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Location: University of Minnesota East Bank campus,
Keller Hall, 200 Union St SE, Mpls, 55455
Room 3-210. MAP
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OUR 75th YEAR!
GSM Lecture:
Monday, October 21, 2013, 7:30 PM
Location: University of MN, Kenneth Keller Hall, 200 Union St SE, Room 3-210
in Keller Hall, also called the Computer Science-Electrical Engineering Building.
It is near the corner of Washington Ave. and Union Street, with parking across
Union Street. Washington avenue is now closed to traffic, so see the following
detailed directions at the end of this e-mail.
World Energy Report
by
Rolf Westgard
Osher Lifetime Learning Institute
(OLLI), U of MN
My talk will focus primarily on current events with the interplay of world energy demand and resources, global warming, and legislative attempts to regulate energy. I will review the new release of the IPCC Fifth Assessmemt; the effectiveness of wind, solar, and biofuels; and where we are headed with coal; the Bakken; and nuclear energy. There will be graphics from the EIA and the outlook for US and world energy demand and production.
As always, I am wide open for comments and questions.
There will be about a 10 page handout for each attendee which will essentially outline the talk with graphics.
Biography:
Rolf Westgard studied geology at the University of MIchigan. After army service, he received an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
During his career at 3M Company and others , he was involved with programs for the U.S. Department of Energy for the storage of waste from the nuclear weapons programs. After retiring he became a Registered Investment Advisor, focusing on investments in the energy industry. He publishes editorials on energy in journals such as the Oil and Gas Journal and in many Minnesota newspapers. He is a regular speaker on energy subjects to civic groups, and teaches classes on energy subjects for the University of Minnesota’s adult education programs. His current fall quarter class is #20036 “3 Billion Years of Minnesota's Climate and Geologic History; from Volcanoes to Metals”.
He is a professional member of the Geological Society of America and an active member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the American Nuclear Society.