This Saturday, Sept. 20, Newport is the place to be for anyone with an interest in the energy future of Rhode Island. Salve Regina is sponsoring an all-day Energy Conference with an impressive list of speakers and exhibitors, including Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, R.I. Senate Majority Leader Teresa Paiva Weed, Cynthia Giles of the Conservation Law Foundation, Karina Lutz of People's Power & Light, and a diverse list of energy producers, wind advocates, and more. All will share their insight into how going green can save energy and money while creating new jobs. Topics include Solar, Wind, Geo-Thermal, Green Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Renovations and Retrofitting. The conference runs 9 to 5, lunch is available on the site. Suggested donation just $10.

The event is sponsored by Salve Regina University, Channing Memorial Church, and the Aquidneck Island Planning Commission to address global-warming related pollution and strategize among a wide cross-section of participants.

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Aquidneck Island Energy Conference: Share the Power
September 20, 2008
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Salve Regina University O’Hare Academic Center
Sponsored by:
Salve Regina University – Channing Memorial Church – Aquidneck Island Planning
Commission

Exhibitors at the September 20, 2008 Aquidneck Island Energy Conference
AAER Inc. North American Manufacturer of reliable, megawatt-sized wind turbines
that deliver safe, clean energy.
SolarWrights, Inc. is a socially and environmentally responsible business serving
the Northeast with attractive, efficient renewable energy systems, including
photovoltaic, solar thermal, and wind systems.
Newport Biodiesel’s exhibit will contain information of interest to both restaurant
partners and the end users of their product. The exhibit will be staffed by very
knowledgeable Newport Biodiesel employees who include in their display samples of
oil in various stages of production.
RI People’s Power & Light and the Sierra Club, Rhode Island Chapter will
present a feasibility study for an Aquidneck Island energy program, using lessons
learned from the innovative Cambridge Energy Alliance.
Rhode Island Wind Power is a local company creating renewable energy from the
wind and sun using state of the art wind and solar products for all sized projects. RI
Wind Power will have a small sized working wind turbine on display outside at the
event.
Check your energy consumption/carbon footprint: Participants will use an
interactive software program, available all day, to determine their impact on energy
resources and score their performance

Presenters at the September 20 Energy Conference (presenters are still
being added)
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Keynote Address
RI Senate Majority Leader Senator M. Teresa Paiva Weed
Cynthia Giles, Conservation Law Foundation
Mark Dipetrillo, National Grid
Amy Freedman, Minister, Channing Memorial Church
Chris Wilhite, Executive Director, RI Sierra Club
Christine Forster, Middletown Energy Committee Chair
Merrit Meyer, RI Wind Alliance
Karina Lutz, Peoples Power & Light
Steve Ostiguy, Church Community Housing
Howie Brown, RI Interfaith Power and Light
Barbara Batshalom, Executive Director, Green Roundtable, Boston MA
Chris Yalanis, Financial Planner, Smith Barney, Newport RI
Robert Snell, Salve Regina University
Robert Cagnetta, owner, Heritage Restoration Inc. Newport RI
Susanne Rasmussen, Cambridge Energy Alliance