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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (5669)	3/22/2007 4:12:54 PM
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Energy crisis demands immediate attention March 22nd, 2007 Janelle Frazier, CT News Reporter James R. Schlesinger, a leading expert in the energy field and the first U.S. Secretary of Energy, spoke yesterday evening at the Lyric about the nation’s energy crisis. Schlesinger is also currently co-chairing a study for the Department of Defense energy strategy. He articulated that consumption of oil as an energy source in today’s society is a serious problem that will not disappear in the near future, but rather demand immediate attention. “We are not going to reach energy independence in this nation and have better control over our national security as long as we remain dependent on the internal combustion engine and air traffic to move people and goods,” Schlesinger said. With $5 billion worth of oil being used daily and the world’s existing oil fields in a decline of about 4% a year, Schlesinger detailed three relatively immediate alternatives: conservation, renewable resources and nuclear power. However, his prediction that future demand for oil would mean finding the equivalence of nine Saudia Arabia’s had more of an impact on the crowd. Sponsored by the Dean’s Task Force on the Environment and the Dean’s Task Force on Energy Security and Sustainability, the series hopes to raise community awareness about the need to acknowledge the energy crisis and its effects on the environment. “As a community, I would say Tech is already pretty savvy in regards to issues with the environment,” said Joseph Merola, chemistry department chair and member of the Task Force. “We hope to mobilize the already-present research to higher degrees and inform Richmond and Washington that resources placed at Tech for further research would be well-placed indeed.” Schlesinger is one of the six guests invited to speak on campus during the months of February, March and April. Speakers were selected based on their expertise within the fields of energy and environmental policy. “The Lyric is a community theatre and it’s important for us to be part of the conversation about the environment,” said Paolo Busante, night manager of the Lyric. “We are quite proud to give back to the community by helping to promote awareness. For the last installment of the series, Hans B. Püttgen, director of the Energy Center at Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne in Switzerland, will speak on Friday, April 13, at 2:30 p.m. in Torgersen 3100. collegiatetimes.com