Mobile Baykeeper Executive Director Casi Callaway to Speak at NRDA for the Gulf and the White House GreenGov Symposium

Gulf environmental advocate to speak at back-to-back D.C.-area events the week of October 31

MOBILE, Al  — Continuing to amplify the work of the Mobile Baykeeper (www.mobilebaykeeper.org) and the plight of one of the gulf oil spill’s most impacted region, Casi Callaway, Executive Director & Baykeeper of Mobile Baykeeper, will be speaking at two conferences in the Washington, D.C. area – NRDA for the Gulf and the second annual White House GreenGov Symposium.

At both events, Callaway will share the perspective of the people of Alabama and their struggle to restore their environment after impacts from Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf of Mexico 2010 oil disaster.  “The world needs to continue to understand how these disasters have not only impacted the people of Alabama and the Gulf Coast, but the rest of America and the world,” commented Callaway.  At the NRDA event, she will be speaking on November 4 at 1:30 pm at the National Aquarium and on November 2 at 10:30 a.m., she will appear on the Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief panel at the Washington Hilton.

Mrs. Callaway is responsible for coordinating advocacy, public education; community organizing; research and fundraising. Mobile Baykeeper has over 4,000 members and deals with issues that impact the environment and Gulf communities including sewage, air toxics, mercury exposure, permit violations, industrial growth and other public health protection issues. She holds four gubernatorial appointments and serves on the boards of several local, state and regional environmental organizations.

NRDA for the Gulf: Improving Our Ability to Quantify Chronic Changes

It’s been more than a year since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig was capped after leaking more than 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in one of the nation’s worst environmental disasters.  As the scientific community continues to investigate the impact of the spill on the Gulf and its animal and plant populations, participants will discuss methods and technologies that will help uncover the impacts.  To discuss some of these methodologies, Mote has joined with the National Aquarium and Johns Hopkins University to present “NRDA for the Gulf,” an event from November 2-4 to discuss the NRDA process and the latest research on quantifying outcomes.  Information about the conference is available at http://aqua.org/symposium.html. 

GreenGov Symposium will be held October 31 – November 2, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.  Co-hosted by the Association of Climate Change Officers, the Symposium will bring together leaders from government, the private sector, non-profits and academia to identify opportunities to create jobs, grow clean energy industries, and curb pollution by greening the Federal Government. President Obama signed Executive Order 13514 on Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance in October 2009, directing Federal agencies to meet aggressive energy, water, and waste reduction targets, reduce their greenhouse gas pollution, and leverage Federal purchasing power to curb waste, save taxpayer dollars, and support the growth of a 21st century clean energy economy.  Divided into nine tracks, the symposium will cover a diverse range of Federal sustainability initiatives including clean energy, climate risk and resilience, education and engagement, fleet management, green facilities, greening the supply chain, IT and electronics, sustainable planning, and water and materials management.

http://www.greengov2011.org/program_agenda.html

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