2011 Government Field Program
August 8-13, 2011
Preliminary Itinerary as of July 22, 2011
(Itinerary subject to change)
The Institute will conduct a Government Field Program in August 2011 for selected audiences from the federal and state government. While the resource emphasis will be on energy, addressing a wide range of energy resources and their potential contributions to the Nation's energy supply, attention will also given to identifying the critical interrelationships that exist between energy and other mineral resources, such as rare earth elements.
The Field Program will begin on Monday, August 8th, at the Hotel Monaco in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Program will conclude on Saturday, August 13th.
Preliminary reading materials:
Tight Gas Sands
Xcel Energy
Mountain Pine Beetle
Natural Gas
Coal Mining Methods
Rare Earth Elements
U.S. Shale Gas - John Curtis (video)
At each site, participants will be introduced to the geologic, technical, economic, environmental, social, institutional, and political aspects of energy and mineral production. Meetings are arranged with community groups, and others impacted by current or proposed resource development.
2011 Itinerary
| Day 1: Monday, August 8 |
| 7:00 AM |
Breakfast briefing, Denver
Introductions, equipment, rules of the road
Presentation on energy production and use in Colorado
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| 9:30 |
Tour Xcel Energy Dispatch Center |
| 11:30 |
Tour Vestas Wind Systems factory, Brighton |
| 1:30 PM |
Bus to Glenwood Springs |
| 5:00 |
Overnight at Hot Springs Lodge, Glenwood Springs |
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| Day 2: Tuesday, August 9 |
| 7:30 AM |
Breakfast briefing and presentation on natural gas technology and trends, Glenwood Springs |
| 8:40 |
Tour Bill Barrett Corp. gas drilling rig, Silt |
| 11:30 |
Battlement Mesa Activity Center- Panel Discussion and lunch
Surviving the booms and busts
Oil shale development
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| 1:30 PM |
Tour Rifle Generating Station, Rifle |
| 3:30 |
Tour biofuel processing center, Colorado Mountain College, Rifle
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Dinner on your own with EMFI funds
Overnight lodging at Hot Springs Lodge, Glenwood Springs |
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| Day 3: Wednesday, August 10 |
| 6:00 AM |
Breakfast briefing |
| 6:30 |
Bus to Somerset, Colorado |
| 8:00 |
Tour West Elk, Elk Creek, Bowie #2 underground coal mines |
| 11:30 |
Lunch and discussion, West Elk Mine |
| 1:00 PM |
Bus to Rifle via the Grand Mesa |
| 6:00 |
Group dinner and overnight at La Quinta Inn & Suites, Rifle |
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| Day 4: Thursday, August 11 |
| 6:45 AM |
Breakfast briefing |
| 7:30 |
Bus to Trapper Coal Mine, Craig, Colorado |
| 9:00 |
Tour Trapper Surface Coal mine |
| 11:30 |
Lunch and discussion, Craig Generating Station, Craig |
| 1:00 PM |
Tour Craig Generating Station, Craig |
| 3:00 |
Bus to Steamboat Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 |
Group dinner and overnight at Steamboat Grand Hotel |
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| Day 5: Friday, August 12 |
| 7:00 AM |
Breakfast briefing |
| 8:00 |
Bus to Kremmling, Colorado |
| 9:00 |
Tour Confluence Energy's wood pellet fuel plant |
| 10:30 |
Bus to Rocky Mountain National Park |
| 11:30 |
Bus tour through Rocky Mountain National Park: Grand Lake to Estes Park |
| 1:30 PM |
Tour USBuRec Estes dam and hydroelectric power plant, Estes Park |
| 6:00 |
Group dinner and overnight at Stanley Hotel, Estes Park |
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| Day 6: Saturday, August 21 |
| 8:00 AM |
Group breakfast at Stanley Hotel. EMFI Wrap-up |
| 10:00 |
Bus to Denver International Airport
(No flights should be scheduled prior to 2:00 pm) |
| 12:00 PM |
Bus from DIA to downtown Denver & Golden |
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