The scientific, technical and economic challenges of adopting renewable energy technologies will be the topic of a lecture by internationally known chemistry professor Nathan Lewis of the California Institute of Technology, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Duane Physics Building, Room G1B30. For information, go to .
Peach festival ripe for picking
The Palisade Chamber of Commerce and the town of Palisade will toast the area’s agriculture Thursday through Sunday at the 40th annual Palisade Peach Festival in Riverbend Park. Several Grand Valley restaurants are teaming up with area growers to feature cuisine with peaches, fruits, produce and wines. For complete information, go to .
STARTING THE WEEK
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INDEX close last week
Dow Jones 11,734.32 +3.6
Nasdaq 2,414.10 +4.5
S&P 500 1,296.32 +2.9
THIS WEEK’S MOVERS
Today
•Weekly Treasury auction
Tuesday
•Commerce Department releases international trade figures for June.
•Treasury Department releases federal budget for July.
Wednesday
•Commerce Department releases retail sales for July and business inventories for June.
Thursday
•Labor Department reports on consumer prices for July and weekly jobless claims data.
•Freddie Mac reports on weekly mortgage rates.
Friday
•Federal Reserve reports on capacity utilization and industrial production for July.
Oil-gas conference taps 70 companies
More than 70 companies with a combined enterprise value of more than $500 billion will be showcased at the Oil & Gas Conference, hosted by EnerCom Inc., today through Thursday at the Westin Tabor Center, 1672 Lawrence St. For information, go to .
AIDS talk the last in speaker series
The final installment of the 2008 McCloskey Speaker Series at the Aspen Institute in Aspen will feature Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who will discuss “The AIDS Era: A Historical Perspective,” 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Walter Paepcke Memorial Auditorium. For more information, go to .
Fire-rescue meet slated in Denver
The International Association of Fire Chiefs’ Fire-Rescue International Conference will take place Thursday through Saturday at the Colorado Convention Center. For more information, go to .
