CARE has organized a once a month conference call. All you need to do is call in from wherever you are--in your car, at your desk, on the beach, in an airport, or snuggled up in bed. The conference call is thirty minutes and features different experts each month.

The expert offers about 15 minutes worth of content in the area of their expertise and then 15 minutes of Q & A. If there is a stimulating dialog going on, there is no reason to have to end at 30 minutes, but that is the basic plan. You will likely learn as much from your peers' questions as your own. The only cost to you would be the phone call.

The topics are focused on those within the energy industry, not the consumer--but anyone is welcome to participate. A reminder notice will be sent to everyone on the CARE Newsletter distribution list a few days before each Conference Call. From there, you can RSVP.

• The Current Energy Policy Climate
  Robert L. Bradley, Jr.
  CARE - 12/17/2008
  
  Robert L. Bradley, Jr. is one of the nation's leading proponents of market-based, fuel-neutral energy policy. He is the founder and chairman of the Institute for Energy Research, an adjunct scholar of the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., and a visiting fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs in London. Bradley, who holds a BA and MA in economics and a Ph.D. in political economy, is also an honorary senior research fellow of the Center for Energy Economics at the University of Texas at Austin. Bradley received the Julian L. Simon Memorial Award in 2002 for his work on free market approaches to energy sustainability.
  
  Bradley is author of numerous books Incluing Energy the Master Resource and, most recently, of Capitalism at Work: Business, Government, and Energy (M&M Scrivener Press), an application of the capitalist worldview to corporate and energy controversies. His website www.politicalcapitalism.org covers this and the two forthcoming books in his trilogy on political capitalism in the energy industry. More information on Rob Bradley and the Institute for Energy Research can be found at www.energyrealism.org.
  
  Robert Bradley will be joined by IER's Director of State Affairs, Dan Simmons. Before joining IER, Simmons served as the Director of the Natural Resources Task Force at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). In this capacity, he was responsible for the day-to-day management of a 200-member task force made up state legislators and private sector members. ALEC's Natural Resources Task Force promotes policy innovations through markets, property rights, and the rule of law in energy, environment, natural resources, and agricultural policy areas. He also drafted, researched, and promoted ALEC's model legislation. Simmons holds a B.A. in Economics from Utah State University and a J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He is a member of the Virginia State Bar.
  
  
• Election Results And Strategy For 2009
  Ron Arnold
  CARE - 11/13/2008
  
  An award-winning author and Executive Vice President of the Bellevue, Washington-based Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, Ron Arnold is a private consultant to industry. His books, public appearances, and frequent invitations to give congressional testimony have made him one of the most visible critics of progressivism and a prominent defender of technological civilization. His book Undue Influence: Wealthy Foundations, Grant-Driven Environmental Groups and Zealous Bureaucrats that Control Your Future prompted a congressional investigation of environmental groups. His grassroots organizing has helped Fortune-500 companies guard against shakedowns by anti-corporate organizations.
  
  
• World Energy Markets and America's Role
  Michael Economides
  CARE - 10/17/2008
  
  Michael Economides is known throughout the world for his insight and expertise on world energy markets. He is the author or co-author of 14 books including The Color of Oil--the best selling primer on oil and energy (Executive Summary availble on the CARE Website); and his newest From Soviet to Putin and Back. Among his many qualifications, two that would be of the most interest ot CARE's audience are his role as Professor at the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houtson, and Editor-in-Chief of the Energy Tribune--a fascinating and educational monthly magazine. Additionally, Economides is managing partner of a petroleum engineering and petroleum strategy consulting firm. Most importantly, he is a friend of CARE and a frequent contributor to the CARE Blog.
  
  
• Endangered Species Act Issues And Their Impacts On Energy Development And Production
  Kent Holsinger
  CARE - 9/11/2008
  
  The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is the pit bull of all environmental laws. It applies to all activities authorized, permitted or funded by the federal government as well as activities on private lands that could be a species' habitat. Recently, activist environmental groups have been blanketing the West with efforts to list hundreds of species. If succesful, these listings could dramatically affect the ability to conduct any activities on federal lands or private lands with habitat.
  
  Kent Holsinger is the founder of Holsinger Law, LLC. The Firm, now with three attorneys, specializes in lands, wildlife and water law. Kent's work on natural resource issues has been recognized in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, Rocky Mountain News and CNN.com, among others. Prior to founding Holsinger Law, Kent practiced law in Denver, served as the Assistant Director for Water at the Colorado Department of Natural Resources and worked in Washington, D.C. for U.S. Senator Wayne Allard and Congressman Bob Schaffer.A member of the National Western Association, Kent also serves on the board of the Conservation Science Foundation and the Advisory Board of the Leadership Program of the Rockies.
  
  
• New Evidence That Global Warming Is Mostly Natural
  Roy Spencer
  CARE - 8/14/2008
  
  Roy W. Spencer is a principal research scientist for the University of Alabama in Huntsville and the US Science team leader for the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) on NASA's Aqua Satellite. In the past, he has served as senior scientist for climate studies at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. Spencer is the recipient of NASA's Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement and the American Meteorological Society's Special Award for his satellite based temperature monitoring work. He is the author of numerous scientific articles that have appeared in peer-reviewed journals. His areas of research expertise include satellite temperature data, hurricanes, the Interfaith Stewardship Alliance, the evangelical movement and global warming and general climate issues.