Thursday, May 22, 2008

Our Greenprint for a New Clean Energy Infrastructure in the East Bay

Join the Local Clean Energy Alliance for the release of its "21st Century Greenprint for the East Bay." The Greenprint charts the most effective path for the East Bay to ramp up renewable energy production and efficiency programs. The Alliance promotes a vision of a new clean energy infrastructure that brings the East Bay community together by creating hundreds of meaningful green collar jobs and powers the way for electrified transport. Our long term goal is for the East Bay to use 100% renewable energy.  Our near term goal is 50% renewable energy by 2017 with high priority placed on local generation. The closer the Bay Area gets to 100% renewable energy, the less vulnerability to the rising costs and environmental impacts of fossil fuel and nuclear energy.

The Greenprint discusses the alliance's policy platform which includes:
   A Community Choice energy purchasing program which will support local investment in renewable energy;
   Allowing homeowners with solar to sell their unused electricity;
   Strong incentives for homeowners to install solar, as Berkeley is now considering;
   Programs for neighbors to collectively purchase solar panels.

Join us and find out how you can plug in and support a local clean energy future for the Bay Area!

Time: 7pm - 9pm
Location: Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight Way, Berkeley.
Cost: Free.
Info: 510-548-2220 x233. 

http://ecologycenter.org/