When:     7:00 pm, Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Where:    Batdorf & Bronson Coffee House, 516 Capitol Way South, Olympia, Washington. Phone 360.786.6717

Batdorf & Bronson has three locations in Olympia. Science Café meets at the downtown coffee house.

On-street parking is available on Legion, Capitol Way, Columbia Street, and Water Street.
After 6 p.m., parking is available at Heritage Bank on Columbia Street between 5th and Legion.
Our topic for December is Charting the Future of Puget Sound Energy’s Resource Mix.

Puget Sound Energy, the largest electric and gas utility in Washington, will be discussing long-term energy resource issues from multiple perspectives: feasibility, cost, reliability, and sustainability. This will include a presentation on its 2011 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which examines the least cost mix of demand and supply-side resources out for 20 years. In addition to the IRP, they will be discussing emerging energy supply resources and technologies, including renewable energy, distributed generation, smart grid, energy efficiency resources, and plug-in electric vehicles.

Presenting these topics will be Phillip Popoff (Manager, Integrated Resource Planning), Patrick Leslie (Manager, Emerging Technologies Program), and Michael Wehling (Energy Efficiency Strategic Planning). Also in attendance will be Casey Cochrane (Community Relations Manager) and Farra Vargas (Energy Efficient Communities Program Coordinator).

January 2012 Topic:

In the Company of Crows and Ravens
by
 John M. Marzluff
Professor of Wildlife Science
College of the Environment, University of Washington

Known for his work on the ecology and behavioral biology of jays, crows, ravens, and their relatives, Prof. Marzluff is the author of four books, including
In the Company of Crows and Ravens (coauthored with Tony Angell) and Dog Days, Raven Nights (coauthored with his wife Colleen Marzluff).