Friday, 5:00 pm -- Saturday, 3:00 pm, February 20-21, 2009
Comfort Inn/Spazio’s – 12031 Lackland Rd., Maryland Heights MO
Green is hot. Everyone talks about America “going green:” developing government policies that help the environment, or reverse environmental damage; and enacting and enforcing laws and regulations to save the planet.
It sounds great. But can it really be done?
What political, economic and social obstacles will have to be overcome to truly turn America green? What will we—as a society and as individuals—have to give up to get there? Who will help, and who will stand in the way? What compromises will have to be made to work around the obstacles and objections?
These issues will be your focus at Civitas’ 2009 “GREEN DEAL” Conference. Here’s how it works:
• You’ll play the role of someone in government, industry, business, a social/environmental group, a foreign government, etc., who has a point of view on going “green.” [Role choices are on the application form.]
• You’ll be assigned to a committee of 15-20 others, who will discuss and try to reach recommendations on how to make “going green” possible.
• Committees will meet in separate rooms on Friday evening, Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon and, at the end of the conference, share their recommendations with the other committees.
• Your committee may be asked to confront a surprise, emerging environmental crisis. Be ready to shift gears!
The GREEN DEAL conference is one in a series of similar conferences that Civitas has organized since 2001. It’s a chance to think analytically and creatively, and to interact with new people who share your interest in world issues.
Cost of the conference, including all meals and materials: $60. We offer generous scholarships, so that anyone can attend. Space is limited. Deadline for application: Friday, February 13, 2009.
For more information, call Arthur Lieber, 314-367-6480 or e-mail info@civitas-stl.com.
List of Roles:
Roles:
Sierra Club Executive
Director, Exxon-Mobil
CEO, Peabody Coal Co.
CEO, Dave Sinclair [U.S. auto dealer]
Organic farmer
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory agency chair
Tom Seeger [Toyota dealer]
UN Environmental Programme
Disney planned community developer
United Auto Workers leader
World Wildlife Fund Executive
Hurricane Katrina survivor
Environment Protection Agency
U.S. Senator from California
Logging industry executive
Solar panel manufacturer
U.S. Senator from Louisiana
Ameren UE nuclear plant director
Windmill manufacturer
Non-believer in global warming
Chinese ambassador to U.S.
Smurfit-Stone Recycling Company Environmental scientist
Wal-Mart CEO
Doctor specializing in cancer
High-school environmental club
New York Stock Exchange chairman
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Meteorologist CEO of Waste Management Co.
U.S. Public Health Service Director
Marine biologist
Pediatrician
Parent of a 3-year-old child
High-school science teacher
U.S. Treasury chairman
Congressman Robert Wexler [D-FL]
U.S. Internal Revenue Director
Solar panel manufacturer
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-Maine]
Organic farmer
"Factory" farmer [pigs]