[SEMCO] CIRenew Forum: Waquoit Bay Reserve: Tonight!

Tue May 15 09:41:29 EDT 2012

This program is tonight - Tuesday- at 7pm -  sorry about the incorrect subject line yesterday.

Joan

Joan Muller
Education Coordinator
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
149 Waquoit Hwy.
Box 3092
Waquoit, MA 02536
508-457-0495 x107
www.waquoitbayreserve.org

From: Muller, Joan (DCR)
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 7:04 PM
To: semco at whoi.edu
Subject: CIRenew Forum: Wednesday, Waquoit Bay Reserve

May 15 CIRenew Forum Features Thought Leader Gordian Raacke on New Approaches for Promoting Renewable Energy

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 Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001BvgK1ysYrmMOQIxoXN3pBNUzvNqbscA_uXVGcm_Q9_WMtQTDxaWTkudk5HKrQyDMmZrthquDnoaG1iey9CLN-qWi-5g6W017QbaUC00w7J8qW7o153-6GzeJn_8ZZm6e> on Rte 28 in East Falmouth (directions<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001BvgK1ysYrmPgq1OLqLIS3ocpy-mVBUkKH3jXG43EGDxQfw47gQ5ZXozlSbGCHSZ-R3UCDpDrgt6xuM9QcaAzqAuAc5oiE94f9Bgpuhqw3L-fuwwMQPKe7ftBnTSglgQ9ALwgJEVhtbA=>). This event, free and open to the public, is sponsored by CIRenew.

Gordian Raacke is the founder and executive director of Renewable Energy Long Island<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001BvgK1ysYrmNqbDE14Lm5yhxuZm6WG5PgcdH08EHiXHeHjxKP9T49iObHAcabYQDMqDlalw5ZEzemKxJM7lY7Mb9VakxY5bDo1WvV2SNEtRs5Kd9qcmTSccGEKKkCN6_1jzrPrc-ubss=> (RELI), a nonprofit organization promoting sustainable energy practices. He established WindWorks4LI<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001BvgK1ysYrmPgVasK-KAJ7RyUiT2m9YjhYEw0bCAFkFoaWt_-dt5v3yviOX3OkRn3pyO3m_2lvDWVU3IqZZPNqZat1xHYyzkAqC2C9SSSoCQ=>, 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.

Mr. Raacke is traveling to Cape Cod as an invited speaker at the SmarterCape Summi<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001BvgK1ysYrmPLDAa18tNG124LEnJ3cu_my5FMfzUWmCJ71EKIPE4Byc7boIqOjqqhPbP-OIkQ1UC2qdbiNBzMm7yfZx_eIMJAOIRjwL5nvdozHpl32nex7BlTtenfHT1G>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.

>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.

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