Secretary Salazar, Senator Reid to Announce Solar Energy Initiatives on Public Lands in the West

On Monday, June 29, 2009, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) will announce a series of initiatives to expedite the development of solar energy on U.S. public lands in the West.  The media availability will be held at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Greenspun Hall, at 10 a.m. PDT.  All credentialed media are invited to attend.  Media unable to attend may hear the announcement via a listen-only telephone bridge by calling 1-888-324-6993 and entering the access code SOLAR WEST.

Who:	Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar U.S. Senator Harry Reid Madison Burnett, Training Director for the Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of Southern Nevada JATC
What:	News conference on solar power initiatives on Western public lands
When:	Monday, June 29, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. PDT
Where:	University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Greenspun Hall, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Media:	All credentialed media are invited to participate
Bridge:	Media unable to attend may hear the announcement via a listen-only telephone bridge call. The toll-free call-in number is 1-888-324-6993; access code SOLAR WEST is required to join the call.

Time Zone Reference

Zone	Test Signal	Program Starts	Program Ends
Alaska Time	9:00 am	8:55 am	9:45 am
Pacific Time	10:00 am	9:55 am	10:45 am
Mountain Time	11:00 am	10:55 am	11:45 am
Central Time	12:00 noon	11:55 am	12:45 pm
Eastern Time	1:00 pm	12:55 pm	1:45 pm