these are the contents of an email a friend sent me--this is happening tomorrow. I think I will go. any takers?

"The September Environmental Breakfast has been rescheduled for October
15th
due to Hurricane Ivan."

"The  Mayor's Environmental Breakfast on Compressed Natural Gas will be
held
in conjunction with the
GNOCC (Greater New Orleans Clean Cities Coalition).  Attendees will be
able
to drive a CNG vehicle and to see
how it is fueled.
Date October 15, 2004
Time 8:00-9:30 a.m. (Allow more time to drive the car)
Place Entergy in downtown New Orleans, near the Superdome, 1600 Perdido
Street
Enter the Entergy facility on Perdido across from the VA hospital and
park
in the lot.  Building 529 is the 2 story building facing the Superdome.
The
assembly
room is the room closest to the Superdome.
Speaker Tammy Morgan of the Baton Rouge Clean Cities Coalition"

"Other items to be discussed are the upcoming Biodiesel and idling
reduction
workshops as well as the LA State Alternative Fuels Vehicles conference
to
be held in January 2005."



"In other news, National Geographic is conducting an on-line survey to
determine how people accross the US feel about spending federal money to
restore our wetlands.  The survey can be found at
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/index.html"

"Please take a moment to register your support for our wetlands."



Yarrow Etheredge
Director, Office of Environmental Affairs
Mayor's Office of Economic Development
1300 Perdido St., Suite 8E06
(504)658-4075