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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>This program is tonight - Tuesday- at 7pm - sorry about the incorrect subject line yesterday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Joan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Joan Muller<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Education Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>149 Waquoit Hwy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Box 3092<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Waquoit, MA 02536<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>508-457-0495 x107<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>www.waquoitbayreserve.org<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Muller, Joan (DCR) <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 14, 2012 7:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> semco@whoi.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> CIRenew Forum: Wednesday, Waquoit Bay Reserve<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="98%" style='width:98.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#339900'>May 15 CIRenew Forum Features Thought Leader Gordian Raacke on New Approaches for Promoting Renewable Energy <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Gordian Raacke, one of the leading energy advocates and activists in the U.S. northeast, is featured speaker at a forum on May 15 at 7:00 pm at <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001BvgK1ysYrmMOQIxoXN3pBNUzvNqbscA_uXVGcm_Q9_WMtQTDxaWTkudk5HKrQyDMmZrthquDnoaG1iey9CLN-qWi-5g6W017QbaUC00w7J8qW7o153-6GzeJn_8ZZm6e" target="_blank">Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve</a> on Rte 28 in East Falmouth (<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001BvgK1ysYrmPgq1OLqLIS3ocpy-mVBUkKH3jXG43EGDxQfw47gQ5ZXozlSbGCHSZ-R3UCDpDrgt6xuM9QcaAzqAuAc5oiE94f9Bgpuhqw3L-fuwwMQPKe7ftBnTSglgQ9ALwgJEVhtbA=" target="_blank">directions</a>). This event, free and open to the public, is sponsored by CIRenew. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Gordian Raacke is the founder and executive director of <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001BvgK1ysYrmNqbDE14Lm5yhxuZm6WG5PgcdH08EHiXHeHjxKP9T49iObHAcabYQDMqDlalw5ZEzemKxJM7lY7Mb9VakxY5bDo1WvV2SNEtRs5Kd9qcmTSccGEKKkCN6_1jzrPrc-ubss=" target="_blank">Renewable Energy Long Island</a> (RELI), a nonprofit organization promoting sustainable energy practices. He established <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001BvgK1ysYrmPgVasK-KAJ7RyUiT2m9YjhYEw0bCAFkFoaWt_-dt5v3yviOX3OkRn3pyO3m_2lvDWVU3IqZZPNqZat1xHYyzkAqC2C9SSSoCQ=" target="_blank">WindWorks4LI</a>, an environmental coalition supporting creation of the Long Island Offshore Wind Park in conjunction with utilities and developers. He helped spur recent adoption of a solar energy feed-in tariff by Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), following the lead of Germany, other countries, and some U.S. regions that have applied this policy mechanism to accelerate solar energy development. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Mr. Raacke is traveling to Cape Cod as an invited speaker at the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001BvgK1ysYrmPLDAa18tNG124LEnJ3cu_my5FMfzUWmCJ71EKIPE4Byc7boIqOjqqhPbP-OIkQ1UC2qdbiNBzMm7yfZx_eIMJAOIRjwL5nvdozHpl32nex7BlTtenfHT1G" target="_blank">SmarterCape Summi</a>t on May 14-15. With RELI, he has helped build the solar and green building markets on Long Island, inventory greenhouse gas emissions to inform community planning across the region, and connect consumers with clean energy companies through the Long Island Green Guide. He is a founding member of the Alliance for Clean Energy New York, serves on LIPA advisory bodies, and is a member of the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Advisory Group, the Long Island Carbon Footprint Project Steering Committee, and numerous town and county government committees and task forces. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>From 1993-2003, Gordian served as executive director of a court-appointed utility watchdog group. He also worked as a consultant to the Suffolk County Legislature and LIPA. Mr. Raacke holds a degree in Civil Engineering and lives in his energy-efficient and solar-powered home in East Hampton, NY.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>