Pain at the Pump: What Comes Next in the Gas Price Crisis

A FACS tele-seminar for journalists Tuesday, June 24, 2008

PASADENA, Calif., June 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gas prices have reached
an all-time high and are expected to go even higher. What is fueling this gas
price crisis, and what comes next? To help journalists report the story behind
gas prices, the Foundation for American Communications (FACS) will present a
tele-seminar with Boston University Professor Robert K. Kaufmann, an expert on
gas prices and world oil supply.

This seminar is aimed at journalists who cover business, energy and consumer
issues.

Among the issues this program will explore:

-- What's really driving the current spikes and what's next?
-- Is the world running out of oil? Can the United States insulate itself
from world oil shocks?
-- Is there a reasonable policy response to oil prices?
-- What are the economic consequences of high gas prices?
-- Are environmental regulations responsible for refinery shortages?
Would
a change in environmental policy help solve the problem?

Robert K. Kaufmann, Ph.D., is a full professor in the Department of Geography
and the Center for Energy & Environmental Studies at Boston University, a
position he has held since September 2003. His research focuses on world oil
markets, global climate change, the global carbon cycle and deforestation in
the Brazilian Amazon. His model of the world oil market is part of Project
LINK, a global econometric model that was founded by Nobel Laureate Lawrence
Klein and is now supported by the United Nations.

Dr. Kaufmann has participated in almost a dozen FACS seminars on energy and
climate change - his presentations consistently draw high marks from attendees
for their clarity, timeliness and accessibility.

"Pain at the Pump: What Comes Next in the Gas Price Crisis," a free
tele-seminar for journalists, is scheduled for Tuesday, June 24, at 2 p.m.
Eastern (11 a.m. Pacific). It is presented by FACS and the Society of
Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Participation is free and limited to working journalists. Advance registration
is required. For further details or to register, go to www.FACSnet.org. To
register on FACSnet, click on "Seminars," and then select "Registration" on
the dropdown menu. Registrants will receive an e-mail with more information
and instructions.

FACS is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational institution providing
seminars for journalists on complex issues in the news. FACS is a programming
partner of the Society of Professional Journalists.

SOURCE Foundation for American Communications (FACS)

Jamie Bray of the Foundation for American Communications (FACS),
+1-626-584-0010