CSG WESTRENDS

The WESTRENDS Board

August 9, 2014

The U.S. in 2015 will chair the eight-nation Arctic Council. The WESTRENDS Board, a program of CSG West that looks at trends affecting the region, provided an opportunity for attendees to learn what the Arctic means for the West and about state and local perspectives in Arctic policy decision-making. 

• Capitol Ideas Today: Change in the Arctic Brings Opportunities, Challenges for States

Speakers: 

Senator Lesil McGuire, Co-Chair, Alaska Arctic Policy Commission, and Representative Bob Herron, Co-Chair Alaska Arctic Policy Commission

 Download the presentation "Alaska Arctic Policy Commission" in PDF. 

Dr. Scott Rupp, Principal Investigator, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Erika Bowman, Vice President of Research and Policy, America's Natural Gas Alliance

 Download the presentation "Future of Energy Development in the West" in PDF.

Jeffrey Phillips, Project Director and Energy Lead, Dawson Strategic

 Download the presentation "Mexican Energy Sector Reform and Prospects for North America" in PDF.