - Energy Efficiency

President, Wulfinghoff Energy Services, Inc.; Author: Energy Efficiency Manual and Managing Your Energy, Member ASHRAE Standard 90 Committee

10:50 am - John W. Spears: What Does Sustainability Look Like?

Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and President, Sustainable Design Group, Board Member, International Center for Sustainable Development

11:10am - John Howe: Understanding the Challenge - Critical Priorities

President, Howe Engineering Co., Author: The End of Fossil Energy and the Last Chance for Sustainability

11:30 - 11:50 - Q&A, Roundtable Discussion - Policy Options

[Moderated by Congressman Bartlett]

11:50 - 12:00 - Concluding Remarks by Congressman Roscoe Bartlett

Office of Congressman Bartlett
2412 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Office Phone 202-225-2721
Fax. 202-225-2193