BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Boise X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Boise BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2723460:Event:84169 DTSTAMP:20260811T233859Z SUMMARY:Imagine Local Energy Independence - a talk with Dan Kammen DESCRIPTION:Please join me for an extraordinary opportunity on October 5th. Imagine Energy Independence\nFriday, October 5th, 2012 \n7:00 - 9:00pm, presentation at  Bellingham High School Auditorium\nPresente d by RE Sources for Sustainable Communities\n \"Imagine energy indepen dence\" with Dr. Dan Kammen, founder of the Renewable & Appropriate En ergy Laboratory & Nobel Peace Prize co-recipient with Al Gore.  Dr. D an Kammen will explore innovations in and barriers to building renewab le energy systems worldwide.  Dr Kammen is an inspiring speaker and dynamic leader who has worked across the globe to help communities la rge and small understand the tools available to battle for a sustainab le future. Local nonprofits and renewable energy groups will be presen t to foster a forward-thinking, solutions-oriented discussion. Thank s to our sponsors: Kulshan Cycles, Village Books, the Community Energy Challenge, Ecotech Energy Systems, Azimuth Integral homes, and co-spo nsored by Transition Whatcom.\nMore info:\nRE Sources for Sustainable Communities will host world-renowned renewable energy scientist Dr. Da n Kammen on October 5, 2012 at 7:00 at the Bellingham High School Audi torium. Dr. Kammen will present his talk, “Imagine Energy Independen ce” – a look at the innovations and barriers to developing a local renewable energy system. Donations will be accepted at the door ($7 s uggested). “This talk is particularly timely,” states Crina Hoyer, RE Sources’ Executive Director. “As Whatcom County grapples with questions about fossil fuel use, wind energy and coal export, Dr. Kamm en will offer inspiration and instruction for creating a carbon-free e conomy.”\nThrough his work with Renewable and Appropriate Energy Lab oratory (REAL), Dr. Kammen designs and implements projects in communit ies around the globe. Projects range from solutions for small communit ies struggling to meet energy access needs to large-scale regional gri ds where technologies, policies, and usage patterns are all in play to build energy systems across the planet. In addition to his work with REAL, Daniel Kammen is a coordinating lead author for the Intergovernm ental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. From 2010 to 2011, he was the inaugural Chief Technical Speci alist for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency at the World Bank. Dr . Kammen has founded or is on the board of over 10 companies, and has served the State of California and U.S. federal government in expert a nd advisory capacities. He has authored or co-authored 12 books, writt en more than 240 peer-reviewed journal publications, testified more th an 40 times to U.S. state and federal congressional briefings, and has provided various governments with more than 50 technical reports. Dr. Kammen also served for many years on the Technical Review Board of th e Global Environment Facility. \n \n“This is a truly extraordinary opportunity for Whatcom County,” says Hoyer. “Rarely do we have a chance to learn from leaders and pioneers of Dr. Kammen’s status. H e holds the key to help us unlock the door to our local energy indepen dence.”\n\nFor more information visit http://transitionwhatcom.ning. com/events/imagine-local-energy-independence-a-talk-with-dan-kammen DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20121005T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20121005T210000 CATEGORIES:lecture LOCATION:Bellingham High School WEBSITE:http://www.re-sources.org URL:http://www.re-sources.org CONTACT:360.733.8307 ORGANIZER;CN="Hannah Coughlin":http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profi le/HannahCoughlin ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/ file/get/2270123840?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Nick Was lenko":http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/NickWaslenko ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="David Ma cLeod":http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/DavidMacLeod ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Terese V anAssche":http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/TereseVanAssche ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="jackie O rton":http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/jackieOrton ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="J. 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