Rubin to Participate in Congressional Energy Policy Briefing Thursday
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — Prof. Jonathan Rubin from the University of Maine School of Economics and Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center will make a Thursday March 11 presentation Washington, D.C.
Rubin is one of five presenters scheduled for a panel on the subject “From the Little Guy to the Big Picture, the Untold Story of Climate Action: Local Business Owners, Economists and Climate Scientists on Job Creation, Innovation and Minimizing the Costs of Global Warming.” The Union of Concerned Scientists is organizing the session.
Senate staffers will attend the briefing and Rubin is told that some senators may be in attendance, as well.
Rubin will provide perspectives on the ten-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which includes Maine. He will also discuss global greenhouse gas mitigation, his thoughts on the need for comprehensive national energy legislation and clean energy alternatives.