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Below are links to audio and video recordings of each Community Environmental Forum session, along with the speakers' Power Point presentations, papers, Web sites and other resources related to each topic.

Fall 2007: Working Toward Regional Sustainable Development
Spring 2007: The Future of Electric Generation in Wisconsin
Fall 2006: Challenges Facing Our Water Resources

September 14 -- The State of Sustainable Community Development: Notes from the Field

• Tom Eggert (UW-Madison and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
• Audio, video, links and other resources for Sept. 14

September 28 -- Practical Lessons from Eco-municipalities

• Ann Beier (Director, Milwaukee Office of Environmental Sustainability) and Irene Blakely (Mayor of Washburn, Wisconsin)
• Audio, video, links and other resources for Sept. 28

October 12 -- Economic Impacts of Sustainable Development

• Eric Sundquist (Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) and Rafael Carbonell (Executive Vice President, Regional Economic Development Entity)
• Audio, video, links and other resources for Oct. 12

October 26 -- Win-Win Responses through Local Action in Dane County: Community Manure Management; Local Food Production

• John Reindl (Recycling Manager, Dane County Public Works Solid Waste Division), Pete Nowak (Professor, UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies) and Rachel Armstrong (Buy Fresh Buy Local Campaign Coordinator, REAP)
• Audio, video, links and other resources for Oct. 26

November 9 -- Behavioral Change and the Psychology of Sustainability: Community-Based Social Marketing in Action

• Bret Shaw (Assistant Professor & Environmental Communication Specialist, UW-Madison Department of Life Sciences Communication), Paul Dearlove (Lake Manager, Lake Ripley Management District) and Paul Heiberger (MS Candidate, UW-Madison Nelson Institute)
• Audio, video, links and other resources for Nov. 9

November 30 -- Madison’s Response to the Sustainability Challenge

• Dave Cieslewicz (Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin)
• Audio, video, links and other resources for Nov. 30

February 2 -- Electric Industry Overview; The Problem of Emissions

• Paul Meier (Director, UW-Madison Energy Institute) and Tracey Holloway (Assistant Professor, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies)
• Audio, video, links and other resources for Feb. 2

February 16 -- Nuclear Power in Wisconsin's Present and Future

• Michael Corradini (Chair, UW-Madison Department of Engineering Physics) and Dennis Dums (Research Director, Citizens Utility Board)
• Audio, video, links and other resources for Feb. 16

March 2 -- Less is More: Managing Demand for Electricity

• Susan Stratton (Executive Director, Energy Center of Wisconsin) and Rep. Spencer Black (77th District, Wisconsin State Assembly)
Audio, video, links and other resources for Mar. 2

March 16 -- Alternatives to Carbon Fuels for Electric Generation

• Michael Vickerman (Executive Director, Renew Wisconsin) and Steven Ugoretz (Environmental Analyst, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Office of Energy)
Audio, video, links and other resources for Mar. 16

April 13 -- Coal and Natural Gas

• Scott Neitzel (Vice President for Energy Supply Planning and Markets, Madison Gas and Electric Company)
Audio, video, links and other resources for Apr. 13

April 27 -- The Future of Electric Generation in Wisconsin

• Lauren Azar (Commissioner, Wisconsin Public Service Commission)
Audio, video, links and other resources for Apr. 27

September 15 -- Groundwater and Surface Water Interactions in Dane County

• Ken Bradbury (Program Leader, Hydrogeology, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey) and Sue Jones (Watershed Management Coordinator, Dane County Office of Lakes and Watersheds)
• Audio, video, links and other resources for Sept. 15

September 29 -- Issues in Urban Water Management

• Kevin Shafer (Executive Director, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District) and Ken Potter (Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Audio, video, links and other resources for Sept. 29

October 13 -- Invasive Species in Wisconsin Waters

• Ron Martin (Water Management Specialist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
Audio, video, links and other resources for Oct. 13

October 27 -- Clean Water as an Environmental Justice Issue

• Maria Powell (President, Madison Environmental Justice Organization) and Melissa Malott (Water Program Director, Clean Wisconsin) Pacyinz Lyfoung (Managing Director, Midwest Environmental Advocates)
Audio, video, links and other resources for Oct. 27

November 10 -- Reducing Agricultural Impacts on Water

• Pete Nowak (Academic Programs Chair and Professor, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison) and Andy Diercks (Coloma Farms, Inc.; board member, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection)
Audio, video, links and other resources for Nov. 10

December 1 -- Implementing the Great Lakes Water Resources Compact

• Sen. Neal Kedzie (Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Transportation and chair of a 2006 Legislative Council study committee on the Great Lakes Compact), Paul Kent, attorney (Anderson & Kent, S.C.; lecturer in UW Law School; and author, "Wisconsin Water Law.") and Keith Reopelle (Program Director, Clean Wisconsin)
Audio, video, links and other resources for Dec. 1

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