By 2006, thousands of new electric cars were purposely destroyed by the same car companies that built them. Today, less than 5 years later, the electric car is back... with a vengeance. 

Vermont Energy Leaders panel discussion. Mary Powell, President of GMP has already confirmed.

James Howard Kunstler is  author of "Geography of Nowhere", "Home from Nowhere",  "The Long Emergency" and a number of other books and blogs (http://www.kuntsler.com).  A compelling and forceful truthteller, Kuntsler will lay out a vision of a world dependent on cheap energy and approaching a devastating turning point--a turning point that will return the nation to a place where community matters, where neighbors gather and people build places they value.

The Transportation Research Center will host Dr. Joe Schofer, Director of the Infrastructure Technology Institute at Northwestern University.  Dr. Schofer's research includes the management and planning of transportation systems and how data can be used for the effective evaluation of systems and projects.

"The Future of Transportation--How the System Must, Can and Will Change," Dr. Joseph L. Schofer, director of the Infrastructure Technology Institute. Pre-event meet and gree in Waterman 427A at 5 p.m.