2005 AAG Annual Meeting in Denver, CO
Timothy E. Wirth, president of the United Nations Foundation and Better World Fund, will focus on the two challenges threatening the future of U.S. energy policy on Friday, April 8, at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG).
According to Wirth, energy is the linchpin of America’s economic future. The energy debate must resolve U.S. reliance on oil from the Persian Gulf and issues arising from global climate change.
Set for 5 – 9 April in Denver, Colorado, the AAG Annual Meeting offers a technical program for scientists, educators and policymakers. The meeting will draw some 5,000 geographers and related scientists from around the world.
“The Bush administration and its republican allies in Congress have sought to pass measures that would allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and amend the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, and Clean Water Act,” said John A. Wertman, director of Public Policy at AAG. “Until this year, these efforts had been rebuffed by Senate moderates, but in recent weeks the Senate passed a budget measure that would allow the ANWR drilling for the first time. This extremely close vote could foretell significant movement on energy policy in the coming months.”
Energy legislation has been a major focus in Washington during the last few years. The challenges facing U.S. energy policy can be turned into opportunities for economic growth and job creation if America leads the way on technological innovation.
REPORTER NOTE: Specific details from scientific presentations and lectures scheduled to take place at the AAG Annual Meeting will remain strictly embargoed, meaning they cannot be published, broadcast, posted online or otherwise made public until the event.
This news release contains only general, publicly available information about this year’s program, and is therefore appropriate for immediate release.
For program information, please visit the meeting page.
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The Association of American Geographers (AAG) is a scientific and educational society founded in 1904. For 100 years the AAG has contributed to the advancement of geography. Its members from 62 countries share interests in the theory, methods, and practice of geography, which they cultivate through the AAG’s Annual Meeting, two scholarly journals (Annals of the Association of American Geographers and The Professional Geographer), and the monthly AAG Newsletter. Since its founding, the AAG’s dedicated people, strong intellectual base, and vision have helped to serve the professional needs of geographers and to advance geography. For the latest news, log on the association website at www.aag.org.