This month we feature profiles of several volunteers who have made outstanding contributions to both the E2 mission and the advancement, in general, of environmentally sound policy and business practices. We hope their stories will encourage you to deepen your engagement with E2.

Laura Berland-Shane (Santa Monica,CA)

Laura Berland-Shane is a Business Development Manager for the Alternative Energy Group at Siemens, where she focuses on solar, but is also involved with automated water meter projects, retrofitting waste water treatment plants and making Siemens more sustainable. Prior to working in alternative energy, Laura was a finance and strategic planning executive and consultant in the media and entertainment industries.

Her path to the renewable energy sector is unique. Her passion for sustainability was inspired during a trip to Guatemala in 2001. She visited a macadamia farm and learned from the farmer/proprietor about the plight of indigenous coffee farmers in the tropical...read more >

	Eric Heitz (Greentech Action Fund), Adam Stern (E2), Former Secretary of State George Shultz and Bob Epstein (E2) met in Dr. Shultz's office at Stanford to discuss defeating Proposition 23. [Click on image for larger version.]

Defeating the “Dirty Energy Proposition” (Proposition 23), an attempt by Texas oil companies to suspend California’s climate and clean energy policies, continues to be the top focus for E2. Because Proposition 23 effectively repeals implementation of California's Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), a “no” vote on Prop 23 this November will allow for the stable marketplace required to cultivate a clean energy economy.

Now that the U.S. Senate has deferred action on federal climate legislation, policy decisions in the states are even more important. Our opposition knows this; thus, their strategy is to derail climate policy in California. If California’s leadership falters, other states...read more >

On July 15, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed the Wind Energy Siting Reform Act, H.4687, by a vote of 101-52. The bill, which previously passed in the Senate, will now head to a House-Senate conference committee to be reconciled and then must be signed by the governor.

Like the bill passed by the Senate in February, the Act strikes a balance between environmental protection and efficient permitting for wind projects. Currently, it is easier for fossil fuel plants to win approval in the state than it is for small-scale wind development. The new legislation levels the playing field for wind energy and will provide a major step towards building...read more >

Three years ago, E2's partnership with NRDC began to be managed under NRDC's Center for Market Innovation, or CMI. Last year, Peter Malik was hired to become the new director of the CMI. In this short video interview, Peter talks about the CMI's mission, strategies and goals. For those of us not in the New York area, it's a great way to become acquainted with Peter. Watch now >>

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