Task Force on Global Warming to meet Friday

Guest Speakers from General Motors and California Air Resources Board Also to Present

 


MADISON – On Friday, November 2nd members of Governor Jim Doyle’s Task Force on Global Warming will meet in Sun Prairie to continue their efforts to address global warming.  The Task Force, comprised of a variety of environmental, industry and utility leaders as well as representatives from the DNR and PSC and other stakeholders, has undertaken Governor Doyle’s mission to examine the effects of and solutions to global warming in Wisconsin.  The November 2nd meeting is a continuation of a series of meetings the Task Force is hosting and the public and media are encouraged to attend.


 


The meeting will include presentations from Task Force work groups on their progress and possible policy recommendations.  Two guests will also give presentations at the meeting.  Robert F. Babik, Director of Vehicle Emissions Issues at General Motors, and Tom Cackette, Executive Director of the California Air Resources Board, will provide their perspectives on Global Warming and how the transportation industry fits into these efforts.  Please join the Task Force meeting, which is scheduled for:


 


Friday, November 2, 2007


9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.


Wisconsin Public Power, Inc


Main Conference Room


1425 Corporate Center Drive


Sun Prairie, Wisconsin


 


For directions to WPPI, please visit their website at www.wppisys.org. For more information about the Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming, including a detailed agenda and list of members, please visit: http://dnr.wi.gov/environmentprotect/gtfgw.