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Watch New Advisory Board Member Teryn Norris on Regaining Our Energy Science and Engineering Edge Read More... |
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BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Last Friday I was in Los Angeles, CA preparing to speak on a Focus the Nation panel. I left the panel discussion feeling inspired by the other panelists and their stories. Many had started projects, art sanctuaries and community gardens against the odds of inexperience. These small steps forward for alternative food systems and green lifestyles left me feeling optimistic, refreshed and also ready to return to Portland.
What I would not know until a few days later was that this same Friday, BP’s oil rig began spewing 5,000 barrels of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico. I doubt I would be as optimistic or as bushy tailed in my speech about my job and the potential of clean energy in the American Read More... |
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Walking the Walk All Over the Country As we tie up all the loose ends from our Spring Campaign: Jobs and the Clean Energy Race, we reflect on the two months of work, and some significant changes for Focus the Nation. We are starting to see some themes we can trace through all of our clean energy forums. Throughout the Midwest, states can see the clean energy opportunities right in front of them, but need a kick to make them real. The consensus among these constituents was overwhelmingly the need for more investment to jumpstart the clean energy economy. Across the board our panelists from the clean energy business sector were saying that the grants and subsidies from the government are what allowed them to get started, but this young industry needs more governmentRead More... |
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Michigan Clean Energy Forum! Read More... |
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Michigan State Clean Energy Forum Cross-post from Benton Strong, Consequence 09 In February, as one of 13 Consequence winners, Liz Starke came to Washington to lobby congress for comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation. We were with her when she, along with four other Michigan natives, met with the staff in both Senator Debbie Stabenow’s and Senator Carl Levin’s offices. Now that she is back at Michigan State, Starke is helping lead the fight to educate and gain support at home, knowing that clean energy will be the future and Michigan should play a major role. Stark wrote to us about a clean energy forum last week and just how much they are doing to make clean energy a reality. Read More... |
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Volunteer Coordinator Trell Thomas in Arkansas with FtN! Read More... |
