August 28, 2014
Will the Boom in Solar and Wind Power Propel the U.S. to a Renewable Energy Future?
Solar and Wind Energy Forum
Tuesday, September 16, 7 pm
Oakland Manor, 5430 Vantage Point Road, Columbia, MD
"Lighting the Way" is Environment America's new study of increased solar capacity nationwide and in Maryland. Maryland is number eight in the nation in the most solar electricity per capita. According to the Department of Energy, the U.S. was the fastest growing wind power market in the world in 2012. Recent developments in offshore wind for Maryland will enhance the market for wind in the U.S.
Find out what you can do, individually and collectively, to move toward a renewable energy future. The program is free and open to the public in partnership with the Town Center Community Association.
The League of Women Voters Howard County (LWVHC), HoCo Climate Change, Transition Howard County, the Office of Environmental Sustainability, Legacy Leadership Institute for the Environment, Environment Maryland, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, National Council of Jewish Women and the Sierra Club Howard County are co-sponsoring the Forum.
• Joanna Diamond, Director of Environment Maryland
• Tommy Landers, Maryland and D.C. Policy Director, Chesapeake Climate Action Network
• Richard Deustchmann, Ameresco Federal Solutions, Inc.
• Vanessa Deutschmann, SolarCity, MD
Questions? Contact Betsy Singer at the League of Women Voters/Howard County at elizabethsinger446@hotmail.com