Finding secure, safe and reliable sources of energy to power world economic growth will be one of the great challenges of this century. The Harvard University Center for the Environment invites the Harvard community to take up the challenge by participating in this ongoing series of discussions. THE FUTURE OF ENERGY Spring 2011 "Energy for the War Fighter" Sharon Burke, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans & Programs, U.S. Department of Defense TODAY 5:00 pm Harvard University Science Center D 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge Today's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have reminded us of an age old lesson: an assured, reliable supply of energy is critical to prevailing in conflict. While the military services are taking actions to address the complex energy questions that affect our current wars, opportunities exist to improve our Armed Forces' capability through better use of operational energy in theater. Assistant Secretary of Defense Sharon Burke will discuss the steps the U.S. Military is to improve our energy posture, from innovative efforts to reduce demand using current technologies to cutting edge approaches using tomorrow's innovations to increase supply. Burke will discuss the strategic imperatives for the Nation, the underlying challenges for Defense Department and will conclude with her thoughts about how energy will transform the way we fight. The Future of Energy lecture series is sponsored by the Harvard University Center for the Environment with generous support from Bank of America. All of the lectures are free and open to the public. View detailed lecture information at www.environment.harvard.edu. Contact: Brenda Hugot Program Administrator Harvard University Center for the Environment 24 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 bhugot(a)fas.harvard.edu p. 617-496-1788 f. 617-496-0425 *|LIST:Future of Energy|* [2]Unsubscribe aspuru-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu from this list. Links: 2. http://harvard.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&… Our mailing address is: 24 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA 02138 T: (617) 495-0368 www.environment.harvard.edu Copyright (C) 2008 Harvard University. All rights reserved. [3]Forward this email to a friend Links: 3. http://us1.forward-to-friend2.com/forward?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&i…