Town Hall 2003: Research Table of Contents...

Introduction
Oklahoma Resources
Energy and Water 

New Mexico First Town Hall
Why New Mexico

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Revisiting "Buffalo Commons"

Deborah E, Popper, Associate Professor of Geography, College of Staten Island/City University of New York, Staten Island, NY; and Frank J. Popper, Professor, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. During the Fall 2003 semester the Poppers will be Visiting Professors in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Princeton University

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Carl Michael Smith, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Fuels, USDOE and Executive Summary, Western Water Policy Review Commission

 

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STATE GOVERNMENT

Robert J. Sullivan, Jr., Secretary of Energy, Keating Administration; Miles Tolbert, Secretary of the Environment; Kathy Taylor, Secretary of Commerce; and Denise Bode, Chairman, Corporation Commission

 

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TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS

Office of Tribal Justice, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ): DOJ Policy on Indian Sovereignty and Government-to-Government Relations with Indian Tribes

 

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MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS

Jess Nelson, Mayor, Guymon and Ken Vanderslice, City Manager, Duncan

 

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OTHERS

 

Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, Dr. Bruce M. Bell, Chairman

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Nature Conservancy of Oklahoma, Tim Grogan, Executive Director

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Oklahoma Chapter of the Sierra Club, Tom Libby, Executive Director

 

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A PROPOSED STRATEGY FOR ENERGY

 

WHY A TOWN HALL ABOUT ENERGY?

Charles Mankin, PhD, Director, Sarkey’s Energy Center and the Oklahoma Geological Survey

 

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A NEW MEXICO TOWN HALL

Executive Summary of a 2002 New Mexico First Town Hall: New Mexico’s Energy, Economics, and Environment

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A PROPOSED STRATEGY FOR ENERGY

Robert J. Sullivan, Jr., Secretary of Energy, State of Oklahoma

 

Executive Summary

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Introduction

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Overview – Our Nation’s Energy Picture

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Oklahoma’s Oil and Gas Sector

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Protecting Oklahoma’s Environment

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Oklahoma’s Coal and Electricity

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Oklahoma’s Energy Infrastructure – Rebuilding an Aging Network

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List of All Recommended Strategy Initiatives

 

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MORE ABOUT ENERGY

OUR ENERGY INDUSTRIES

 

We Are An Oil A Natural Gas State

Oklahoma Natural Gas: Past Present and Future

Dan T. Boyd, Oklahoma Geological Survey

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The Changing Role of Oil and Gas in Oklahoma

Mark C. Snead, Research Economist, Oklahoma State University

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State Policy and the Private Sector

Thomas S. Price Jr., Senior Vice President, Chesapeake Energy

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Protecting Critical Infrastructure

Denise Bode, Chairman, Oklahoma Corporation Commission

 

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MAXIMIZING EXISTING RESOURCES

Energy Research and Development

Christine Hansen, Executive Director, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission

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MARKETING OUR ENERGY KNOWLEDGE

Capitalizing on Oklahoma’s Energy Complex: Robert Langenkamp, University of Tulsa College of Law

and Director, National Energy-Environment Law and Policy Institute

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The Energy Weather Project at OU: Institute for Energy Economics and Policy, University of

Oklahoma. Students: Emmanuel Cabrera, Alicia Fitts, Reed Timmer and Xiaoyi Mu, Faculty Advisors:

Peter Lamb, PhD CIMMS, Dennis O’Brien, PhD IEEP, and Mike Richman, PhD CIMMS

 

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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES

An Oklahoma Perspective

Mark Meo, PhD, Professor, Civil Engineering and Environmental Science and Fellow, Science and

Public Policy, University of Oklahoma, Norman; and Steve Sadler, PhD, Professor, Department of

Geography, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater

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Winds of Change: A Utility Perspective on Wind Energy

Richard P. Walker, Director, Business Development for AEP Wind Energy, LLC

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Forecast for New Wind Power Installation

American Wind Energy Association: Provided by William R. McKamey, AEP-Public Service Company of Oklahoma

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Wind Power in Woodward, Oklahoma

Russell Ray, World Staff Writer, 08/17/2003, Tulsa World

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Pricing Wind Generated Electricity in Oklahoma

Tom Droege, World Staff Writer, 08/13/2003, Tulsa World

 

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OTHER PLACES

New Mexico: State Bets on Hydrogen Future

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Colorado: Business Empire Transforms Life for Colorado Ute Tribe

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Minnesota/Iowa/Texas: States Invest in Wind Power

 

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A PROPOSED STRATEGY FOR WATER

WHY AN OKLAHOMA TOWN HALL ABOUT WATER?

“Lawmakers see need for major changes in water laws”, Ray Carter, The Journal Record

 

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A NEW MEXICO TOWN HALL

Executive Summary of a 2002 New Mexico First Town Hall: New Mexico’s Water: Perception, Reality and Imperatives

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A PROPOSED STRATEGY FOR WATER

Oklahoma Water Resources Board

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Issues and Problems

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Policy Recommendations

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Acknowledgements and References

 

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MORE ABOUT WATER

2003 WATER RELATED LEGISLATION

Staff, Oklahoma Water Resources Board

 

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10 MYTHS ABOUT WATER

John Harrington, Director, Water Quality Division

Association of Central Oklahoma Governments

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OKLAHOMA’S WATER QUALITY

Jon Craig, Water Quality Division, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

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WHO OWNS THE WATER?

Dean Couch, JD, Legal Counsel, Oklahoma Water Resources

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AROUND THE STATE

Central Oklahoma

Water Policy Impacts of Arsenic

John Harrington, Director, Water Quality Division and Zach Taylor, Executive Director,

Association of Central Oklahoma Governments

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Southern Oklahoma

Arbuckle - Simpson Aquifer

Citizens for the Protection of Johnston County Water,

Dick Scalf, Ada Water Resources Board and Jack Money, Daily Oklahoman

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Southeast Oklahoma

Selling Water: The Proposal

Abstract of Status Report to the Office of the Governor

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Selling Water: A Supporting View

Oklahoma Water Resources Board

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Selling Water: An Opposing View

Jeannine Hale and Suzette Hatfield - Oklahoma Family Farm Alliance, Oklahoma Sierra Club and

Southern Oklahoma Water Alliance

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Southwestern Oklahoma

Water Use at Lake Altus

Donna Kirby, Manager, Lugert-Altus Irrigation District

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Jim Bevers, Vice President, Quartz Mountain Conservation Coalition

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Eastern Oklahoma

Water Planning in the Illinois River Basin

Mark Meo, Robert Lynch, Fedaku Moreda, Blake Pettus, Ed Sankowski, Zev Trachtenberg, and Baxter

Vieux of the University of Oklahoma, Norman and Lowell Caneday, Will Focht and Keith Willet ofOklahoma State University, Stillwater

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Northwestern Oklahoma

The Ogallala Aquifer

James E. Horne, President & CEO and Manjula V. Guru, Agricultural Policy Specialist

The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Poteau

 

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OTHER PLACES

Kansas: New Thoughts About Water Policy

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Texas: Drafting a State Water Plan

 

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