Energy Freedom Summit - First Impressions

October 24, 2008 · Filed Under Alternative Fuels, Electric Vehicles (EV), Fuels, Oil Industry, Oil Refining

Today and tomorrow I’m in Chicago attending the Energy Freedom Summit,Â organized by the Set America Free Coalition. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this summit, not knowing much about the organization until just two months ago.

Â My first impression after today’s panels; I’m impressed with the knowledge, experience, focus and pace of this organization - they have a laser-lock on what they intend to do, and are efficient in getting the message out as powerfully as possible.

The panels are impressive leaders in their fields, from geo-political security experts to plug-in hybrid magazine editors. I’m taking many notes.

The attendees are an ambitious and eclectic group of people from a variety of backgrounds who are interested in understanding andÂ solving the current energy crisis. Authors, government officials past and present, entrepreneurs, concerned citizens fill the conference hall - about 150 in all.

I’veÂ met several authors, a frog farmer,Â a history professor, a few lawyers,Â andÂ several “regular joes” who are attendingÂ in an effort toÂ ”do something” about this problem.Â

I’m not yet sure where I fit in here, but I keep talking to people, and am learning quite a lot.

(Update 10/27/08 - I’m home from Chicago, with enough new information to fill this blog for weeks. I’m currently writing a few entries, and will begin posting themÂ as they are completed.)