The Rio Grande Foundation, along with Energy Makes America Great, and the New Mexico Utility Shareholders Alliance, is hosting an exciting presentation on energy and America's future with energy policy expert Robert Bradley, Jr. of the Institute for Energy Research.

Bradley has written a new book, "Edison to Enron" that discusses the history and future of the natural gas industry and the electricity industry in the U.S. Edison to Enron is a readable flowing history of two of America's largest and most colorful industries.

The event will be held from noon to 1:00PM on Thursday, November 10 at the Marriott Pyramid which is located 5151 San Francisco Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109.

Cost of the event is $30 if reservations are made by November 3rd. Reservations are $40 if made after the 3rd. Reservations can be made online, via check, or at the door the day of the event. Call us at 505-264-6090 with any questions. Checks can be mailed to us at: PO Box 40336, Albuquerque, NM 87196.

About the event:

Energy is among the most important public policy issues in America today. New Mexico has historically been at the center of the energy debate due to its powerful Congressional delegation and its playing an important role in all aspects of the modern energy economy. Bradley's talk will span the history and future of energy policy and economics.

About the speaker:

Robert L. Bradley Jr. is the CEO and founder of the Institute for Energy Research. As one of the nation's leading experts on the history and regulation of energy markets, he has testified before the U.S. Congress and the California Energy Commission, as well as lectured at numerous colleges, universities, and think tanks around the country. Bradley's views are frequently cited in the media, and his reviews and editorials have been published in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other national publications.

Bradley is a visiting fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs in London, an honorary research fellow at the Center for Energy Economics at the University of Texas at Austin, and an adjunct scholar at both the Cato Institute and the Competitive Enterprise Institute. He is a member of the academic review committee at the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University.

As the author of six books, most recently Capitalism at Work: Business, Government, and Energy, Bradley has applied the classical liberal worldview to recent corporate controversies and energy policy debates. His energy primer (coauthored with Richard Fulmer) is Energy: The Master Resource.

Bradley received a B.A. in economics (with honors) from Rollins College, where he also won the S. Truman Olin Award in economics. He received an M.A. in economics from the University of Houston: and a Ph.D. in political economy (with distinction) from International College. He has been a Schultz Fellow for Economic Research and Liberty Fund Fellow for Economic Research, and in 2002 he received the Julian L. Simon Memorial Award for his work on energy and sustainable development.

He is currently a member of the International Association for Energy Economics, the American Economic Association, Southern Economic Association, and the American Historical Association.