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Seminar Descriptions
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| Friday Keynote Dinner |
6:30-9:30 pm Friday |
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| Student Success Panel |
7:30-8:15 pm Friday |
| There are many different types of renewable energy campaigns that have been successfully run by students. Some strategies are better suited for state schools while others are better suited for small private schools. During this panel, you will get to hear from students that have experience implementing a variety of strategies at their schools. |
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| Keynote: Randy Udall |
8:30 pm Friday |
| Randy's slides (83 MB, download first!) Bonus slides (78 MB, download first!) |
| David Hawken's Global Warming: Dodging the Silver Bullet |
| As director of the Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE), a non-profit that promotes renewable energy, Randy Udall has made a career out of turning theory into practice. He has led pioneering policy and market initiatives in Colorado that will keep more than 800 million pounds of greenhouse gases out of our atmosphere over the next 20 years. |
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Renewable Energy Policy:
Southeast vs. the Rest of the United States |
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9:30 am Saturday |
| Larry's slides (6.3 MB), Kevin's slides (106 KB) |
| During the last decade, many states have reformed their energy policies to promote the adoption of renewable energy technologies. Most of those states have not been in the Southeast. This panel of experts will discuss the advantages and disadvantages presented by this discrepancy. |
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Renewable Energy Policy:
What is the Federal Government Doing to Encourage Renewable Energy in the Southeast? |
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9:30 am Saturday |
| National energy policy has a tremendous influence on state and local energy services. What kinds of opportunities or hurdles does the federal government provide for promoters of renewable energy in the Southeast? |
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Renewable Energy Economics 101:
Making RE a Reality Through Markets, Growth, and Entrepreneurship |
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10:40 am Saturday |
| Steve's slides, Christina's slides, Colin's slides, Gerry's slides |
| Many people say renewable energy technology won't take off until it is profitable. What are the market forces acting on renewable energy? Can RE technology compete? Who is doing it and how? |
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Renewable Energy R & D:
Available Technology and Potential in the Southeast |
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10:40 am Saturday |
| Tom's slides, Kevin's slides, Alex's slides |
| What RE technology is practical, economical and readily deployable in the Southeast? These panelists will break down what is ready now, what is just around the corner and what is still years away. |
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Energy and Environmental Justice in the Southeast
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10:40 am Saturday |
| Nuclear power, coal, oil, gas, hydroelectric and incineration all disproportionately affect low-income communities and communities of color. Learn about the life-cycle impacts of these dirty power sources and how they affect people and our environment. |
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Working with Campus Administration
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12 and 2 pm Saturday |
| Getting what you want out of your campus administration can be incredibly tough. Fortunately, tactics and strategies have been developed and documented over years and years of trial and error. Don't re-invent the wheel. Come to this workshop to learn tried and true methods for getting your administration to respond to you in the way you want! |
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Working with Student Government and Building Coalitions on Campus
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12 and 2 pm Saturday |
| It takes patience and skill to build a coalition to support your renewable energy initiative, but if you do it well, your campaign will be practically unstoppable. If you plan on introducing a referendum at your school, this workshop is a must. |
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Working with the Media |
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12 and 2 pm Saturday |
| The media can be a great ally, or, it can rain on your party after every event or action you painstakingly plan. It all depends on how you work with it. Sean, who does training workshops for EnviroCitizen, will be giving a crash course on how to deal with the media. |
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Running good meetings: Facilitation, Consensus, and Accountability |
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12 and 2 pm Saturday |
| Do your meetings drag? Do people feel welcome at them? Do just a few people do most of the talking? Running good meetings is an art. Jillian is a master of that art and is ready to share all. |
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Building Membership: Recruiting, Retention and Diversity
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12 and 2 pm Saturday |
| Whether you are just getting an organization going or are involved in a strong one, building membership is a never ending task. But if you do it right, it is a lot of fun, builds cohesion and strengthens your group by bringing together diverse perspectives. |
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Fundraising/Grant Writing
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12 and 2 pm Saturday |
| Around your schools and online, there are great funding sources available to you. There is no reason your group should be scraping by on a few hundred dollars when you've got big ideas and lots of energy. Dennis is going to show you how to tap into funding you never even knew existed. |
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How Do You Buy Renewable Energy? |
