E2 Meeting with Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Sharon Burke (Seattle) Focus Meeting

Monday, January 28, 2013 (2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Pacific)
January 28, 2013 E2 meeting with Sharon E. Burke, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, U.S. Department of Defense.

Seattle, Washington. Meeting slides here: http://www.e2.org/jsp/controller?docId=31184

Ocean Frontiers Webinar and Film Screening (West Coast) SpecialEvent

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific)
Two years ago, President Obama established the nation’s first comprehensive policy to protect the long-term health of our oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes. The National Ocean Policy was a landmark victory for ocean life, and for all of us who love, use, and make a living off the ocean. While implementation of the National Ocean Policy is just beginning, best practices of improved ocean management are already being applied around the U.S., resulting in mutual benefits for the marine environment and coastal communities.

Please join a special NRDC webinar to learn about National Ocean Policy, and why we need more efficient and effective management of our coasts and oceans.  Experts will also share compelling examples of West Coast initiatives to engage  stakeholders – from fishermen to conservationists -- in ocean management, and to apply sound science to decision-making.

Invitations have been sent. Please contact Erik Chen for more information.

Portland: Towards Zero Waste: How Close Can We Get? Focus Meeting

Thursday, June 14, 2012 (11:45 AM - 1:30 PM Pacific)
Portland is a leader in rethinking, reducing and recycling waste, with some of the most innovative companies and projects in the country.  How do we push the envelope, and get to Zero Waste?

And its goes beyond recycling discarded materials. It’s about considering the flow of resources through our economy and creating new business models to eliminate waste. Each step in the waste cycle gives rise to opportunities for companies to innovate, realize savings and create new revenue streams.

Join us for a roundtable with local entrepreneurs and leaders, who will share their experience on the opportunities and challenges as they progress toward zero waste goals, and discuss the innovative approaches and policies that can help get us there.

Martin Tull heads the Green Sports Alliance, a national force in promoting recycling and sustainability initiatives within professional sports…the Blazers and the Rose Garden Arena being prime examples.
Lew Feucht of Agilyx, a Portland alternative energy company that converts difficult-to-recycle plastics into crude oil, offers new approaches to recycling low commodity value waste that is currently landfilled. 
Darby Hoover of NRDC will again be on hand to moderate and provide a national perspective.

Additional Speakers to be announced.

The Acid Test: Oceans Acidification and the Pacific Northwest (Portland, OR) EcoSalon

Monday, September 12, 2011 (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pacific)
Healthy, resilient oceans are essential to the world’s ecosystems and economies. The threats of overfishing, pollution and destructive resource extraction practices are obvious.  However, perhaps the biggest threat to the oceans is invisible: the increasing acidification of ocean waters resulting from increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. As ocean waters are becoming more acidic, shell producing species are declining, putting the entire marine food chain at risk. The consequences of ocean acidification are especially critical for the Pacific Northwest, where the fishing, tourism, and recreation industries greatly depend on a vibrant and productive ocean ecosystem.

Join E2 for an evening EcoSalon on the threat of oceans acidification, as well as efforts underway to advance sustainable practices and policies. Our speakers will include Congressman Brian Baird (D-WA), who during his tenure in the House was the Chair of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment and a leading voice in Washington for addressing ocean acidification, NRDC Oceans Attorney Leila Monroe (see her blog), and Amy Grondin (see bio), a commercial fisherman from the fishing vessel the Duna, Sustainable Seafood Consultant and Commercial Fishing Outreach Specialist. This event will also feature a screening of the NRDC short film "Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification", narrated and promoted by actress Sigourney Weaver.

Contact Kevin Levy (klevy@nrdc.org), E2 Program Assistant, with any questions.

Power Past Coal: Exclusive tele-briefing on proposed West Coast coal-export facilities SpecialEvent

Thursday, June 9, 2011 (3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Pacific)
Climate Solutions invites E2 members to join an exclusive briefing on the proposed West Coast coal-export facilities in Bellingham and Longview, WA as part of their ongoing "Power Past Coal" campaign. E2 has been active in the effort to thwart the development of these projects, which would make the region a pass-through for dirty energy and would create few jobs. Instead, E2, Climate Solutions, and other partner organizations advocate for a move toward a clean energy future, which would create far more good jobs in the area, while reducing harmful pollution and damage to the natural environment on which many industries rely. On this call, Climate Solutions Senior Advisor Ross Macfarlane and Policy Director KC Golden will set out the context of the efforts against the coal-export facilities, followed by Campaign Director Beth Doglio with the latest on the campaign and how business leaders in the Northwest can make a difference.

E2 members should RSVP by email to Bonnie Frye-Hempill (bonnie@climatesolutions.org) to acquire call-in details.

