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  • Ron Kamen, President of the New York Solar Industries Association (NYSEIA, www.nyseia.org) will discuss the state of New York’s solar energy industry and green economy. Mr. Ron Kamen is also Senior VP of Earthkind Solar (www.earthkindenergy.com), the leading solar thermal energy company in New York. Ron began his career as an energy policy expert in the 1980s when he worked to create Demand Side Management programs that gave the utility industry a financial incentive to invest in energy efficiency, spurring New York’s current multi- billion dollar efficiency programs. In the 1990s, Ron ...Read More »

  • See the video Here Business leaders, politicians, homeowners, building trades and college students discuss the Home Energy Conservation Kits (HECK) project for the Western New York Apollo Alliance. Frank Hotchkiss from the United Steelworkers serves as chair of the WNY Apollo Alliance. The video was edited by Michael Dolce, Cornell University ILR School student. Video and photos shot by Michael Dolce and Art Wheaton, Director of Labor and Environmental Programs Cornell University ILR School. Cornell ILR is a founding member of the Western NY Apollo Alliance and the Western New York Environmental Alliance. Art serves as Co-Chair of the WNY Apollo ...Read More »

  • The Buffalo Transportation/Pierce-Arrow Museum has commenced its campus expansion. Included in the project will be the construction of a filling station designed for Buffalo by Frank Lloyd Wright, but never built.  For more information, read the full article by The Buffalo News.  Robert E. Knoer is a founding trustee of the Museum.Read More »

  • The Baldy Center Environmental Stewardship Working Group and the Canada-United States Legal Studies Centre present: Scott Pasternack, Supervisor for Policy Development, Toronto Environment Office "Who is Building the Better Green Energy Mousetrap? A Comparison of Canadian and US Approaches to Renewables, Energy Efficiency, and Smart Distribution" October 29, 2010 12:00-12:30 Lunch 12:30-2:00 Presentation 509 O'Brian Hall A great deal of green energy activity is happening on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border, whether it's federal smart grid research and development, state or provincial renewable procurement, or local level energy efficiency programs.  Although the end goal seems to be the ...Read More »

  • Saturday, November 13th 2010 (8:30 AM- 2:30 PM) Hosted by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo at City Honors School Click Here for more informationRead More »