 "Serving Western Legislatures" Council
of State Governments - WEST OFFICERS Melvin
R. Brown Jeannette
Hamby Timothy
Z. Jennings Manny
M. Aragon Kent
Briggs COMMITTEE CHAIRS Electrical
Industry Restructuring Future
of Western Legislatures Energy
& Minerals Western
Water Policy Southern
Boarder Smart
States Public
Land Policy Trade
& Transportation WESTRENDS Legislative
Service Agency Directors |
Lawmakers Focus on Energy/Minerals Sunday, September 20 schedule For Immediate Release: September 19, 1998 Contacts:
WHAT: Day two of meetings for lawmakers from 13 Western states opens with author David Stone who provides the historical context for the centennial anniversary of the Alaskan Gold Rush. Following Stone’s remarks, CSG-WEST Energy and Minerals Committee discusses market impacts of Alaskan natural gas on the lower 48 states. Speaker Gail Phillips will address access across public lands for natural resource extraction. A national energy consultant will review the global warming debate. Western lawmakers serving on CSG’s Smart States Committee will take up Year 2000 computer issues. Afternoon plenary explores why increasing energy costs could depress national economy. WHEN:
WHERE: Hotel Captain Cook, 939 West 5th Ave., Anchorage, AK
WHO: Phillips on access for resource extraction; Mark Mills on global warming impacts of oil and gas on national economy. Rep. Ramona Barnes (Anchorage) chairs. Smart States speakers: David Swanson, Edison Electric Institute; Joe Dooling, American Electronics Assoc.; L.J. Godfrey, AT&T; and Betsy Lawer, First National Bank of Anchorage. HOSTS: The Alaska Legislature and The Council of State Governments-WEST, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to cooperation and collaboration among Western state legislators. # # # Broadcast note: Actualities on
Saturday's sessions of the four day annual meeting of the
Council of State Governments-West are available
by calling (800) 478-6540. |
