Fwd: Don't miss CLEAN POWER, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE May 10

[June Brashares]

The Clean Power, Healthy Communities III Conference is on May 10th in Oakland, CA.  
Last year's conference sold out, so please  Register Now!   
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The  Clean Power, Healthy Communities Conference is the Bay Area's premiere event for bringing the benefits of local renewable power to our communities.
 
Join a diverse cross-section of climate activists, clean energy businesses, trade unionists, environmental justice advocates, and public officials working to address climate change while promoting clean energy jobs, equitable economic development, and healthy communities.  Read more at: http://www.localcleanenergy.org/Clean-Power-Healthy-Communities-iii

“It's been some time since I have participated in a conference as relevant and purposeful… I was completely amazed.”
— Pedro Rosado, District Rep for Sen. Loni Hancock

Watch our feature preview video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKcsO1zotW4

about the Conference-

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Clean Power, Healthy Communities Conference 
May 10th, 2012    8am-5pm
at the California Endowment, 1111 Broadway, 7th Floor, Oakland, CA

Register Now at: 
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2012 Conference Program includes: 

Plenary: What’s at Stake for Bay Area Communities 

Oscar Grande, People Organizing to Demand Environmental & Economic Rights (PODER)
Lisa Maldonado, North Bay Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Jamie Henn and Alysse Heartwell, 350.org
Moderator: Kirsten Schwind, Bay Localize

Plenary: The Blueprint and How We Get There 
 Bay Area Smart Energy 2020 (BASE 2020) report and the Bay Area Renewable Power Action Plan

Bill Powers, Powers Engineering
Bruce Riordan, Bay Area Joint Policy Committee
Miya Yoshitani, Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)
Lisa Hoyos, Blue-Green Alliance
Moderator: Francesca Vietor,  The San Francisco Foundation, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Breakouts: Projects that Demonstrate Movement

Energy Efficiency Collaborations
Emerald Cities: Avni Jamdar, Emerald Cities San Francisco
Sonoma County's Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program: Sheila Berger, Sonoma County Energy Independence Program

Overcoming Barriers
Solar Permitting Project: Carla Din, East Bay Green Corridor
Grid Interconnect: Ted Ko, Clean Coalition

Solar in Our Communities
HELiOS Project (Solar on Schools): Tom Kelley, Kyoto USA
Regional Renewable Energy Procurement Project (R-REP): Kayla Platt, Alameda County
Solar Affordable Housing Program: Maura McKnight, GRID Alternatives

Keynote Address: The Political Challenge and How to Address It 

Bill Gallegos, Communities for a Better Environment (CBE)

Breakouts: Game-Changing Initiatives 

Community Choice Energy: Building Local Renewable Assets

Paul Fenn, Local Power, Inc.
Sarah Rizk, Environmental Protection Agency
Tony Seba, author Solar Trillions and lecturer Stanford University

Feed-in Tariffs: AB 1990
Moderator: Miya Yoshitani, Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)
Shana Lazerow, Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) (invited)
Paul Gipe, author, advocate, and renewable energy industry analyst
Ted Ko, Clean Coalition

Legislative Q&A 

Nancy Skinner, California Assembly Member 14th District

Be part of the most dynamic cross-sectoral meeting of minds on ramping up clean energy in the Bay Area.  Register Today at 

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 Tickets: General admission is $75/ Alliance member tickets are $60.
Special Alliance membership + conference ticket for just $85!
Includes continental breakfast, lunch, and conference materials.

Live video Streaming also available for $10 for out-of-towners or those who cannot attend.


Note: Bike to Conference!
Clean Power, Healthy Communities coincides with Bike to Work Day  this year. What better way to celebrate clean power and healthy communities than by bicycling to the conference? The East Bay Bicycle

Coalition will be providing free bike valet parking two blocks away at 14th and Broadway from 7 AM to 6 PM. And there's more bike parking at the Bike to Work after party in old Oakland at 8th and 9th, from 4:30 PM until 8:30 PM.
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Last year's Clean Power, Healthy Communities sold out quickly, so please  

Register now at 
https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=48a886

Join Clean Power, Healthy Communities on May 10

You'll be glad you did.


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