Sunday, February 19, 2012
12:30 p.m.
New England Cable News (NECN)

You can also watch online on NECN’s website.

Tune in this Sunday morning for the latest episode of D.C. Dialogue.  This month, Kristy Lee, Jim Brett, and John Hailer take a close look at the outlook for federal energy policy in 2012.

In the first segment, Congressman Ed Markey, a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, offers his insights on President Obama’s energy agenda and what to expect from Congress on energy issues in the year ahead.  In the second segment, former Shell Oil CEOJohn Hofmeister, who now leads Citizens for Affordable Energy, discusses the latest developments in the energy policy arena.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.

New England Cable News (NECN)

You can also watch online on NECN’s website.

Dassault Systèmes recently opened a state-of-the-art Americas headquarters in Waltham.  The award-winning 27-acre campus is heralded as a showcase for sustainable innovation and has been LEED-certified, demonstrating the company’s commitment to conserving national resources.

Al Bunshaft, managing director of Dassault Systèmes North America said, “We joined the New England Council to introduce Dassault Systèmes into the New England community of businesses and to build relationships with other companies in the area that share the same concerns and face the same challenges.  We look forward to making connections with the New England Congressional delegation to ensure that DS is abreast of issues facing New England and have a voice in the conversation.”

For more information, please visit www.3ds.com. ]]> http://www.newenglandcouncil.com/blog-post/member-spotlight-dassault-systemes/feed/ 0 http://www.newenglandcouncil.com/blog-post/new-report-on-electric-power-industry/ http://www.newenglandcouncil.com/blog-post/new-report-on-electric-power-industry/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:20:22 +0000 eheisig http://www.newenglandcouncil.com/?p=1923 In 2001, The New England Council published a report on energy supply and demand in New England.  Ten years later, in 2011, the Energy & Environment Committee decided to again publish a report on the energy market in New England, this time focusing specifically on the electric market and seeking to provide a more basic introduction to understanding the market.  The resulting report, “State & Federal Rate Regulation of the Electric Power Industry: A History,” was published in this month.

The Council’s objective in preparing the report was to provide the reader with basic information on the methods by which electricity is generated, transmitted and ultimately distributed to the retail consumer; how the rates are determined for both wholesale and retail electricity sales; the philosophy behind the legislative enactments and regulatory processes that lead to our current system; and the division between state and federal regulation of the electric power industry.  The goal of this report is to provide the reader – particularly one lacking a background in or pre-existing understanding of the industry – with a basic understanding of the industry from its birth through the end of the 20^th century, including a basic description of its regulatory history.

Click here to download a PDF of the report. If you would like a hard copy of the report, please contact us at NECouncil@newenglandcouncil.com or (617) 723-4009.

Registration is now underway for The New England Council’s Annual Spring Event in Washington, DC.  This year’s event will take place on Wednesday, March 28 – Thursday, March 29, 2012.

Plans are underway for a briefing with White House officials on Wednesday, March 28 in the afternoon.  Additional details on this briefing–included expected speakers–will be provided as they become available.  On the evening of March 28, we will return to the historic Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building for our Annual Capitol Hill Reception.  The reception is always very well attended, not only by NEC members, but also by most members of the New England House and Senate delegations, as well as members of their staffs.  The two-day event will conclude on Thursday, March 29, with a Congressional Breakfast honoring retiring Congressmen Barney Frank and John Olver.

For a full schedule of events and to download the registration form, please visit the Annual Washington Event page on our website.

Be sure to tune in this Sunday morning for the latest episode of D.C. Dialogue. This month, Kristy Lee, Jim Brett, and John Hailer check in with two of the New England’s top political experts on the race for the White House.  In the first segment, they discuss the latest developments in the presidential race with Republican political strategist Michael Dennehy, a senior advisory to John McCain during the 2008 election.  In the second segment, Suffolk University pollster David Paleologos offers his insights into the race and predictions for the upcoming Florida primary.

Sunday, January 21, 2012
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
New England Cable News (NECN)

You can also watch online on NECN’s website.

Daniel Rosenberg, professor of medicine in the UConn Health Center’s Department of Genetics and Development Biology, is facilitating a study comparing colon biopsies and blood specimens of smokers to those of non-smokers.

The second grant recipient, Bradley Bolling, an assistant professor in UConn’s Department of Nutritional Science at the college of Agriculture and Natural resources, decided to focus his study on antioxidants’ impact on cardiovascular disease.

You can read more about these grants in The Hartford Courant.

Massachusetts chose to focus its efforts on building their capacity for reform. The state established the Delivery Unit within its Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to facilitate the methods of evaluation and monitoring processes required to implement Race to the Top. The BESE approved a new curriculum for English Language Arts and Literacy, as well as Mathematics. The new curriculum will work towards promoting college and career ready standards. Massachusetts also initiated numerous professional development programs for educators to help jump start Race to the Top efforts. You can find the full Massachusetts report here.

Rhode Island directed its vision towards preparing educators for the transition to the new Common Core Standards (CCSS). Rhode Island held Study of the Standards Training sessions, which encompassed sessions on English language arts and mathematics. The state also created a new mentoring program for first and second year teachers to provide one-on-one job-embedded support. To track the progress of educators, the Rhode Island Board of Regents requires annual evaluations for all teachers, based on evidence of student growth and achievement. You can find the full Rhode Island report here .

C-SPAN broadcast the event live on C-SPAN 2, and has made full event footage available on their website.  Click here to watch Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz's remarks and the question and answer session that followed.

It turns out former Utah Governor and Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman is counting on more that his background and experience as he seeks the GOP nomination this year.  Huntsman also has a souvenir from the trail that he and his wife are hoping will bring him luck in the upcoming New Hampshire primary, and it is none other than a Politics & Eggs wooden egg!  As Bedford Patch.com reported this week:

If you have any doubt where Jon Huntsman’s focus is, look no farther than his wife Mary Kaye’s purse.

There, you’ll find a wooden egg with the initials J.H. and M.K.H. written on the bottom.

“It’s our good luck charm,” said the glowing First Lady hopeful.

Mary Kaye said she’s held on to the keepsake since picking one up when her husband spoke at a Politics and Eggs breakfast at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester on Sept. 1.

Of course, it remains to be seen how lucky that little wooden egg will turn out to be next Tuesday, but we’re happy to know that their visit to Politics & Eggs is one that the Huntsman’s won’t soon forget!