SUSTAINABLE  ENERGY  COALITION

6930 Carroll Avenue, #340; Takoma Park, MD 20912

301-270-6477 x.23; fax: 301-270-4291

kbossong614@yahoo.com; http://www.sustainableenergycoalition.org

 

 

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12th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy + Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum

 

Cannon House Office Building – Caucus Room

U.S. House of Representatives

Independence Avenue and New Jersey Avenue SE; Washington, DC

 

Thursday – May 14, 2009

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

 

 

WHAT

 

On May 14, the Sustainable Energy Coalition - in cooperation with Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucuses - will host the 12th annual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum. 

 

This year’s EXPO will bring together nearly fifty businesses, sustainable energy industry trade associations, government agencies, and energy policy research organizations to showcase the status and near-term potential of the cross-section of renewable energy (biofuels/biomass, geothermal, solar, water, wind) and energy efficiency technologies.  A morning news conference will feature Members of the U.S. Congress while afternoon speakers will discuss the role sustainable energy technologies can play in meeting America’s energy needs.

 

As Congress, the Administration, the business community, environmental advocates, and American voters search for options to address ways to stimulate the economy, “green jobs,” higher energy costs, increased reliance on energy imports, and the potential threat posed by rising levels of greenhouse gas emissions, the EXPO will help address the role that sustainable energy technologies might play.  This will include not only the technical aspects of renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies but also related issues such as economics, jobs potential, environmental benefits, current and near-term market potential, model programs in the public and private sectors, and institutional, financial and legal barriers.

 

The EXPO is free, open to the public, and no RSVPs are required.

 

WHEN

 

Thursday, May 14, 2009

9:00 am – 5:00 pm (exhibits open for viewing)

11:00 am – News Conference (featuring Members of Congress to be annoounced)

12:00 noon – 4:30 pm (speakers to be announced)

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Contact Ken Bossong, Sustainable Energy Coalition* 301-270-6477 x.23; kbossong614@yahoo.com

 

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*Founded in 1992, the Sustainable Energy Coalition is a coalition of two dozen national business, environmental, and energy policy organizations supporting aggressive development of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies.

 

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