World Affairs Council of Charlotte
Rational Middle Energy Series – Video Presentation & Discussion (June 3rd, 2015)
Moderated by Gregory Kallenberg
Director, Rational Middle Energy Series
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Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte on June 3rd for this special video presentation and discussion moderated by Gregory Kallenberg, Director of the “Rational Middle Energy Series” regarding the future of energy and how it’s changing the world around us.
According to the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, the Charlotte region’s energy cluster is an economic force that is transforming the landscape of the energy industry. Companies such as Duke Energy, Siemens, Piedmont Natural Gas and AREVA are part of a thriving energy sector in our local economy. This unique discussion centered around energy future and sustainable and clean energy is relevant to the greater Charlotte area as we continue to grow as an energy hub in the Carolinas.
Video 1: What’s At Stake
We use a lot of energy. The problem is that it effects our world every day and many of the costs are not found in the price you pay at the pump or on your monthly bill. Take a look at how energy is changing the world around us and what we stand to face if we don’t start changing our habits.
Video 2: The Great Transition
Now that we know where we are and what’s at stake, let’s take a look at the future of energy and what the challenges are of getting there. The Great Transition is just a stepping stone to a wider discussion about the energy future and offer a look at some of the discussions we need to have and decisions that need to be made in order to get to the cleaner energy future
About the “Rational Middle Energy Series”
The Rational Middle Energy Series uses the medium of documentary film to open a discussion about the importance of energy issues regionally, nationally, and globally. By utilizing the power of film combined with compelling experts and fact-checked resources, The Rational Middle has become a powerful tool to incite action for the betterment of our communities, our economy, and the environment.
With the need to provide access to energy, food, and clean water for a growing global population, economic efficiency, security, and the threat of the effects of climate change inaction, the energy future is a topic that needs to be addressed. Our ability to face these challenges with civil, solutions-based discussions is crucial to finding solutions that will benefit all mankind.
The Rational Middle aims to jump start the discussion with a goal of creating change through individual, municipal, corporate, and government action.
Together, we can create the energy future.
Date: June 3rd, 2015
Location: Charlotte City Club (121 W. Trade St.) Directions
Check-In and Networking: 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch, Video Presentation & Q&A: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Cost:
$20 (WACC student/educator/TMS members)
You must be an individual WACC educator/student/TMS member to qualify for the $20 rate
$28 (WACC members)
$35 (non-Members)
Become a member of the WACC to attend this program at the discounted member rate
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World Affairs Council of Charlotte
UNC Charlotte – CHHS 227
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223
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Biography
Gregory Kallenberg is the director and a producer of the Rational Middle Energy Series. He deeply believes that people can come together to find balanced and rational solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges, including utilizing viable sources of energy for the future.
Before the Rational Middle Energy Series, Kallenberg directed and produced Haynesville: A Nation’s Hunt for an Energy Future, a documentary chronicling a large natural gas discovery in northwest Louisiana and its effect on three individual’s lives. Haynesville played at conferences, universities and prestigious festivals like SXSW and the Aspen Ideas Festival.
The film also received its network television premiere on CNBC in November 2010. Kallenberg has also spoken about the future of energy at engagements across the globe including TEDx, Bucknell University’s Environmental Symposium on Shale Gas and Rice University’s “Distinguished Speaker’s Series.”
Kallenberg’s background includes writing and story editing for the award-winning production house Bluefield Productions. He has also written for Esquire Magazine, the New York Times, the Austin American Statesman, among other publications. Kallenberg graduated from the University of Texas where he received a degree in Film. He also attended the film program at the University of Southern California.