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Loyal reader Donna wants us all to know about a sustainable energy symposium tomorrow at Brevard College. Sounds like they’ve got a great line-up. Like we told Donna, the more 70-degree winters we have, the more we’ll be talking about this. But then we saw that gas down the street is under 2 bucks a gallon. We’re so confused!
Anyway, here’s the info from Donna:
Brevard College and the Pisgah Group of Sierra Club have worked together in organizing a sustainable energy symposium. It will be held on Saturday at the Porter Center (with seating for 700) on the Brevard College Campus. Nationally recognized speakers and local experts will be speaking on a variety of subjects related to sustainable energy. At the breaks, people can mingle with the speakers or step outside to examine a variety of alternative energy vehicles and interesting displays. And it is entirely FREE!
Here is the line up and schedule. Hope you can make it, and hope you might see your way clear to give us a boost in your blog.
Sustainable Energy: What, Why, and How
Saturday, January 20, 2007 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Porter Center
Brevard College
Keynote Address:
9:10 a.m.- Dr. William Schlesinger, James B. Duke Professor, Biogeochemistry & Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University
“Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change and a New Energy Future”
9:55 a.m.- Dr. Clay Ballantine, Physician, Asheville Hospitalist Group
“The Health Effects of Air Pollution”
10:25-10:40 a.m.-Short Break
10:40 a.m.- Margie Meares, Executive Director, Clean Air Community Trust, Asheville, NC
“Educate, Energize, Empower: Creating Our Own Energy Future”
11:10 a.m.- Larry Shirley, Director, NC State Energy Office, Raleigh, NC
“Sustainable Energy Strategies for North Carolina”
11:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.-Questions & Discussion of Morning Session.
12:00-1:10 p.m.-Lunch Break
1:15 p.m.- Brian Winslett, Director, Blue Ridge Biofuels, Asheville, NC
“Biofuels: Energy from Waste”
1:45 p.m.- Ned Doyle, Director, SEE Expo
“The Pros & Cons of Sustainable Energy”
And
Tomas Koenig, Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc, Hendersonville,
“Practical Solar Energy”
2:25 p.m.- Dr. Robert Cabin, Professor, Department of Science and Math, Brevard College
“Sustainable Energy on Campus”
2:55 p.m.- Dr. Dee Eggers, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, UNC Asheville
“Transcending Illusions of Division Among Energy, Environment, Health, and Economic Issues: Convergent Solutions are the Only Solutions”
4:00 p.m.-Close
Among the exhibitors are:
“Green'”buildings ——— Innova Homes.
Hybrid Vehicles ——— private owners.
Biodeisel vehicle ——— Blue Ridge Biofuels.
Solar Energy ——— Advanced Thermal Solutions.
Energy Conservation ——— Waste Reduction Partners
