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    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Network Participants, <br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The following briefing is being offered by a non-profit coalition that the GHG Experts Network is a member of.&nbsp; You are welcome to attend, and feel free to forward to those in California that would be interested.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sincerely, Michael<br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp; <br></span></font></p> 
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        <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 18pt;"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">The Offset Quality Initiative (OQI) cordially
        invites Western Climate Initiative stakeholders to a pre-release
        briefing on OQI's forthcoming white paper titled "<strong><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Integrating High Quality
        Offsets into North American Cap-and-Trade Policy</span></font></b></strong>."
        Please join us for a reception with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres that
        will&nbsp; immediately follow. </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
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        <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 24pt;" align="center"><strong><b><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Monday,
        July 28<sup>th</sup></span></font></b></strong><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
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        p.m. Pre-release Briefing, Mission Hills Room</span></font></b></strong><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
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        p.m. Reception, </span></font></b></strong><em><b><i><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">Del Mar Room</span></font></i></b></em><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
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        Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina</span></font></b></strong><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
        <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 24pt;" align="center"><em><span><b><i><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">333 W. Harbor Drive</span></font></i></b></span><b><i><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"></font></i></b></em><em><span><b><i><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">, San Diego ,
 CA 92101</span></font></i></b></span><b><i><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"></font></i></b></em><em><span><b><i><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">; 619-234-1500</span></font></i></b></span><b><i><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"></font></i></b></em><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
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        <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 18pt;" align="center"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Please RSVP to
        krobinson@climatetrust.org or 503-238-1915 ext.209</span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
        <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 18pt;" align="center"><font color="black" size="1" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
        <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 18pt;"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Issues the forum will address include: </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
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        </span></font><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Ensuring&nbsp;greenhouse gas&nbsp;offset quality in
        regulatory systems </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
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        </span></font><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Key regulatory offset policy design principles and
        recommendations </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
        <p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 18pt;"><font color="black" size="3" face="Wingdings"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; color: black;">§</span></font><font color="black" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7pt; color: black;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </span></font><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Greenhouse gas&nbsp;reduction project categories
        best suited for regulatory offset systems</span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
        <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 18pt;"><font color="black" size="1" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
        <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 18pt;"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Presenters will include: </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
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        </span></font><strong><b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Mike Burnett</span></font></b></strong><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">,
        Executive Director, The Climate Trust </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
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        </span></font><b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Gary Gero</span></font></b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">,
        President, California 
        Climate Action Registry </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
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        </span></font><b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Janet Peace</span></font></b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">,
        Director of Markets and Business Strategy,
 Pew Center 
        on Global Climate Change </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
        <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 18pt;"><font color="black" size="1" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
        <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 18pt;"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">For additional information or questions, please
        visit www.offsetqualityinitiative.org or contact Alexia Kelly at
        akelly@climatetrust.org or 503-238-1915 ext. 208. </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p> 
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