Lester Brown at UU Riverside

On Tuesday, Feb 5, 2008 the Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside and the University of California, Riverside are hosting a talk by Lester Brown, Founder of Earth Policy Institute. The event will be held at the First Congregational Church located at the corner of Mission Inn Ave and Lemon Street in downtown Riverside at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Brown will be speaking on the major issues of sustainability raised in his just released book, Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing To Save Civilization. His talk will be followed by time for some audience questions and an opportunity to purchase his book at the book-signing table.

There will be no admission charge and seating is on a first come basis. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. Donations to cover costs and support other such public service programs will be appreciated. We expect a large crowd.


If you have any questions, please feel free to call 951-682-1040.

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of PG&E Corporation To Speak at Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church

Peter Darbee, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of PG&E Corporation will speak on Climate Change: The Time is Now at the First Friday Forum (FFF) on February 2 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive, Lafayette. Refreshments will be served at 1:00 p.m.

"We believe that the challenge of global warming is among the greatest threats mankind has ever faced," explains Darbee. "We’ve thrown our company’s weight behind state laws designed to fight climate change."

Darbee is also active on the national level and is a frequent visitor to Capitol Hill where he pushes for a nationwide system to limit the greenhouse gas emissions blamed for heating the planet.

"The United States is the world’s largest energy user and the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. It is also has the world’s wealthiest and most innovative economy. No other country bears a greater capacity to lead the global response on climate change," Darbee states.

Darbee comes with impressive credentials. He joined PG&E in 1999 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that he held high ranking positions at Advanced Fibre Corporation, Inc., Pacific Bell and Goldman Sachs, where he was Vice President and co-head of the company’s energy and telecommunications group.

A graduate of Dartmouth College, with an MBA from their Amos Tuck School of Business, Darbee also completed the Nuclear Reactor Technology Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

"With climate change as one of the top issues in current public policy debates, the February 2 First Friday Forum offers a unique opportunity to learn and to have questions answered," says Caroline Giers, chair of the FFF committee. She also announces that Tom Vacar, Consumer Editor of KTVU/Fox2, will speak at the FFF, March 7 on Consumer Rights from Energy Prices to ID Theft.

For further information contact the church at (925) 283-8722.