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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>State Clean Energy Advisor to Provide
Update</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Watson special guest at May 21
meeting of CIRenew</span></font></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Greg Watson, a senior member of Governor Deval Patrick’s energy
team, will be featured speaker at a forum sponsored by the </span></font>Cape
and Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative (CI<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Renew</span></i>)
in Waquoit on May 21. The forum, “Common Wealth: Making Clean Energy Work
for Massachusetts,” is free and open to the public; it runs from 7-9 p.m. at the <a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/"
title="blocked::http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/"><font color=black
title="blocked::http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/"><span
title="blocked::http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/"><span
title="blocked::http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/"><span style='color:black;
text-decoration:none'><span title="blocked::http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/">Waquoit
Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve</span></span></span></font></span></a>
on Route 28 in the Waquoit section of Falmouth. Light refreshments will be
served.</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Watson is senior advisor for Clean Energy Technology with the Massachusetts
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and Vice President for
Sustainable Development with the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. At the
CIRenew event on May 21, he will give an update on state policies and
opportunities regarding clean energy, economic development, and climate change.
</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The skyrocketing costs of fossil fuels and their impacts on local
residents and our economy are already critical concerns, and they represent
looming threats. Watson will talk about Governor Patrick’s near- and
long-range plans to address these issues and other challenges through
conservation, efficiency, and renewable energy. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>“Greg’s knowledge of the Cape and his inside post with the
Patrick administration will shed light on the actions the Commonwealth is
taking to help struggling consumers pay their bills and to maximize local
advantage from efficiency, wind, solar, and other clean options,” said
Chris Powicki, president of CIRenew.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Watson, a resident of </span></font>Falmouth, is known to many on the Cape
as former Executive Director of the New Alchemy Institute. Currently, Watson is
taking the lead for the state on the <a
href="http://www.masstech.org/renewableenergy/owec.htm"
title="blocked::http://www.masstech.org/renewableenergy/owec.htm"><font
color=black title="blocked::http://www.masstech.org/renewableenergy/owec.htm"><span
title="blocked::http://www.masstech.org/renewableenergy/owec.htm"><span
title="blocked::http://www.masstech.org/renewableenergy/owec.htm"><span
style='color:black;text-decoration:none'><span
title="blocked::http://www.masstech.org/renewableenergy/owec.htm">Offshore Wind</span></span></span></font></span></a><a
href="http://www.masstech.org/renewableenergy/owec.htm"
title="blocked::http://www.masstech.org/renewableenergy/owec.htm"><font
color=black title="blocked::http://www.masstech.org/renewableenergy/owec.htm"><span
title="blocked::http://www.masstech.org/renewableenergy/owec.htm"><span
title="blocked::http://www.masstech.org/renewableenergy/owec.htm"><span
style='color:black;text-decoration:none'><span
title="blocked::http://www.masstech.org/renewableenergy/owec.htm"> Collaborative</span></span></span></font></span></a>,
working with the U.S. Department of Energy and GE. Other roles include
Executive Director of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative; with Second
Nature as its Director of Educational Programs; director of The Nature
Conservancy’s Eastern Regional Office; and Commissioner of the
Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture. Watson serves on the board of
directors of Ocean Arks International and the Henry A. Wallace Institute for
Alternative Agriculture.</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The meeting will conclude with Q&A and time for conversation and
networking. Information will be available on CI<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Renew</span></i>
membership and on local clean energy programs and activities. To learn more
about CI<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Renew</span></i>, visit <a
href="http://www.cirenew.org/" title="blocked::http://www.cirenew.org/">www.cirenew.org</a>.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>Joan Muller</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>508-457-0495 x107</span></font></p>
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