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 Electric Wheels and Winds of Change: Sustainability, Alternative Energy, and Economic Incentives

Date: May 6, 2010
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: NextEnergy in Detroit, and simultaneously at Grand Valley State University's Michigan Alternative & Renewable Energy Center in Muskegon.

Save time and gas—attend from either location!

Cost: $85 for section members and non-section members, and $30 for students or government employees

Register: online or by mail or fax to (517) 346-6365

View the Agenda

The morning program will feature

• Senator Patty Birkholz: Great Lakes Wind Energy Act, the Commercial Redevelopment Act, and the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act bills;
• Kenyatta L. Brame, Sr. VP Business Services and General Counsel, Cascade Engineering: The Business Case for Sustainability; and
• A Panel Discussion: A Future With Non-Gasoline Powered Autos with Commissioner Monica Martinez of MPSC, Ms. Mary Beth Stanek of GM, and Haukur Asgeirsson of DTE.

The afternoon program will feature breakout sessions

• Business and economic issues;
• Climate change and regulatory issues; and
• Alternative energy issues.

For more information contact George Curran at gcurran@kotzsangster.com or Alison Waske at (616) 752-2462 or awaske@wnj.com

Hold  the Date!!

Thursday, April 22^nd

4-6 p.m.

Frey Foundation

40 Pearl Street, Suite 1100

Grand Rapids, Michigan

For  a reception and presentation about

EARTH University, Costa Rica.

Host Committee members are:

Marlene Fluharty, Rick Foster, Eleonora Frey, John Frey,
Laura Frey,  Dorothy Johnson,  Christina Keller, Lorissa MacAllister,

Terri McCarthy,  Rachel Mraz, Gustavo Puente, Tim Statler,

George Todd, Becky Wood, Rich VanderVeen

Grand Rapids and EARTH University have a lot in common.

EARTH University is highly regarded as one of the top green

 universities in the world (http://www.grist.org/article/colleges1) and

Grand Rapids is regarded as one of the most sustainable cities in America. 

The presentation will explore our common interests in sustainability

and provide an opportunity to learn more about this unique university and it’s mission to address

global climate change and promote world-wide economic and environmental sustainability.

Earth University prepares 21^st Century leaders and change agents
in the most fragile region in the world – the humid tropics  - by reaching out to young leaders in
Latin America, the Caribbean, and selected countries in Africa.
In their first 19  years, the 1,466 graduates have already made a difference throughout the world
because of their problem-solving orientation and belief in sustainable business systems.

Many people in Grand Rapids and the surrounding areas have visited EARTH University
and support this unique system of higher education through scholarships and other forms of support.

Please join us at the Frey Foundation as we celebrate EARTH University’s 20^th year
and learn how EARTH University continues to impact our changing world,
including a special report on graduates’ work in Haiti.

Scheduled to speak are special donors and representatives of
EARTH University, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and Michigan State University.

A formal invitation will be coming soon.

Sincerely,

Victor Sanchez and Pamela Foster

RSVPs will be appreciated. 

www.earth-usa.org

Information concerning this community event is being provided as a courtesy to Forum members but does not constitute an endorsement of the host organization or of its policies.