Mr. Hofmeister was known for being a straight shooter, willing to challenge his peers throughout the industry. He launched an extensive outreach program, unprecedented in the energy industry, to discuss critical global energy challenges. Now, he’s a man of a mission, the founder of Citizens for Affordable Energy, a nonprofit association, crisscrossing the country in a grassroots campaign to change the way we look at energy in this country. While pundits proffer false new process of green energy independence or flatly deny the existence of a problem, Hofmeister offers an insider’s view of what’s behind the energy companies’ posturing, and how. He is the author of “Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk From an Energy Insider” which hit bookstores May 25th.  In celebration of his book release, all attendees will receive a copy of his book upon registration in this joint book signing event and dinner.