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VCV and VPIRG Post-Election Press Conference with Climate Leaders 11/10/2022

From the Vermont Conservation Voters:

Results are in; Vermont voters overwhelmingly elected pro-environment and pro-climate lawmakers in the general election, resulting in a resounding call for action to combat the intensifying climate crisis and support a resilient Vermont.

Several of Vermont’s leading environmental organizations host a virtual press conference to discuss the results of the 2022 General Election, and what it means for Vermonters – particularly when it comes to addressing the intensifying environmental crisis. Hear from advocates and legislative Climate Solutions Caucus leaders on what the election results signify, and what is next for climate action in Vermont.

Speakers include:

Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters

Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG)

Senator-elect Becca White and Representative Gabrielle Stebbins, members of the Climate Solutions Caucus leadership team

Jordan Heiden, Climate Campaign Manager, VPIRG

Johanna Miller, Energy & Climate Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) and Vermont Climate Council Member (Environmental Rep)

New England Mayors & Local Leaders Urge Federal Climate Action 08/18/2021

Join Mayors and City Councilors from around New England for a panel discussion about the impacts of climate change, opportunities for action at the local level, and the need for aggressive action from the federal government. These local leaders are seeing the impacts of climate change firsthand in their communities. Hear about the climate actions they’re taking locally, and why they are calling for significant federal investments in climate, clean energy, justice, and jobs.

Who:
Elizabeth Turnbull Henry, Environmental League of Massachusetts
Mayor Anne Watson, Montpelier, Vermont
City Councilor / Former Mayor Sarah Nichols, Bangor, Maine
City Councilor Jesse Lederman, Springfield, Massachusetts
Mayor Joyce Craig, Manchester, New Hampshire

Town Hall on Local & National Climate Policy 04/29/2019

A town hall style discussion on national and local climate policy. Organized by Sunrise Movement Burlington.

Panelists:

David Zuckerman, Lt. Gov.

Josh Farley, UVM Professor of Ecological Economics

Selene Colburn, Rep.

Julie Macuga, 350 Vermont

Chris Miller, Ben & Jerry's

UVM Student Reps.

Catalysts of the Climate Economy National Innovation Summit 2017: Launch of Accel-VT - Accelerating Climate Economy Businesses 09/07/2017

Ellen Kahler announces the launch of Accel-VT with Neal Lunderville of Burlington Electric Department and Mary Powell of Green Mountain Power.

Catalysts of the Climate Economy National Innovation Summit 2017: Accelerator Speech - What’s Next? Scaling Up 09/07/2017

Jigar Shah is the Co-Founder of Generate Capital, a specialty finance company that builds, owns, operates, and finances infrastructure assets involving energy, water, agriculture and basic materials.

Catalysts of the Climate Economy National Innovation Summit 2017: Accelerator Speech - The Innovation Solution 09/07/2017

Mary Powell is nationally recognized as an energy visionary, positioning Green Mountain Power as a leading energy transformation company. Delivering clean, cost-effective and highly reliable power to customers all across Vermont, GMP offers cutting-edge products and service to reduce costs and carbon.

Catalysts of the Climate Economy National Innovation Summit 2017: Accelerator Speech - The New Climate Economy 09/07/2017

Dan Reicher is Executive Director of the Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance at Stanford University, a joint center of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford Law School, where he also holds faculty positions.

Catalysts of the Climate Economy National Innovation Summit 2017: Climate Economy #FutureFormula Pitch Contest 09/07/2017

Entrepreneurs from across the country have submitted pitches for innovations and practical solutions to tackle climate challenges. Five of the leading entrepreneurs will have the chance to make 6-minute startup pitches to a panel of industry-leading judges. Judges will choose one winner for a $15,000 award!

Master of Ceremonies: Marguerite Dibble, GameTheory

The panel of Judges:
Kyle Clark, Beta Air LLC, and Venture.co
Marguerite Dibble, GameTheory
Seyi Fabode, Asha Labs
Bryan Garcia, Connecticut Green Bank
Danny Kennedy, CalCEF
Jigar Shah, Generate Capital
Janice St. Onge, Flexible Capital Fund, L3C
Robert Zulkoski, Vermont Works

Catalysts of the Climate Economy National Innovation Summit 2017: Solution Pitch: Financing and Marketing Comprehensive Home Efficiency Transformations 09/07/2017

What is the best way to universalize comprehensive home energy and efficiency retrofits while creating jobs and reducing carbon emissions?

Moderated by Carol Weston, Director of Programs and Implementation at Efficiency Vermont.

Tammy Agard is the co-founder and CEO of EEtility, a “B” (Benefit) Corporation and Energy Efficiency Program Operator located in Little Rock, Arkansas that specializes in operating on bill Energy Efficiency programs for the Rural Electric Cooperative sector.

Sue E. Coakley, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships is Executive Director and a member of the Board of Directors. She provides strategic direction for NEEP's development, management and operations, and manages relationships with NEEP's broad base of funders. In her role, she leads NEEP’s efforts to transform markets to provide high-efficiency solutions on a regional scale.

Andy Frank is founder and CEO of Sealed, an energy services company that finances home upgrades with guaranteed energy savings.

Dan Gray - Before joining Empower, Dan Gray served as the Business and Utility Consultant for Williams Allwein & Moser, an advanced energy law firm based in Columbus, where he combined his knowledge of utility rates and regulations with his background in financial modeling to drive value for the customers in complicated energy development projects.

Catalysts of the Climate Economy National Innovation Summit 2017: Spark Speech - Incubating and Accelerating New Business Ventures 09/07/2017

Spark Speeches Lead innovators share Climate Economy innovation success stories, then speculate: what’s next? Participants respond with ideas on next economic opportunities.

How would you revolutionize the energy system through distributed generation and how would that transform the national economy?

Moderated by Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

William Generett is President and CEO of Urban Innovation21

Ellen Kahler, Executive Director of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund nurtures the sustainable development of Vermont’s economy by providing business assistance, network development, research and financing in agriculture and food system, forest product, waste management, renewable energy, and the climate economy sectors.

Dr. Emily Reichert serves as Chief Executive Officer of Greentown Labs, the largest clean technology startup incubator in the United States.

Marilyn Waite of Energy, Village Capital has worked across four continents in venture investment, startups, and renewable and nuclear energy, her vision is a world where sustainability values of social cohesion, environmental consciousness, intergenerational equity, and economic health drive decision-making and business practices.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!