Energy Crossroads 2007, a multi-day symposium that will address global energy and environmental concerns, will begin today with opening remarks by former CIA Director R. James Woolsey and will last until Saturday.

The three-day conference — whose theme is “building a coalition for a clean, prosperous and secure energy future — will feature a panel discussion featuring Ralph Cavanagh, senior attorney for the National Resources Defense Council, and Steve Westwell, vice president of BP Alternative Energy.

Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman will deliver the keynote address on Friday at 1 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. Friedman’s talk is titled “Green is the New Red, White and Blue.”

The event is organized around the premise that policymakers, business leaders, students and environmentalists should cooperate to plan for the world’s future energy needs.

For more information on Energy Crossroads and to see a list of the symposium’s events, visit http://www.energycrossroads.org.