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Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy 2875 Shasta Road Berkeley, CA 94708 USA Ph: 650.281.9126 Fax: 510.473.3731 <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] Journal home page: <http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13880292.asp> http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13880292.asp SSRN site (selected publications): <http://ssrn.com/author=240348> http://ssrn.com/author=240348 Skype ID: Wil.Burns Teaching Climate Law & Policy Blog: <http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org/> http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org "Learning Lessons from Disaster - The BP Oil Spill and the Future of Energy in America." By William Freudenburg -- Taken from his recently released new book! Start time: 5pm PST, November 15 VIEW THE LECTURE FREE/LIVE ONLINE! Free web streaming provided. To watch, just visit http://es.ucsb.edu/freudenburg a 5pm PST this evening. (Santa Barbara, Calif.) - The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year proved to be the worst offshore oil disaster in history. In a lecture on Monday, November 15, William Freudenburg, Dehlsen Professor of Environment and Society at UC Santa Barbara, will examine the factors - political and otherwise - that contributed to environmental and economic catastrophe. His talk, "Learning Lessons from Disaster - The BP Oil Spill and the Future of Energy in America," will begin at 5 p.m. in Broida Hall 1610. It is free and open to the public. Freudenburg is also co-author of the recent "Blowout in the Gulf - The BP Oil Spill Disaster and the Future of Energy in America" (The MIT Press, 2010). "We've been getting into increasingly deep water, for years, not just literally, but also in terms of our energy policies," Freudenburg said. "One of the reasons is that until 1959, the United States was a virtual one-nation OPEC. Unfortunately, that was when we set up a lot of new policies that made no sense for a nation with dwindling oil reserves." His talk will not only provide a better understanding of the BP oil spill, but also offer some insights into the kinds of energy choices that might make more sense for the world today. Copies of Freudenburg's book, a Publisher's Weekly Pick of the Week last month, will be available for purchase, and a book signing will be held immediately following his talk. Additional information about Bill Freudenburg, his book, and the web streaming link are available on the Environmental Studies Website at: http://www.es.ucsb.edu/freudenburg - Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=174018722608316 <http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=174018722608316&num_event_invites=0> &num_event_invites=0 - UCSB Press Release on Lecture: http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/pa/display.aspx?pkey=2363 - Press Release on New Book: "Blowout in the Gulf" http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/pa/display.aspx?pkey=2353 _____ You have received this message from the mailing list of Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences. If you would prefer not to receive these emails in the future, go to the opt-out page <http://www.aess.info/content.aspx?page_id=356&club_id=939971&item_id=317383 83897> and press the 'Remove Me' button.
