TRACK EIGHT
Making it Happen
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Track Chair: Patricia Cornelison, AIA, LEED® AP, Arrowstreet
Sustainability in Communities of Color:
Walking
the Walk
11-12:30 Wednesday March 14
Session Chair: John O’Sullivan Francis, Sr, Solar & Environmental Workshop
Session Speakers:
John O’Sullivan Francis, Sr, Solar & Environmental Workshop
Penn S. Loh, Alternatives for Community and Environment
Jonah DeCola, YouthBuild Boston, Inc.
Kenneth Guscott, PhD, Honorary Consul of Jamaica, West Indies
Level: Entry, Intermediate
This session explores existing and potential contributions to sustainability from underrepresented communities. We will look at the topics of population, immigration, and sustainable development as they relate to environmental, community, and social justice issues. Contrasts the social development of Wigton Wind Farm, Jamaica, Cape Wind & Hull projects; and YouthBuild, Roxbury's potential inner-city construction, renewable-energy based, training and skills development program for community youth.
Working Toward Sustainability in the Northeast
2-3:30 Wednesday March 14
Session Chair: Catherine Miller, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Session Speakers:
Catherine Miller, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Christa Koehler, Clean Air Cool Planet
Steve Whitman, AICP, Jeffrey H. Taylor and Associates
Level: Entry
Learn about two exciting efforts to slow global climate change, promote clean energy and encourage energy efficiency—the Pioneer Valley Clean Energy Plan and the Clean Air Cool Planet Toolkit for communities. The Pioneer Valley plan seeks to site 100 MW of clean electricity in the Pioneer Valley by 2010 while achieving a comparable reduction in electricity usage and creating local jobs. The Clean Air Cool Planet community toolkit provides concrete ways to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and implement sustainable policies and projects.
How to Finance your Renewable Energy Startup
4-5:30 Wednesday March 14
Session Chair: Henry K. Vandermark, Solar Wave Energy, Inc.
Session Speakers:
William Osborn, Massachusetts Green Energy Fund
Eric Emmons, Massachusetts Green Energy Fund
David S. Miller, Clean Energy Investor Group
A. Quincy Vale, PowerHouse Enterprises, Inc.
Jeffery D. Wolfe, PE, GroSolar
Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Three early-stage renewable energy companies will deliver their investor presentations to a panel composed of angel and venture investors. The panel and audience will provide feedback to the entrepreneurs in a moderated setting. The panel will include William Osborn, Commons Capital; Eric Emmons, Massachusetts Green Energy Fund; and a prominent angel investor with renewable energy investment experience.