CARBON CAPTURE & SEQUESTRATION PUBLIC WORKSHOPS

Contact:We would like to invite you to join us for either of two California workshops
that we are planning to explore issues related to Carbon Capture &
Sequestration (CCS). The first workshop will be held on February 13, 2008 at
the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Sacramento, CA. The second will be held at the
University of Southern California Town & Gown Ballroom in Los Angeles on
February 14, 2008. It is our hope that these workshops will contribute to the
public dialogue regarding the role of CCS in lowering greenhouse gas
emissions (GHGs).

Global climate change has emerged as one of the most significant
environmental issues of the 21st Century. California has taken the lead
among states in the passage of new laws and regulations to reduce the state's
GHGs. Many strategies have emerged to help the state and the rest of the
world reduce the concentration of GHGs in the atmosphere, including
increasing energy efficiency, reducing the consumption of petroleum-based
transportation fuels, increasing the use of renewable energy and sustainable
biofuels, and halting deforestation, to name but a few.

CCS has been identified as a potential transitional tool in the global warming
mitigation portfolio. The process of CCS entails capturing carbon dioxide
(CO2) from emissions streams of large point sources, such as power plants
and refineries, and pumping the captured carbon dioxide into deep
underground formations, thereby keeping the CO2 out of the atmosphere.
Some have expressed concerns about this process. Yet considering the need
to move as quickly as possible to reduce CO2 emissions, it is important to
consider all the options and critical for the public and policy makers to
understand the technology clearly, its associated risks and the state of our
knowledge.

We hope this forum will provide an opportunity to bring a diverse audience
together for an open discussion on CCS. As you can see from the attached
agenda, we have assembled top experts on CCS technology, along with other
key participants in the policy process, to explore in an honest and transparent
manner whether CCS has a role in combating global warming and in
developing a sustainable energy policy

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