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Who Should
Attend?
Government: City
Managers, Commissioners, Supervisors, Department Heads, Environmental
Staff and Agency Directors
Business:
CEOs, Business Owners, Labor Representatives, Chamber of Commerce,
Builders, Engineers, Energy Analysts and other professionals
Civic:
Executive Directors, Program Directors, advocates and leaders of
community based organizations for economic development, and social,
environmental justice
Individuals:
Anyone concerned and passionate about local, clean energy
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Greetings:
We are
excited to announce the first
Bay Area Clean Energy Caucus! As part
of the Green Festival Solution Salon series, this
Thursday evening, 11-13 from 6-9pm, Bay Area
local energy enthusiasts (also known as Locavolts) will convene to
discuss what's working in local campaigns for clean energy including
Community Choice,
Energy Efficiency, Solar Financing, and Green Jobs.
This Caucus
will be followed with a tour of Solar Richmond's facility and live
solar electric installation.
We welcome
you to peruse the schedule and look forward to having you join the
Caucus.
Event Info:
November
13th, 6-9p
Freedom
Hall at Glide Memorial Church
330 Ellis
Street (at Taylor)
San
Francisco
(Four
blocks from Powell St BART)
$5-10 sliding scale. No one
turned away for lack of funds. Every person who attends The Bay Area
Clean Energy Caucus will receive a FREE admission ticket to the Green
Festival!
Sponsors:
Sun Light and Power
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 This
participatory event will roll out in two sections: The first half of
the evening will cover brief
updates on clean energy initiatives in the Bay Area.
Speakers include:
- Ross Mirkirimi of the
San Francisco Supervisors (invited)
- Paul Fenn of Local Power
on Community Choice
- Ian Kim of the Ella
Baker Center on Green-Collar Jobs
- John Rizzo of the Sierra
Club on clean energy in San Francisco
- Kirsten Schwind of Bay
Localize on local clean energy in the East Bay
- John Corcoran of Marin
Clean Energy on clean-energy progress in Marin
Among many others...
The second
half
of the evening involves facilitated topical and regional breakout
conversations.
Breakout Topics 7:30-8:00pm
- PG&E's history in
fossil fuels and energy efficiency, misinformation, and the media
- Collaborating with
unions and Redevelopment on workforce development
- Making sustainable
energy affordable and accessible
- Fighting Power Plants
and LNG
Breakout
Topics 8:00-8:30pm
- Improving Energy
Efficiency and Home Performance
- Building Power and
Raising Money for Clean Energy
- CCA implementation steps
and strategies
- AB32 Compliance for
cities
Food/refreshments
will be provided. $5-10 sliding scale. No one turned away for lack of
funds.
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10am - Welcome and short video,
briefings on Solar Richmond, Richmond Build, and Ella Baker Center's
Green Jobs work locally and statewide
11am - Travel to install site
11:10am - Meet program grads and see
them in action on the roof. Mingle, take photos!
12pm - Tour ends
Meet
SolarRichmondBUILD graduates, hear from Michele McGeoy of Solar
Richmond, Emily Kirsch and Aaron Lehmer of Ella Baker Center, and David
Room from Local Clean Energy Alliance.
Please join
us for this unique opportunity to see one of the
nation's leading organizations actively doing Green-Collar job training
and get a brief update from the Ella Baker Center on the latest
developments on Green Jobs funding and training in California and
nationally as well.
Please RSVP
to: info@SolarRichmond.org or call 510.621.1719. Let us
know if you will need a ride from BART. Don't forget to bring your
camera!
~ Solar
Richmond, Ella Baker Center, & Local Clean Energy Alliance
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