PARTNERSHIP DESCRIPTION
What is “A Conversation on Energy?”
Throughout 2007, ConocoPhillips is hosting a series of town hall meetings across the country to share ideas on America’s energy future with organizations and private citizens who want to stay informed and participate in this important discussion.
Why does ConocoPhillips want partners for the event?
ConocoPhillips believes that for too long, the discussion about national energy issues and challenges has occurred in the same, limited number of places. To secure our energy future, more organizations need to become involved from all over the country, including organizations like yours.
Why are you asking my organization to consider being a partner?
ConocoPhillips is looking for partner organizations that have a point of view on energy and want to engage in meaningful, constructive dialogue. The company is seeking viewpoints on a wide range of issues, including energy production and consumption, energy efficiency, alternative fuels and energy sources, and environmental stewardship. Your organization was identified as a potential partner because it meets these qualifications.
What are the expectations of a partner organization for this event?
The primary role of a partner organization is to encourage its members to attend and to participate in the meeting, which will be a panel discussion featuring other community members. Your organization’s members will also be able to register and receive e-mail updates and energy industry alerts to remain involved and informed as they participate in the discussion about America’s energy future.
Being a partner organization of the event does NOT mean that your organization endorses the positions of ConocoPhillips or the ideas discussed during community meetings. In fact, the company prefers to have a variety of views represented at the community meetings.
What are the benefits of being a partner organization for this event?
The main benefit to your members is gaining the opportunity to help shape the discussion on America’s energy future. The community meeting will give your organization the opportunity to explain and educate community members and ConocoPhillips about your positions — and to hear the ideas of others. Partner organizations will be recognized at the community meetings and, where possible, their members will receive invitations to a pre-event reception with the event’s moderator and panelists as well as preferred seating at the event.
Is there a cost associated with being a partner organization?
No.
Partner organizations at past events have included:
Akron, Ohio
§ Clean Fuels Ohio
§ Edison Welding Institute
§ Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce
§ Green Energy Ohio
§ Growmark
§ Ohio Consumers’ Council
§ Ohio Department of Agriculture
§ Ohio Environmental Council
§ Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
§ Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
§ Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition
§ Ohio Gas Association
§ Summit County Farm Bureau
Albuquerque, New Mexico
§ Association of Commerce & Industry of New Mexico
§ New Mexico Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy
§ New Mexico Oil and Gas Association
§ New Mexico Petroleum Association
§ New Mexico State University Institute for Energy and the Environment
§ Permian Basin Petroleum Association
§ PNM Resources
§ Sandia National Laboratories
§ University of New Mexico
§ WERC: A Consortium for Environmental Education and Technology Development
Ames, Iowa
§ Ames Chamber of Commerce
§ Ames Economic Development Commission
§ BIOWA
§ Golden Grain Energy, LLC
§ Hawkeye Renewables
§ Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
§ Iowa Motor Truck Association
§ Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
§ Iowa State University
§ Midwest Renewable Energy Association
§ U.S. EPA Region 7
Billings, Montana
§ Alternative Energy Resources Organization
§ Association of Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Stores
§ Big Sky Economic Development Authority
§ Billings Chamber of Commerce
§ City of Billings - Mayor Ron Tussing
§ City of Billings Energy and Conservation Commission
§ Montana Farm Bureau
§ Montana State Chamber of Commerce
§ Montana State University – Billings
§ Rocky Mountain College
Bismarck-Mandan, North Dakota
§ Audubon Dakota
§ Basin Electric Power Cooperative
§ Bismarck-Mandan Chamber of Commerce
§ Bismarck-Mandan Home Builders Association
§ Bismarck State College
§ BNI Coal
§ City of Bismarck, N.D.
§ City of Mandan, N.D.
§ Dakota Gasification Company
§ Economic Development Association of North Dakota
§ Energy & Environmental Research Center
§ Gateway to Science
§ Great Northern Power Development
§ Lignite Energy Council
§ North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives
§ North Dakota Association of Oil and Gas Producing Counties
§ North Dakota Chamber of Commerce
§ North Dakota Department of Commerce
§ North Dakota Ethanol Producers Association
§ North Dakota Grain Growers Association
§ North Dakota Motor Carriers Association
§ North Dakota Natural Resources Trust
§ North Dakota Petroleum Council
§ North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers
§ North Dakota Wildlife Federation
§ River Keepers
§ Young Professionals Network of Bismarck-Mandan
Charleston, West Virginia
§ Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
§ Coal River Energy
§ Charleston Area Alliance
§ Downstream Strategies LLC
§ Petroleum Technology Transfer Council - Appalachian Region
§ Putnam County Development Authority
§ University of Charleston Student Government Association
§ West Virginia Cashin Recyclables
§ West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
§ West Virginia Coal Association
§ West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
§ West Virginia Development Office, Office of Energy Efficiency
§ West Virginia Manufacturers Association
§ West Virginia Motor Truck Association
§ West Virginia Oil & Natural Gas Association
§ West Virginia Oil Marketers and Grocers Association
§ West Virginia Solar
§ West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Denver, Colorado
§ Alpha Energies
§ American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc. (AIME)
§ Arvada Chamber of Commerce
§ Center for ReSource Conservation
§ City of Lakewood
§ Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE)
§ Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry (CACI)
§ Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce
§ Colorado Competitive Council (C3)
§ Colorado Council on Economic Education
§ Colorado Energy Coalition
§ Colorado Geological Survey
§ Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade
§ Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (CoSEIA)
§ CORE - Connected Organizations for a Responsible Economy
§ Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
§ Environmental Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
§ National India Chamber of Commerce
§ Solargenix Energy
§ SolSource Inc