Energy Efficiency Policies to Spur Oregon Job Creation Now (Northwest) TeleSalon

Friday, February 25, 2011 (1:00 PM - 1:40 PM Pacific)
Oregon’s unemployment rate hangs at over 10% and the state faces a $3.5 billion budget deficit. Meanwhile, buildings are responsible for about one-third of Oregon’s greenhouse gas emissions and are one of the fastest growing sources of emissions in the state. What policies can be used to spur economic activity, put people back to work, and help build the clean energy economy? According to national data, energy efficiency projects are not only one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also a cost-effective way to create jobs. For every $1 million invested in energy efficiency, up to 17 direct and indirect jobs can be created. That’s more than new road construction and up to 3 times the number of jobs created per $1 million invested by traditional energy sectors, such as oil and gas development. Governor Kitzhaber has already identified energy upgrades in schools as a top economic priority—but there are many other energy efficiency opportunities available throughout Oregon’s economy, in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors. Jana Gastellum, representing a coalition of groups advancing energy efficiency policies in the 2011 legislative session, will discuss the economic benefits of energy efficiency. She will be joined by Andrea Salinas, OEC’s Legislative Director and Ralph Cavanagh, Co-director of the Energy Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, to present these issues and how E2 will be able to help advance energy efficiency policies this year.

Invitations have been emailed to E2 members and friends. Contact Tommy Hayes (thayes@nrdc.org) with any questions.

Washington Policy Briefing: Should Washington be a hub for coal exporting to Asia? (Seattle, WA) Focus Meeting

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Pacific)
With the Senate's failure to adopt strong clean-energy and climate policy, the spotlight has shifted back to leadership states.

E2 Pacific Northwest will be co-sponsoring a Focus Meeting with our regional partner Climate Solutions, on Wednesday, January 12th at 4pm, to continue the conversation about policies that will help advance the clean economy in Washington.

Climate Solutions and E2 will lead a conversation on some of the key opportunities and challenges in the upcoming Washington legislative session, pending federal developments, and the proposals to make Washington a hub for exporting coal to Asia. We also want to hear from you on your top priorities.

This event has no cost for all to attend providing you register as a Business Leader for Climate Solutions, a free network brought to you by Climate Solutions and which E2 encourages you to join. To register as a BLCS, visit here.

Please join us to hear our thoughts for how we can work together to build Washington’s clean economy, and to offer your own insight and suggestions for the work ahead.

Date: January 12, 2011,
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Location: Davis Wright Tremaine, 1201 3rd Ave, Suite 2202, Seattle 98101
Speakers: KC Golden, Jessica Finn Coven and Ross Macfarlane from Climate Solutions

A networking reception will follow the discussion, hosted at the offices of Davis Wright Tremaine.

To RSVP for this event, please contact Bonnie Fry Hemphill

Energy Efficiency to Resuscitate our Economy and Environment (Seattle, WA) Focus Meeting

Friday, June 18, 2010 (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Pacific)
Despite the wide debate about the economic conditions that led to the recent recession, the role of bad energy policy has not received the attention it warrants – especially when it comes to the topic of energy efficiency. We can go a lot further with efficiency than the vast majority of people are aware. Smart regulations and aggressive policy have the potential to create markets and spur leaps in technological advances for this invisible resource. David B. Goldstein, Energy Program Co-Director at the Natural Resources Defense Council and MacArthur “genius award” Fellow, will give a presentation to E2 members and guests and will debut his new book, Invisible Energy: Strategies to Rescue the Economy and Save the Planet. Note: This event is being repeated on June 17 in Portland.

Invitations have been emailed to E2 members and friends. Please contact Mark Liffmann with any questions.

National Climate Change Legislation: Getting to 60 Votes EcoSalon

Friday, April 9, 2010 (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pacific)
Please join us for the inaugural event of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), focused on achieving a comprehensive climate and clean energy bill in Congress.

The science is established that emissions of heat trapping gasses from industrial and transportation sources are causing an accelerating array of weather changes, threatening catastrophic disruptions of ecosystems around the globe. However this threat also represents an enormous opportunity. The United States is at a critical crossroads in the process to pass legislation that can spur the world's leading clean energy economy, create a new generation of American jobs, and avoid the worst consequences of climate change. But will the U.S. Congress have the political will to enact a global warming and clean energy bill?

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), a leader in the Senate on climate legislation, will address her role in this debate, and her view of the path forward to 60 votes for a comprehensive climate and clean energy bill. David Doniger, Policy Director for NRDC's Climate Center, will discuss the state of play in Congress on this issue and the impact U.S. action will have on the international climate accord process.


Invitations have been emailed. Contact Mark Liffmann or Chris Dennett at E2Northwest@gmail.com with any questions.