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The Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment (OICE) is presenting an energy symposium this Sunday, November 6th, that will provide information on why you should care about environmental issues. Among other things, the presenters will discuss how our energy use is tied to our national security as well as how caring for the environment has not only practical consequences but is also a moral issue.

Here is a bit about the four presenters as written on the OCICE website:

Robert Siebert–”Bob retired from an engineering career (secure long range data communications) in 1989 and founded Energy Efficiency in the same year. Energy Efficiency was a privately held solar electric systems design and installation company through 2002, when he sold the company….As a result of his hands-on experience with solar and a long term interest in renewable energy, Bob has continued advocating for a greater role for energy efficiency and for energy sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal in our national energy mix.”

Miranda Ko–”One of the youngest trained presenters under Al Gore, Miranda has already worked at Sanyo, Brown University, Clinton Global Initiative University, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD….In April 2011, Miranda was named Green Goddess of Women’s Health Magazine for her work with Al Gore and The Climate Reality Project, working as their Assistant Regional Manager for Southern California.”

Tom English, Ph.D.–”Dr. English is the President of the TESSI Endangered Species Institute, and the Creation Care Educator for the Presbyterian Church’s Synod of Southern California and Hawaii….He is currently featuring the effects of Climate Change and Extinction of Species on Food Supply and National Security.”

David Feldman, Ph. D.–”David Lewis Feldman is Chair of the Department of Planning, Policy and Design at the University of California, Irvine, and Professor of Political Science. His research and teaching interests include sustainable water resources management, global change and society, and environmental ethics.”

He has written numerous books and held numerous positions related to energy policy. Here are a few examples: Water (to be released in 2012), editor of The Geopolitics of Natural Resources (2011), and author of Water Policy for Sustainable Development (2007).

More in-depth descriptions of the event and the presenters are available on the OCICE website, but here are the basics:

What: Energy and Our Future Symposium

Time: 2 pm to 5 pm with registration at 1:30 pm

Location: Congregation B’Nai Israel (2111 Bryan Avenue, Tustin, CA  92780)

Cost: $10

Hope to see you there!