The Clean Energy Fund and the Environmental Program invite you to attend
The Energy Action Seminar Series

Monday, September 16th, 4:05 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.
413 Waterman building, 85 South Prospect St., Burlington VT
Cosponsored by the Clean Energy Fund, the Environmental Program, RESNR, the Gund Institute, and CDAE
Free and open to the public. Future seminars in this series are listed below.

Energy Planning on Campus: The Role of Universities
Gioia Thompson, Director of the Office of Sustainability, UVM
Aaron Witham, Sustainability Coordinator, Green Mountain College

Gioia Thompson has been working on sustainable practices at the University of Vermont since 1996, where she was appointed director of the Office of Sustainability in 2008. She is responsible for tracking the institution’s environmental performance; recommending environmentally responsible practices; working with students, faculty members, and staff members on environmental projects; and connecting with the Vermont and higher education communities. Recent activities include support of the EcoReps, a residential education program; developing public information for the University’s new LEEDTM Gold certified student commons; analyzing the University’s greenhouse gas emissions; co-teaching a project-based course focusing on the Presidents’ Climate Commitment. Gioia received a B.A. in Environmental Studies in 1987 with an honors thesis on municipal leaf composting, and an M.S. in Natural Resources in 2000 on sustainability in higher education, both from th! e University of Vermont.

Aaron Witham holds an M.S. in Natural Resources from the University of Vermont and a Graduate Certificate in Ecological Economics from the Gund Institute at UVM. Aaron focused his research on alternative economic approaches, sustainable transportation, energy issues, and climate change. He also holds a B.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Maine at Farmington and studied environmental science for two years at Unity College. Previously he served as the Managing Director of the Center for Environmental Education in Maine and the Interim Sustainability Coordinator of Unity College. Aaron’s environmental ethic grew out of his family’s dependence on the land in rural New Hampshire through hunting, fishing, gardening and foraging for food, while harvesting local wood for heat. He enjoys coordinating campus sustainability efforts in order to teach alternative cultures and practice ideas for alternative sustainable systems in the microcosm of a college s! etting.

Optional reading:
American Colleges and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. Available at https://www2.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/commitment.pdf.
The Green Mountain College Climate Action Plan. Available at https://rs.acupcc.org/site_media/uploads/cap/169-cap.pdf.
Investing in Carbon Offsets: Guidelines for ACUPCC Institutions. Available at https://presidentsclimatecommitment.org/node/7495

For more information visit https://www.uvm.edu/sustain/cef/cef-projects/energy-action-seminar or contact Joan White at jewhite@uvm.edu<mailto:jewhite@uvm.edu>.

Parking information available at https://www.uvm.edu/~tpswww/ <https://www.uvm.edu/%7Etpswww/>

Future seminars in this series:

9/23 – Renewable Energy & Vermont’s Working Landscape
Brian Shupe, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Annette Smith, Vermonter’s for a Clean Environment
Adrian  Ivakhiv, Environmental Program, UVM

9/30 – Energy Independence: A European Model
Soren Hermansen, Samso Energy Academy, Denmark

10/7 – Central Government and Democracy in Energy Decision Making: China and Vermont
Frederick  Weston, Regulatory Assistance Project
Joan White, Gund Institute of Ecological Economics, UVM

10/14 – Transportation: The Elephant in the Room
Chapin Spencer, Burlington Dept. of Public Works
Karen Glitman, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Stephanie Kaza,  Environmental Program, UVM

10/21 – Solar City: Green Mountain Power’s Energy Vision for Rutland, Vermont
Mary Powell, Green Mountain Power

10/28 – Growing Renewables: Policy Tools & Programs
Alan Nogee, Formerly Union of Concerned Scientists
David Blittersdorf, AllEarth Renewables

10/28 – Re-Thinking the System: Energy Activism
Tim DeChristopher, Energy Activist, (see film Bidder 70)
Special Time and Place – 7pm, Ira Allen Chapel (26 University Place)

11/4 – Energy Justice: Powering the World’s Poor
Lakshman Guruswamy, University of Colorado
Michael Dworkin, Vermont Law School

11/11 – California: On the Front Lines of Renewable Policy
David Hochschild, California Energy Commission
Chris Recchia, Vermont Public Service Department (invited)

11/18 – Paths to Change: Entrepreneurs, Activists and Political leaders
Tony Klein, Vermont House of Representatives
Beth Sachs, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Duane Peterson, SunCommon
Liz Edsell, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

The Energy Action Seminar Series is a weekly seminar series on Monday afternoons in the fall of 2013 exploring ways to get to 90% renewable energy in Vermont by 2050. Featuring world-class speakers on policy options, political controversy, costs and benefits, activism, and jobs. Get educated about Vermont’s energy future!

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