EPA meeting in Craig & community BBQ
Name:
EPA meeting in Craig & community BBQ
Date:
September 10, 2014
Time:
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM MDT
Event Description:
The EPA is coming to Craig to hear our community's concerns. Let's fill the parking lot, the football field and the practice field with people. Bring your family and friends. Also spread the word far and wide. Let's show the EPA we care about our community and the communities that surround us.
The agenda has been set for the public meeting in Craig. The EPA's Regional Administrator, Shawn McGrath, agreed to hold a public meeting over the new carbon emissions rules levied against coal fired power plants. During hearings in Denver McGrath was convinced to visit Moffat County to meet the people that would be directly affected by the rules. Several speakers, from various interests, will present to the EPA at this meeting.
Speaker line up:
Moderator: Frank Hanel, General Manager KRAI Radio
Opening comments: Ray Beck, City Councilman
Shawn McGrath, Administrator, EPA Region 8, 20 minutes
(Each of the following speakers have up to 7 minutes)
Mark Ourada, Central Region Vice President, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
Amy Oliver, Executive Vice President and Director of the Energy Policy Center
Colorado Moms Know Best - (individual speaker TBA)
Keith Kramer, Executive Director, Yampa Valley Partners
Rick Johnson, Plant Manager, Tri-State Generation & Transmission Assn.
Forrest Luke, Environmental Manager, Trapper Mine
Caryn Gibson, Superintendent, Delta County School District
A county commissioner from Delta County
Russell George, President, Colorado Northwestern Community College
(Each of the following have up to 3 minutes)
Mike Anson, Owner & CEO, Anson Excavating
John Ponikvar, Owner & CEO, T&H Napa Auto Parts
Bonnie Peterson, Executive Director, Club 20
Christian Reece, District Rep for Congressman Scott Tipton
Closing remarks by John Kincaid, Moffat County Commissioner
Moderator will then ask Shawn McGrath, Mark Ourada, Caryn Gibson, Mom's Know Best Rep and John Kincaid to the stage to answer potential questions from the audience.
Questions and comments from the audience - 2 microphones will be in place. Moderator will go back and forth from each microphone. (no sign up sheets)
The agenda has been set for the public meeting in Craig. The EPA's Regional Administrator, Shawn McGrath, agreed to hold a public meeting over the new carbon emissions rules levied against coal fired power plants. During hearings in Denver McGrath was convinced to visit Moffat County to meet the people that would be directly affected by the rules. Several speakers, from various interests, will present to the EPA at this meeting.
Speaker line up:
Moderator: Frank Hanel, General Manager KRAI Radio
Opening comments: Ray Beck, City Councilman
Shawn McGrath, Administrator, EPA Region 8, 20 minutes
(Each of the following speakers have up to 7 minutes)
Mark Ourada, Central Region Vice President, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
Amy Oliver, Executive Vice President and Director of the Energy Policy Center
Colorado Moms Know Best - (individual speaker TBA)
Keith Kramer, Executive Director, Yampa Valley Partners
Rick Johnson, Plant Manager, Tri-State Generation & Transmission Assn.
Forrest Luke, Environmental Manager, Trapper Mine
Caryn Gibson, Superintendent, Delta County School District
A county commissioner from Delta County
Russell George, President, Colorado Northwestern Community College
(Each of the following have up to 3 minutes)
Mike Anson, Owner & CEO, Anson Excavating
John Ponikvar, Owner & CEO, T&H Napa Auto Parts
Bonnie Peterson, Executive Director, Club 20
Christian Reece, District Rep for Congressman Scott Tipton
Closing remarks by John Kincaid, Moffat County Commissioner
Moderator will then ask Shawn McGrath, Mark Ourada, Caryn Gibson, Mom's Know Best Rep and John Kincaid to the stage to answer potential questions from the audience.
Questions and comments from the audience - 2 microphones will be in place. Moderator will go back and forth from each microphone. (no sign up sheets)