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2:50 and 4 pm Saturday |
| John's slides, Tom's slides, Gary's slides, Kassie's slides |
| Everybody wants it, but how exactly do you get it? There are lots of options for schools and students that want renewable energy. This panel will explore all the options. |
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Do It Yourself Projects |
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2:50 and 4 pm Saturday |
| These projects aren't necessarily going to save the world, but they sure are cool. Learn how to make your car run on vegetable oil, build a solar oven and other cool projects. |
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The Price of Electricity: Adding up the Hidden Costs of Energy Production |
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2:50 and 4 pm Saturday |
| Is renewable energy really more expensive, or, are fossil fuels discounted at the cost of our environment and health? Amber Munger and Douglas Crawford-Brown are going to answer this question and provide you with the ammo you need to talk about the true cost of electricity. |
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Green House Gas Inventories: How to Get One at Your School |
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2:50 and 4 pm Saturday |
| Matt's slides, For software to analyze your schools GHG emissions contact Ned Raynolds with Clean Air-Cool Planet |
| The Kyoto NOW! campaign has got a lot of students asking their schools to commit to the Kyoto Protocol goals regardless of what the federal government does. The first step to meeting those goals is to know how much greenhouse gas emissions your campus is responsible for now. |
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Panel: What Counts as Green Energy? |
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2:50 and 4 pm Saturday |
| Biomass is renewable but isn't quite "clean" so should it be considered "green?" Nuclear doesn't produce any emissions, should it be considered green? What about landfill gas? This panel should produce plenty of discussion and introduce you to some of the hottest debates on the environmental scene. |
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University Buildings: Energy Efficiency & Green Buildings |
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2:50 and 4 pm Saturday |
| Cindy's slides |
| "The cleanest kilowatt is the kilowatt we don't use." Environmentally responsible buildings are both producing energy with renewable energy technology and using much less of it in the first place. Students are playing a major role in the push for "green buildings" on campuses all across the US. Come hear about this vital and exciting field of campus activism. |
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Campaign Planning Workshops
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5 pm Saturday |
| Participants will break up into small groups with facilitators to discuss campaign planning strategies and goals. |
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Saturday Night Keynote Address |
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7:45 pm Saturday |
| Josh's slides are copyrighted |
Author of the biodiesel classic From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank, Josh has made quite a name for himself as a promoter of alternative fuels. His presentation Saturday night won't be the usual stiff keynote. He's going to be spinning a DVD for us and bringing a different kind of energy to the evening.
After Josh's talk, some local bands will be taking the stage to set the tone for a good night of socializing, networking and chilling out. So stick around! |
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Hydrogen: The Future of Transportation? |
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9:30 am Sunday |
| Gerald's slides, Tim's slides |
| George Bush hailed the future of the hydrogen economy in his State of the Union Address, but is hydrogen going to take us where we need to go? This panel will explore the potential and pitfalls involved in implementing a hydrogen future. |
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Using Alternative Technology to Mitigate the Impact of Energy in Transportation |
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9:30 am Sunday |
| Ryan's slides, Kurt's slides |
| How far can hybrid technology and cleaner fuels for the same old engines take us? Are these just stop-gap measures, real solutions or necessary steps towards a cleaner future? |
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Energy Effective and Efficient Transit Solutions |
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9:30 am Sunday |
| Debby's slides |
| Similar to green buildings, the cleanest fuel is the fuel we don't burn. How can we design our cities and mass transit systems to get people out of their individual cars and into more energy efficient people-movers? |
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Environmental Impacts of Travel |
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9:30 am Sunday |
| Jack's slides |
| Which is better? Taking a plane, a bus, driving your car or riding the train for that vacation you've been planning in New Orleans? How do we measure and mitigate the environmental impact of our own travel? It's tricky to do but worth discussing in this workshop. |
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The Next Step in the Student Clean Energy Movement
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| Break-out groups |
10:45 am Sunday |
Based on the following topics which can be expanded or compressed depending on the feedback received Saturday night:
- Renewable Energy Policy: at the State and National levels
- Purchasing Renewable Electricity
- Environmental Justice
- Green Building , Energy Conservation and Efficiency
- Transportation
- Global Climate Change
- Green House Gas Emissions and Inventories
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Closing Ceremony |
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12 pm Sunday |
| Friends of the Earth President, Brent Blackwelder will wrap up the conference with some take-away messages for those that can stick around. |
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