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Thank you
Bella
Energy
for sponsoring CRES in 2008.
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As a 501(c)3
nonprofit organization, CRES depends on your support.
CRES is
successful because of the energy and commitment of members,
volunteers and donors. The scope and outreach of CRES will be
enhanced and expanded by further use of technology and the expansion
of paid staff to guide and coordinate the CRES pool of dedicated
volunteers.
Please
consider investing in renewable energy in Colorado! Participate in
the CRES 2008 membership and donation drive
HERE, or mail your donation to P.O. Box 933,
Golden, CO 80402.
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Happy New Year from the Colorado Renewable Energy Society!
While the economy could be in (much!) better shape, CRES
nevertheless looks forward to a very exciting 2009. With a new
President and new ideas about energy coming to Washington, we look
forward to the rest of America joining Colorado in creating a New
Energy Economy!
ASES Report on "Green Collar Jobs Helping to Power Colorado's
Economy"
You probably already received our message from last week about the
exciting new report from CRES's parent organization, the American
Solar Energy Society. "Green Collar Jobs in the U.S. and Colorado"
shows how the growth in jobs for the Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy (EE/RE) industries have already helped create over 88,000
jobs in Colorado by the end of 2007. And that was before Vestas,
ConocoPhillips, GE, IBM, RES Americas, Siemens, and several other
major employers chose to open major EE/RE facilities in Colorado!
You can view the full report, and find out more about how YOU can
find a green collar job, on the ASES website.
http://www.ases.org/greenjobs
CRES Monthly
Meeting on ASES Jobs Report
Thursday, January 22, 7:00 PM (NOTE NEW TIME!)
The first CRES monthly meeting of 2009 will discuss the ASES Green
Collar Jobs report. ASES Executive Director (and co-author of this
report) Brad Collins will discuss how green collar jobs are already
helping to power Colorado's economy. This trend in job growth will
continue if (and only if!) the right policies and leadership are in
place, so it provides valuable material for leaders in Washington,
Denver, and nationwide.
This meeting will take place on Thursday, January 22, at 7:00 PM
(please note the new time for our monthly meetings!), at the
Jefferson Unitarian Church, 14350 West 32nd Avenue (about a mile
west of I-70) in Golden.
Attendance is free for members of CRES, Environment Colorado, and
the Sierra Club; and only $5 for non-members.
Those who can't join us in person on Thursday night can also attend
this meeting online via Live Webcast.
Complete information about this meeting and webcast is available on
the Events page of the CRES website:
http://www.cres-energy.org/events/index.html#nextmtg
A recording of this webcast will also be available through the Event
Archives of the CRES website on Friday, January 23.
http://www.cres-energy.org/events/archive.html
Welcome New CRES
Board Members
CRES would like to welcome the newest members of its Board
of Directors:
- Richard Burns, National Solar Tour Director (ASES)
- Larry Christensen, CPA
- Gerry Fitzpatrick, Electrical Engineer & Business Management
Executive
- Matthew Futch, Utilities Program Senior Associate, Governors
Energy Office
- John Hambright, Greenprint Denver / Jefferson Unitarian Church
- Wendy Larson, Senior Administrative Specialist, NREL's National
Center for Photovoltaics
They will join the following Board Members who will continue
to serve through 2009 (Details):
- Steve Sargent, President
- Thom Johnson, Vice President
- Jeff Scott, 2008 President
- Nate Blair, Secretary
- Rich Garb, Treasurer
- Barbara Farhar
- Carol Tombari
- Bolko Von Roedern
- Seth Kassels
- Rick Coen, NCRES Representative
- Jack Beal, SE-CRES Representative
Join CRES for the CASBA Sustainable Business Legislative Briefing
Tuesday, January 27 at the State Capitol
CRES is a co-sponsor of the Colorado Alliance of Sustainable
Business Associations' (CASBA) 5th Annual Sustainable Business
Legislative Briefing. Speakers will include Governor Bill Ritter,
Speaker of the House Terrance Carroll, Andre Pettigrew from the
Denver Office of Economic Development, and others.
This briefing will take place on Tuesday, January 27, 7:30 - 9:00 AM
in the Old Supreme Court Chambers at the State Capitol in Downtown
Denver. You are then encouraged to visit your own State
Representative and Senator after the briefing.
To RSVP for this event, go to
www.blacktie-colorado.com/rsvp and enter Event Code
"ascjan09"
CoSEIA
Annual Meeting and Summit,
and "Solar
'09,"
February 6-8 in Denver (and Volunteers Needed For CRES Booth)
The Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (CoSEIA) is
bringing the Solar and Renewable industries together again for a
full three days of meetings and workshops. Join us on the weekend of
February 6-8 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel as we make our
voices heard and come together to chart a course for Solar and
Renewable industries. Also join CoSEIA on Friday afternoon, February
6, for a rally at the State Capitol for clean energy and good jobs!
http://www.coseia.org
NOTE: CRES will have its exhibit booth at this event, and we
need volunteers to help staff it throughout the weekend. Please
contact CRES at 303-806-5317 /
info@cres-energy.org if you are available and willing to
help with this effort.
