An Evening w/ World Renowned Energy Security Expert, Dr. Gal Luft

JOIN US FOR:

"Turmoil in the Middle East: Oil Crisis or Opportunity?"

WITH GUEST SPEAKER:

Dr. Gal Luft, Executive Director of IAGS (Washington's premiere Energy Security think tank) and Co-Author of the acclaimed book, "Turning Oil Into Salt: Energy Independence Through Fuel Choice."

IF YOU ARE:

Interested in learning what you can do to break our oil addiction and abate the flow of funds from our nation.

TO FIND OUT:

- How is our fragile economy affected as gas soars at the pump?
- What if the U.S. didn't spend $600 Billion per year on oil (from predominantly foreign sources)?
- How are current events in the Middle East affecting oil supply and pricing in the short and longer term?
- What are the U.S. Policymakers doing to protect our economy and security from oil shocks?
- Will the Volt and Leaf impact the market?
- Can our electric grid support electric cars?
- What governmental policies help/hinder the process?

RSVP:

Limited seating, kindly RSVP
By: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
To: 213-422-1483 or Rabbi@downtownjcc.com or via Facebook http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=107973382619149

* Suggested donation: $18 (no one will be turned away)
* Serving wine, beer, hors d'oeuvres
* Feel free to bring your own questions for Dr. Luft
* This is a public event, we welcome you to invite your friends!

HOSTED BY:

IAGS - Institute for the Analysis of Global Security
www.IAGS.org
www.SetAmericaFree.org
and the Young Jewish Professionals Group of Downtown JCC

FROM THE BOOK:

"Oil’s monopoly on transportation gives intolerable power to OPEC and the nations that dominate oil ownership and production. This monopoly must be broken.

Not long ago, technology broke the power of another strategic commodity. Until around the end of the nineteenth century salt had such a position because it was the only means of preserving meat. Odd as it seems today, salt mines conferred national power and wars were even fought over control of them.

Today, no nation sways history because it has salt mines.... electricity and refrigeration decisively ended salt’s monopoly of meat preservation, and thus its strategic importance. We can and must do the same thing to oil."