'Gas Pump Prices, New Nukes and Alternative Energy'

A seminar for journalists April 23 in Atlanta

PASADENA, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- You are invited to a FACS seminar on energy issues in the Southeast. Participants will get the latest information on gasoline pump prices, a look at proposed nuclear power plants in the area and hear the latest on other energy alternatives. If you cover energy, business, the environment or government you should be at this free day long seminar to be held at Cox Enterprises in Atlanta's Perimeter Center.

"Gas Pump Prices, New Nukes and Alternative Energy" will be presented Wednesday, April 23, by the Foundation for American Communications (FACS), with the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), Cox Enterprises, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Southern Newspaper Publishers Association (SNPA).

The faculty includes two popular FACS faculty members. Robert Kaufmann, Ph.D., Professor in the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies at Boston University, will update the global oil economy and its impact on the price at the pump.

Nuclear energy expert James F. Stubbins, Ph.D., of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, will focus on changes in the nuclear power plants that are proposed.

The seminar will conclude with a session on alternative energy with Sam Shelton, Ph.D., Founding Director, Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute.

The seminar includes breakfast and lunch. There is no cost to attend, but participants must be registered in advance. For further details or to register, go to http://www.facsnet.org/.

FACS is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational institution providing seminars for journalists on complex issues in the news. FACS is a programming partner of SPJ.

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Source: Foundation for American Communications (FACS)

CONTACT: Jamie Bray of Foundation for American Communications (FACS),
+1-626-584-0010, bray@facs.us

Web Site: http://www.facsnet.org/

2008-03-19 21:02:40 0316807 PRNEWSWIRE