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Copyright © 2009 Holland & Knight LLP All Rights Reserved
by Florida Department
of Environmental Protectionat Disney’s Colorado Springs Resort
Conference Center
Presented by Tommy BoroughsJuly 30, 2009
Annual Power Generation Conference
Utility Manufacturer In the Transportation Business Farmer Business Owner Homeowner
And We Live in Worrisome Times if You Are A:
For the First Time (in the United States), There Would be a Price on Carbon
And…
This Would Fundamentally Change the Relationship Between Energy and the Consumer
Energy and Climate Change Legislation:•Range of Between 3 to 2 and 2 to 1
Energy Legislation (Either with Climate Change Bill or Separately):•20 to 1
Tommy’s Odds for:
Much More Likely Than Not That Man’s Burning of Fossil Fuels is Adding to Global Warming
Arguments in Favor of Energy and Climate Legislation:
President Obama Very Much Wants Energy and Climate Changes Legislation (Preferably Before He Goes to Denmark in December for Talks on Kyoto Accord)
Nuclear Power – Some Supporters of Nuclear Power in the Senate will Support an Energy and Climate Change Bill to Get Support They Want for Nuclear Power
Much More Distributed Energy• Millions of Local Producers of Renewal Energy– All with Access to Intelligent Utility
Networks
Buildings Will Function as Power Plants
Nuclear Reactors Fueled by Thorium
POWER GENERATION IN THE FUTURE:
Each of Us Will Have to Make a Fundamental Life Style Change in the Way We:
•Think About and How We Use Energy