§ StEPP Foundation
§ Suncor Energy
§ The University of Colorado at Boulder Energy Initiative
Edwardsville, Illinois
§ Center Ethanol
§ City of Edwardsville, Office of the Mayor
§ East-West Gateway Council of Governments
§ Edwardsville & Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce
§ GROWMARK
§ Illinois Audubon Society
§ Illinois Coal Association
§ Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Office of Coal Development
§ Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
§ Illinois Farm Bureau
§ Illinois Oil & Gas Association
§ Illinois Petroleum Council
§ Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois
§ Madison County Farm Bureau
§ Missouri Botanical Garden's EarthWays Center
§ National Corn Growers Association
§ RegionWise
§ Saint Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association
§ Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
§ Southwest Illinois Development Authority
§ Southwestern Illinois Council of Mayors
§ The Growth Association of Southwestern Illinois
§ TheAlliance of Edwardsville & Glen Carbon
Huntsville, Alabama
§ Alabama A&M University
§ Alabama Biodiesel Corporation
§ Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition
§ Alabama Coal Association
§ Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Center for Alternative Fuels
§ Alabama Farmers Association (ALFA)
§ Alabama Petroleum Council
§ Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives
§ Alabama Society of Professional Engineers
§ Alabama Solar Association
§ Alabama Surface Mining Commission
§ Alabama Technology Network at The University of Alabama in Huntsville
§ Alabama Trucking Association
§ Auburn University Natural Resources Management and Development Institute
§ Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts at Auburn University
§ Center for Green Manufacturing at The University of Alabama
§ Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County
§ City of Huntsville
§ Eastern Gulf Region of the Petroleum Technology Transfer Council
§ Huntsville Utilities
§ Huntsville Young Professionals
§ Madison County Commission
§ Southern Alliance for the Utilization of Biomass Resources (SAUBR)
§ U.S. Oil & Gas Association — Mississippi/Alabama Division
Irvine, California
§ Allegro Biodiesel
§ American GI Forum, California
§ California Black Chamber of Commerce
§ California Chamber of Commerce
§ California Council for Environment and Economic Balance
§ California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce
§ California Independent Oil Marketers Association
§ California Independent Oil Producers Association
§ California Manufacturers and Technology Association
§ California Strategies, LLC
§ California Wheat Commission
§ Earth Resource Foundation
§ The Energy Coalition
§ Irvine Chamber of Commerce
§ Orange County Black Chamber of Commerce
§ Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment
§ Orange County Supervisor Bill Campbell
§ Regional Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (RHCC)
§ Small Business Action Committee
§ Stillwater Associates
§ The East Los Angeles Community Union (TELACU)
§ University of California Cooperative Extension, Orange County
§ University of California, Irvine, School of Social Sciences and Department of Economics
§ Western States Petroleum Association
Jackson, Mississippi
§ 25x’25, National Renewable Energy Initiative
§ Associated General Contractors of Mississippi
§ Central Mississippi Planning & Development District
§ Crain Consulting
§ Eastern Gulf Region of the Petroleum Technology Transfer Council
§ Environmental Coalition of Mississippi
§ Hinds County Board of Supervisors
§ Hinds County Economic Development District
§ Jackson State University
§ Jackson Zoological Park
§ MetroJackson Chamber of Commerce
§ Millsaps College
§ Mississippi Biomass Council, Inc.
§ Mississippi Economic Council
§ Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
§ Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
§ Mississippi Development Authority Asset Development Office
§ Mississippi Development Authority Energy Office
§ Mississippi Energy Coordinators Association
§ Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
§ Mississippi Manufacturers Association
§ Mississippi Soil & Water Conservation Commission
§ Mississippi Technology Alliance
§ Sustainable Energy Research Center at Mississippi State University
§ The Nature Conservancy Mississippi Chapter
§ U.S. Oil & Gas Association — Mississippi/Alabama Division
Louisville, Kentucky
§ Appalachia—Science in the Public Interest
§ Ashland Alliance
§ Bullitt County Economic Development Authority
§ EarthSave Louisville
§ East Kentucky Power Cooperative
§ Greater Louisville Inc., Metro Chamber of Commerce
§ Green Lex
§ Kentucky Association for Economic Development
§ Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
§ Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition
§ Kentucky Coal Association
§ Kentucky Division for Air Quality
§ Kentucky Environmental Education Council
§ Kentucky Farm Bureau
§ Kentucky Geological Survey (University of Kentucky)
§ Kentucky Governor’s Office of Energy Policy
§ Kentucky Petroleum Marketers Association
§ Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center at the University of Louisville
§ Project Warm
Reno, Nevada
§ Carson City Area Chamber of Commerce
§ Desert Research Institute
§ Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada
§ Nature Conservancy of Nevada
§ Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology
§ Nevada Farm Bureau
§ Nevada Motor Transport Association
§ Nevada Oilheat Council
§ Nevada Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association
§ Nevada Petroleum Society
§ Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce
Rochester, Minnesota
§ Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
§ Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division on Energy and Telecommunications
§ Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association
§ Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance
§ Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
§ Minnesota Renewable Energy Society
§ Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce
§ Rochester Area Economic Development, Inc
§ Southeast Clean Energy Resource Team
§ University of Minnesota SE Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
§ Windustry
§ Will Steger Foundation
Scranton, Pennsylvania
§ Clean Air Council
§ Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce
§ Heritage Conservancy
§ Lackawanna River Corridor Association
§ Lehigh Valley Beyond Oil
§ Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry
§ Pennsylvania Environmental Council
§ Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
§ Pennsylvania Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association
§ Sustainable Energy Fund of Central Eastern Pennsylvania
§ The Energy Association of Pennsylvania
§ The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
§ The University of Scranton
§ Wesco Energies
§ Worley and Obetz, Inc.