June 27 at the Columbia Marriott, 1200 Hampton Street

Lunch and a Movie: “Treasured Places in Peril
Global Warming Impacts on South Carolina”

Prsented by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and the Carolina Climate Network

Wednesday, June 27
11:00 am News Conference
12:00 pm – 1:45pm Luncheon

(Parking: Municipal parking garage available for $10 per day.  Public meters are also available on the streets surrounding the hotel.  Valet parking is available for $18.00. The hotel is within walking distance of the Senate Office Building.)

Global warming is melting ice caps at our poles, but what does this mean to the state of South Carolina? Join us for a press conference and showing of a brief educational film that highlights the impacts of global warming on South Carolina’s fragile ecosystem. The film discusses a range of issues from sea level rise in the Low Country to stream temperatures in the Upstate.  Filmmaker Benjamin vonCramon examines these issues with residents, business leaders, and scientists to explain what global warming means to the state and how South Carolina can benefit from clean energy opportunities.  
 
Our screening precedes the South Carolina Climate Energy and Commerce Advisory Committee meeting in the Senate Office Building. At the luncheon, you will hear from Advisory Committee Members representing the treasured areas of the Upstate and coastal region: Brad Wyche, Executive Director of Upstate Forever and Dana Beach, Executive Director of the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League.  Additionally, we will feature speakers from the video: Stephen Smith, Executive Director of Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Frank Knapp of the South Carolina Small Business Center Association.  
 
Free copies of the video are available to attendees.

Please RSVP by to Melissa Meehan by email to mmeehan@cleanenergy.org  or by calling (813) 837-1236.

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that promotes responsible energy choices to solve global warming problems and ensure clean, safe, and healthy communities throughout the Southeast.
http://www.cleanenergy.org

Town Hall Meeting: A Conversation on Energy
Free Registration

A Conversation on Energy will be hosted by ConocoPhillips and the University of South Carolina Office of Research and Health Sciences and moderated by Charles Bierbauer, dean, College of Mass Communications and Information Studies, University of South Carolina. In addition to speakers from ConocoPhillips, invited panelists represent organizations active in renewable energy and energy efficiency, business and industry, the environment and conservation.

The Carolina Climate Network is a partner in this event.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007
6:30 p.m. Registration
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Town Hall Meeting

Validated parking available at the municipal garage on Hampton Street and Sumter Street. Refreshments will be served.

Seating is limited. Click here to register online or call toll free
1-888-877-5917.
Registration closes at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26.