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An Energy Newsletter for Local Governments

Great Valley Center’s Green Momentum Conference, May 7-8

With an abundance of sunshine and bio fuels, and a growing population - the "New Green" offers plenty of opportunities for the Central Valley. New strategies! New Opportunities: New Rules and New Priorities!

Join business owners, policymakers, community leaders and advocates who are shaping California's fastest growing region. The conference in Sacramento will highlight opportunities in:

  • Health
  • Growth
  • Air Quality
  • Transportation
  • Arts & Culture
  • Community Development & Environment
  • Agriculture
  • Land Use
  • Youth Programs
  • Technology
  • Energy
  • Climate

Register online today.

Program includes:

  • Neal Peirce, Washington Post Writers Group on Mega-Regions and Sustainability
  • Peter Liu, New Resource Bank, Opportunities in a Green Economy
  • Gail Christopher, Kellogg Foundation, The environment and your health
  • Jim Pelley, Taking it all Home
  • Next 10's Green Innovation Index

Breakout sessions on:

  • Clean Energy Opportunities
  • Local partnerships for environmental stewardship
  • The literature of the central valley
  • Local strategies to address climate change
  • Language barriers to community participation
  • Creating regional food systems
  • Energy designed homes
  • Developing the next generation of environmental stewards
  • Great Valley Greenways
  • Urban forestry's new role

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