WASHINGTON - TOMORROW, May 5, 2011, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Energy Secretary Steven Chu will host a media conference call to highlight Obama Administration efforts to move the nation towards a clean energy future and reduce America's dependence on imported oil.
Secretaries Vilsack and Chu will be announcing biomass research and development grants to the following states: Florida, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, and South Carolina.
| WHAT: | Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Energy Secretary Chu will host a media conference call to highlight Obama Administration alternative fuel efforts |
| WHEN: | Thursday, May 5, 2011
2 p.m. EDT |
| DIAL IN: |
800-857-5233 Passcode: USDA (Given Verbally) Troubleshooting: 202-720-8560 All callers using the above pass code will be placed in listen only mode. To join the Q&A portion of the meeting, callers are instructed to press *1 on their touch tone phone. |
Media contact(s):
USDA Office of Communications: (202) 720-4623
DOE Office of Communications: (202) 586-4940
