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Oil-industry executives will field questions on future energy demands at a UA-area town hall this evening, the second such visit by oil companies to Tucson this summer.

The ConocoPhillips visit comes less than a month after Shell Oil's president spoke at the University of Arizona about the United States' future energy demands and the need to invest in more renewable-energy sources.

ConocoPhillips, the third-largest U.S. oil company, is visiting 35 markets as part of its Conversation on Energy. Tucson is the 25th town-hall stop to date. RSVPs were required by 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Their visit also includes a stop at Davidson Elementary School, 3950 E. Paradise Falls Drive, on Wednesday morning. ConocoPhillips executives plan to give a presentation on energy to students, after which the students will lead executives on a tour of the school's green design.

Davidson is a school certified in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, because of its energy efficiency and its solar-panel system.

"We want to educate the public, and obviously they (ConocoPhillips) are part of the public," said Art DeFilippo, the school's principal. "They're also part of the solution."

On Aug. 30, Shell Oil President John Hofmeister told a UA town hall that America must find better ways for meeting future energy needs and improving sustainable energy sources. His stop here was part of a planned 50-city tour that Shell undertook amid concerns over the country's energy supply after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the ensuing refinery shutdowns.

"We have an energy crisis, an energy dilemma and an energy insecurity," Hofmeister said at that gathering.

Houston-based ConocoPhillips was among the first to sign the United States Climate Action Partnership, an alliance of major businesses and environmental groups that have pushed the federal government to require significant reductions of greenhouse-gas emissions.

ConocoPhillips has 38,700 employees and more than $160 billion in annual revenues. Wednesday's town hall is hosted by ConocoPhillips and the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry.