<html><head></head><body style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><table class="m_571331786013972187OuterBGColor" bgcolor="#FFB966" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-color: rgb(255, 185, 102); margin-left: auto; background-image: none; margin-right: auto; background-repeat: repeat repeat; "><tbody><tr><td class="m_571331786013972187MainWidth" valign="top" width="610" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center" style="width: 610px; "><div class="m_571331786013972187MaxMainWidth" align="center" style="margin-left: auto; max-width: 610px; margin-right: auto; "><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="m_571331786013972187BodyPadding" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center" style="padding-top: 15px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 5px; "><table class="m_571331786013972187BorderColor" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><tbody><tr><td class="m_571331786013972187BorderWidth" valign="top" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 1px; "><table class="m_571331786013972187InnerBGColor" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><tbody><tr><td class="m_571331786013972187EmailContainer" valign="top" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; "><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="m_571331786013972187content_LETTER.BLOCK20"><tbody><tr><td class="m_571331786013972187ArticlePadding m_571331786013972187MainText" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center" style="padding-top: 8px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-left: 20px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><strong>10/1 Forum - Localizing Benefits from Offshore Wind: Energy, Economy & Environment </strong><br><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Mf-exrMeKXOgsp-2sD1OycHNj0kCQp59UDYY-B7ry--_6HI_kl3kZUug1DR3lAC6gVA7NUqSh0ci-DScZoV3FpSudidxADdRztIL-rCd7FiZ3SSg5aHenzUU8CZfBFGJPKxaPmza6OukIyd24BRCFd5R-CCGu_38CPnPhM6G8Y4fO-3vKP9m3EsijAkeV216byRIYVJcS0AlHpb0eahaQA==&c=lmuFhbW3CD3mUvmOnpN9zdqIwd4l8IZMcb26EvqLVZ6EDKjgwUCRRg==&ch=IsSBCNfpHfYNgHHYsq4wimVoMIeR2e7UjvQ2yy-oqRVMmKLEoPy0dg==" shape="rect" alt="https://www.sierraclub.org/massachusetts/cape-cod-group" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Sierra Club's Cape Cod Group</a> and <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Mf-exrMeKXOgsp-2sD1OycHNj0kCQp59UDYY-B7ry--_6HI_kl3kZRb8W_WXxmO2OxRrweX-9X77Z0X8l1_AqPG56HNVBFkpOB_3PxhOJ7_VKS7EWSsk4at3PGbWO7wrJC4QuDG8ILzvdfC_SoS6mbO784vZR0muYNSudXwbgcYE_njw1W2aCg==&c=lmuFhbW3CD3mUvmOnpN9zdqIwd4l8IZMcb26EvqLVZ6EDKjgwUCRRg==&ch=IsSBCNfpHfYNgHHYsq4wimVoMIeR2e7UjvQ2yy-oqRVMmKLEoPy0dg==" shape="rect" alt="https://www.350capecod.org/" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">350 Cape Cod</a> invite local residents, businesses, students, and officials to learn more about the potential benefits of Vineyard Wind and other offshore wind projects by attending a forum on Monday, October 1 hosted by Cape Cod Community College. "Localizing Benefits from Offshore Wind: Energy, Economy & Environment" is scheduled from 6:30 - 8:00 pm in the College's Tilden Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public. Beginning at 5:30, representatives from participating organizations will be on hand with information and poster displays. <br><br></font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent; ">"Informed citizens, careful thought, sound science, and active collaboration are essential to accelerate the transition to renewable energy while protecting our fragile ecosystems, benefiting our communities, and creating year-round jobs for local workers," says <b>Keith Lewison, chair of Sierra's Cape Cod Group</b>. "We can do this, starting now." </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br></div><div><b>Community College President John Cox</b> will kick off the forum with a welcome. “Cape Cod Community College is uniquely situated to respond to the workforce needs of our region’s growing Blue Economy, and we are excited at the opportunity offshore wind represents,” says Cox. “Our students come to 4Cs looking for education that they can put to work locally. Energy and offshore wind training perfectly align with this need.”</div></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; "></div></div></div></span></font></span><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br></font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Featured speakers are <strong>Nils Bolgen, offshore wind program director for the </strong><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Mf-exrMeKXOgsp-2sD1OycHNj0kCQp59UDYY-B7ry--_6HI_kl3kZRb8W_WXxmO2_yKVuVXMa8R8cgIzF61bhxtVOSXpP31Gm6ImytYqT9vWoWlHzC9_F2FDENFd4clpJu2ctTJYIIyKQT1eoFPzlSKM5UplrjGgk3MWIgy7fMd_Fo9uj5sw1IzcUMOgtytZ&c=lmuFhbW3CD3mUvmOnpN9zdqIwd4l8IZMcb26EvqLVZ6EDKjgwUCRRg==&ch=IsSBCNfpHfYNgHHYsq4wimVoMIeR2e7UjvQ2yy-oqRVMmKLEoPy0dg==" shape="rect" alt="https://www.masscec.com/offshore-wind" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Massachusetts Clean Energy Center</a>, and <b>Mark Kresowik, northeast director of Sierra Club's </b><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Mf-exrMeKXOgsp-2sD1OycHNj0kCQp59UDYY-B7ry--_6HI_kl3kZRb8W_WXxmO2N9pvgNBdr2NKGgbKqReTge2WXPpSm107VW4ErZQvnkQpfVC_kgt0A2DPJQVykSIChbp-yByVzVgbePT4SEwst16aDWJkzG8-1Iv1piULjFq9ylF3wJTEsjaqF6A7O2UH&c=lmuFhbW3CD3mUvmOnpN9zdqIwd4l8IZMcb26EvqLVZ6EDKjgwUCRRg==&ch=IsSBCNfpHfYNgHHYsq4wimVoMIeR2e7UjvQ2yy-oqRVMmKLEoPy0dg==" shape="rect" alt="https://content.sierraclub.org/coal/" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Beyond Coal Campaign</a><b>.</b> <br><br>Bolgen will address the state's first-mover initiatives to capitalize on regionally abundant offshore wind resources, as well as provide overviews of Vineyard Wind and future projects. Kresowik will discuss the benefits of harnessing offshore wind while also protecting North Atlantic right whales, other marine mammals, birds, and fisheries. <br><br>The forum also will feature an expert panel focusing on specific local opportunities and issues. Panelists include <strong>Chris Adams from the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, Richard Andre from Vineyard Power, Don Keeran from Association to Preserve Cape Cod, Nate Mayo from Vineyard Power, and Chris Powicki from Cape Cod Community College</strong>. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br></font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">"Cape Codders are already feeling the effects of climate change," says <b>Lisa Coedy, coordinator of 350 Cape Cod</b>. "We need to capitalize on the opportunity to host the nation's first large-scale offshore wind farm and at the same time lay the foundation required to localize benefits from future projects." </font></span></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br></div></div></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><div><table class="m_571331786013972187OneColumnMobile" width="568" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><div align="center"><img vspace="0" border="0" name="m_571331786013972187_ACCOUNT.IMAGE.56" hspace="0" width="568" src="http://files.constantcontact.com/f8479599001/5ad4abb8-04aa-447d-ac58-edf39251929e.jpg"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></body></html>