Seeking Volunteers and Donations for Silent Auction at the CRES
Annual Meeting
The CRES Annual Meeting, Dinner, and Silent Auction will be on the
evening of Saturday, May 2, at the Historic Fort Restaurant in
Morrison. Please join CRES and leaders of Colorado's New Energy
Economy on a beautiful spring evening at one of the West's most
historic (and newly green!) restaurants. We'll acknowledge our
achievements in 2008, and look forward to 2009 & beyond.
Online Registration is now available for this event. Space is
limited, so register soon!
http://www.cres-energy.org/joinorder.html#Annual_Meeting
We need volunteers to help secure donations for the Silent Auction
to be held at this event. If you have a solar panel, consultation,
weekend in the mountains, or some other product, artifact, artwork,
or service you'd like to donate on behalf of CRES - or know of
somebody that does - then please contact Shirley Beverly:
303-751-7217 / shirleyandpete@estreet.com
Nominees Needed for CRES 2009 Renewable Energy in Buildings Awards
CRES is also seeking nominations for its annual "Renewable Energy in
Buildings Awards." These awards recognize building owners, builders,
and construction companies for innovative use of renewable energy in
buildings. Categories include Institutional, Commercial, General
Residential, and Off-Grid Residential.
To nominate a new (built in 2008) building for one of these awards,
please contact CRES Awards Committee Chair Werner Duecker.
wduecker@chamberlinarchitects.com
Call for Papers for 2009 Colorado Renewable Energy Conference
The 2009 Colorado Renewable Energy Conference will be held at the
Colorado School of Mines in Golden on the weekend of August 28-30.
This year's theme is "Clean Energy: Pathways to a Low-Carbon
Footprint."
The Conference Committee will issue a call for papers soon, so
please start thinking of topics and presentations that you would
like to have featured at this Conference. We will be looking for
papers regarding low-carbon strategies in buildings; the
transportation sector; the generation, delivery and use of
electricity; and policy/regulatory tools to facilitate pathways to
low-carbon footprints. Keep an eye on the CRES website for
additional information.
http://www.cres-energy.org/conference
Apply On-Line to be a part of the
2009 Denver Tour of Solar Homes
The 2009 Denver Tour of Solar Homes will be on Saturday, October 3.
But planning for the Tour is a year-round effort. If you'd like to
have your home or building considered for the 2009 Tour, we've added
a new web-based form for you to fill out.
http://www.cres-energy.org/events/tour/questionnaire.html
Tom Konrad Blog Entry on
"Avoiding a Carbon Price Backlash"
CRES Policy Committee Chair Tom Konrad has written an excellent
entry on his blog about what to watch for as we move closer to
placing a price on carbon emissions.
http://www.altenergystocks.com/
archives/2008/12/avoiding_a_carbonprice_backlash_1.html
Share
your Memories of
Maurice Albertson with ASES
CRES mourns the passing of CSU Professor, Peace Corps Founder, and
NCRES Member Maurice Albertson on January 11. Over the six decades
that he taught at CSU he was instrumental in developing the
department of engineering and the water resources arena by building
the university's research, graduate and international programs. His
interest in his international students and their experience at CSU
led him to be a founder of the CSU International Center. In 1958 he
was appointed to be the director of CSURF (Colorado State University
Research Foundation) and in that position was a major force in
helping to bring research grant money to the university.
He had a lifelong desire to benefit the poor people of the world.
This began as he worked on water resource projects in many
countries. He founded the South East Asia Treaty Organization
Graduate School of Engineering (later the Asian Institute of
Technology) in Bangkok, Thailand, where many engineers from all over
southeast Asia have been educated. In 1961 he directed the
feasibility study for the Peace Corps for the U.S. Congress, and
worked with Pauline Birky, Andrew Rice and Sargeant Shriver to found
the Peace Corps and to train early Peace Corps groups at CSU. He has
been a leader in institution building in causes for peace,
humanitarian advancement, village development and water resource
management. He has been an inspiration to many people in these
endeavors.
Donations in his memory can be made to his Village Earth nonprofit
organization (
http://www.villageearth.org) or the Maurice Albertson
Scholarship Fund in the Department of Civil Engineering at CSU. A
celebration of his life will be held at 10 a.m. on February 14, at
the First United Methodist Church in Fort Collins. Friends may send
condolences to the family at
http://www.bohlenderfuneralchapel.com .
ASES is preparing a remembrance of Professor Albertson. If you would
like to share your own memories for this story, then please contact
Dona McClain. dmcclain@ases.org
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Renewable Energy in the News
Rocky Mountain News, January 16: “Green Industry Casts Wide Net”
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/16/green-industry-casts-wide-net/
Denver Post, January 15: “Xcel Speeds Clean Energy”
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_11456320
Rocky Mountain News, December 31, 2008: “Heady Days of '06 Wane, but
Plants in Colorado OK”
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/31/heady-days-of-06-wane-but-plants-in-colorado-ok
Rocky Mountain News, December 31: “Xcel, Vestas Put State on Wind
Power Map”
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/31/xcel-vestas-put-state-wind-power-map/
Rocky Mountain News, December 30: “Clouds Over New Energy Economy”
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/30/clouds-over-new-energy-economy/
Denver Post, December 11: “Plan for Clean Power Sent to Obama”
http://www.denverpost.com/newsheadlines/ci_11191402
Sacramento Free Press, December 11: “California Climate Plan
Adopted”
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=AP&date=20081211&id=9445360
Thank you to Bella Energy for supporting CRES in 2008.
http://www.bellaenergy.com/
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