<[link removed]> We’re delighted to offer you a webinar double header - two webinars within one week! This Thursday we’ll host an expert panel for a discussion on Decarbonizing the Freight Transportation Sector - register here <[link removed]> to join us. Next Wednesday we’ll be partnering with the Energy Choice Coalition and another full expert panel to chat about Market Formation and the Benefits of Competition - register here. <[link removed]> Full information for both webinars may be found below. We’re excited for what is bound to be two excellent conversations, and we hope you’ll join us! UPCOMING WEBINAR: Decarbonizing the Freight Transportation Sector Join ConservAmerica on Thursday, November 30 at 11:00am ET Click <[link removed]> here to register <[link removed]> <[link removed]> for this webinar. As the world focuses on more sustainable practices, the role of the freight sector is critical. Projections show that between 2020 and 2050, U.S. freight tonnage will grow by 50 percent. The International Energy Agency estimates that oil demand from trucking alone will grow 25% by 2040. So even as manufacturers expand production of electric passenger and freight vehicles, the near-term growth in freight movements means increased environmental and climate impacts. This webinar will explore the challenge of reducing carbon emissions in the freight transportation industry. It will focus on innovations in vehicles and logistics, the development of new infrastructure and a resilient supply chain, and the financial implications of a transition. The panelists provide an overview of the current regulatory structure as well as policies that could be deployed to overcome barriers and challenges. What does the roadmap to a sustainable freight future look like? Join ConservAmerica on November 30 at 11 am ET for a discussion on Decarbonizing the Freight Transportation Sector with panelists Drue Pearce, former Deputy Administrator of the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) at the USDOT, and Loren Smith, former Deputy Assistance Secretary for Policy at the USDOT. Click here to register <[link removed]> for this webinar. Panelists Drue Pearce brings a wealth of experience on energy, environment, economic security, and natural resources issues in North America, with special expertise in Alaska and Canada. Drue's sophisticated natural resources experience includes serving as Deputy Administrator of the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) at the USDOT and as a senior advisor to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretaries Gale Norton and Dirk Kempthorne, primarily handling Alaska Affairs. Drue also served in the Alaska State Legislature for 17 years, presiding as senate president for two terms. She was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by Congress to serve as the Federal Coordinator at the Office of Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects. Loren Smith worked at the U.S. Department of Transportation from 2017-2021, rising to be Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy. There, his work included serving as DOT's Chief Environmental Review Permitting Officer; chair of the management team for the ROUTES Initiative on rural transportation; policy lead on accessibility for persons with disabilities; and member of the task force on regulatory reform, including leading efforts on supersonic aviation. During the 2016-2017 presidential transition, he was the landing team leader for the U.S. Department of Labor. From 2009-2016, Loren was an analyst for Capital Alpha Partners, a DC-based research firm that studies public policy for investors. He specialized in transportation policy, particularly relating to autos and infrastructure, and published more than 500 research notes. Loren previously served at the U.S. Department of Labor and as a legislative aide on Capitol Hill. Before that, he worked for several public-policy-focused non-profit organizations. Click here to register <[link removed]> for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. UPCOMING WEBINAR: Market Formation and the Benefits of Competition Join ConservAmerica and the Energy Choice Coalition on Wednesday, December 6 at 11:00 am ET Click here to register <[link removed]> for this webinar. Competition in electricity markets provides economic, reliability, environmental, and governance benefits. Yet 18 states still use the traditional regulatory model that allows large vertically integrated utilities to hold a monopoly in their service areas. Another 19 states allow wholesale competition but still allow regulated monopolies to serve all or most retail customers. Just 13 states and Washington D.C. allow competition at the retail and wholesale levels. While many states are considering increasing competition in their wholesale markets, small consumers in retail markets are still being left behind. Join ConservAmerica and the Energy Choice Coalition on Wednesday, December 6 at 11:00 am ET for a discussion on the benefits of competition in electricity markets with: Michael Giberson of the R Street Institute, Lynne Kiesling of the Institute for Regulatory Law & Economics at Northwestern University, Meghan Nutting of Sunnova, and Robert Dillon of the Energy Choice Coalition and ConservAmerica. Click here to register <[link removed]> for this webinar. Panelists Michael Giberson is a senior fellow in energy policy at the R Street Institute where he focuses on federal electric power and related energy policy issues. He is the recent co-author of a recent R Street report on how competitive market structures benefit consumers <[link removed]> . Previously, he was on the faculty of the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University where he taught U.S. energy policy and regulation, energy economics and business economics. Lynne Kiesling is an economist focused on regulation, market design, and the economics of digitization and smart grid technologies in the electricity industry. She is Director of the Institute for Regulatory Law & Economics in the Center on Law, Business, and Economics, and an Adjunct Professor in the Master of Science in Energy and Sustainability program, both at Northwestern University. She is also a Research Professor at University of Colorado Denver, a member of the External Faculty of the Santa Fe Institute, and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Lynne also provides advisory and analytical services as the President of Knowledge Problem LLC. In addition to her academic research, she is currently a member of the U.S. Department of Energy's Electricity Advisory Committee. Meghan Nutting is the Executive Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs at Sunnova Energy Corporation, a leading U.S. residential solar and storage services provider. Before joining Sunnova in 2014 she served as the Director of Policy and Electricity Markets at SolarCity. She has also worked as a Legislative Director for New York State Assembly member Linda Rosenthal and as a Press Secretary for former U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe. Nutting has held policy positions at the World Bank and the British Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as well as a number of environmental organizations. Robert Dillon is the Executive Director of the Energy Choice Coalition and senior policy advisor on energy and public lands at ConservAmerica. He is the former U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Communications Director and senior aide to U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. Click here to register <[link removed]> for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ********************************************************************************************************* We’d also like to take a moment to remind our readers that we are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relies on the generous support of donors like you. With your help, we can continue to provide leadership on environmental and conservation issues based on the principles of respect for free markets, property rights, and personal responsibility. If you support the work we do, please consider making a one-time or recurring monthly donation. You can click here <[link removed]> to donate. <[link removed]> <[link removed]> <[link removed]> <[link removed]> Follow us! 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