Looking for an introduction to municipal green building programs or energy efficiency codes?  In October of 2009, David Neiger of Populus Sustainable Design Consulting traveled to Idaho to present to the Hailey City Council and the Blaine County Board of County Commissioners regarding above-code energy programs and green building codes. The presentation is a great introduction for elected officials and municipalities to the world of green building.

Watch the full presentation on the Environmental Resource Center’s website: Creating a Green Building Program.

Populus is a full service sustainable design consulting firm that focuses on high performance, net-zero and near-net-zero custom residential and multi-family projects.  Populus guides architects and builders through the requirements of mandatory green building codes and optional green home certification programs, providing HERS rating, LEED for Homes Green Rater services and municipal energy code consulting.  In addition, Populus offers an Energy Code Workshop for architects and municipalities, as well as LEED for Homes training.  Visit Populus at www.popboulder.com.

Join Clean Energy Action on February 9th for Hunter Lovins’ presentation regarding “Making the Business Case: Sustainability Enhances Profit”

Making the Business Case: Sustainability Enhances Profit
“Profitability is the most successful point of entry”

L. Hunter Lovins
Sociologist, Attorney, International Business Sustainability Expert

Tuesday, February 9, 2010
St. John’s Episcopal Church
1419 Pine Street, Boulder, CO 80302

Time: 6:30-7:00 Social Hour
7:00-8:30pm Presentation

Clean Energy Action is proud to present internationally renowned sustainability pioneer Hunter Lovins. She willl explain how companies will do the right thing by the climate as they know how they can profit by doing so, with examples of sustainable companies outperforming competitors. Business winners will be those organizations prepared to “rigorously exploit” the global drivers of change — the climate crisis, volatile energy prices, economic and ecosystem collapse — by responding with energy efficiency, renewable energy and resource productivity. Lovins will describe innovative, practical tools and strategies that communities and companies are implementing to cut costs and drive innovation.

About the speaker

President and founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions, Hunter Lovins was called the “green business icon” by Newsweek and “Hero of the Planet” by Time. The European financial community awarded her the 2008 Sustainability Pioneer for her 30 years of framing the business case for sustainability. A founding professor at Presidio Graduate School, Lovins has authored numerous papers and books, including the landmark work, Natural Capitalism. Ms. Lovins advises clients such as Wal-Mart, the United Nations, Royal Dutch/Shell, the International Finance Corporation, and the Afghanistan government.

For more information, contact Andy Lenec or visit
www.cleanenergyaction.org
Copyright© 2009 Clean Energy Action

Join Clean Energy Action Citizen Power for the next event in its Global Warming Solutions series:

Thursday, January 14, 2010

New one-time location!
Unity Church
2855 Folsom Street, Boulder, CO 80304

Time: 6:30-7:00 Social Hour
7:00-8:30pm Presentation

This presentation is a unique and timely opportunity to learn about the process and options that cities face when negotiating with large-scale energy providers. With franchise renewal set for summer of 2010, Boulder is in the process of negotiating an energy supply commitment with Xcel Energy. Come and become informed about how cities do long-term energy planning, about the time commitment considerations for Boulder’s next franchise agreement, and about options for choice in Boulder’s energy sources. Ms. Perkins will focus on the inherent responsibility of Colorado cities to provide energy as a vital service and to respond to the moral, financial and social imperatives associated with carbon emissions.

About the speaker

Susan Perkins has spent 34 years as an energy lawyer with an exclusive focus for four years on sustainable and renewable energy. Representing distributed solar and utility-scale solar and wind clients, participating in energy policy dockets at the Public Utilities Commission, and representing cities in the negotiation of their franchise agreements, Ms. Perkins is a strong advocate for systemic thinking and long-range planning for energy policy.

ATTORNEYS PLEASE NOTE: An application will be filed at the Colorado Supreme Court for 1.0 hour of Continuing Legal Education Credit (CLE) for this program.

For more information, contact Andy Lenec or visit
www.cleanenergyaction.org
Copyright© 2009 Clean Energy Action

Looking for a better understanding of pending climate change legislation?  Like most of us, you’ve probably read bits and pieces regarding “carbon cap and trade,” “Waxman-Markey,” and “Kerry-Boxer.”

If you’re looking for an informative breakdown of the proposed legislation, including a general overview of how the proposed cap and trade regulatory scheme would operate, check out this helpful Faegre & Benson Climate Change Law Update webcast.  The webcast contains four parts, addressing federal legislative proposals, carbon offsets, federal regulation and case law, and regional and international programs.

Have you heard of “Cash for Caulkers?”  Yesterday, President Obama proposed a home energy retrofit rebate program as an effort to create more green jobs, while lowering energy consumption through increased home energy efficiency.

Want to learn more? See the White House press release and a transcript of  the president’s remarks.

Populus is a full service sustainable design consulting firm that focuses on high performance, net-zero and near-net-zero custom residential and multi-family projects.  Populus guides architects and builders through the requirements of mandatory green building codes and optional green home certification programs, providing HERS rating, LEED for Homes Green Rater services and municipal energy code consulting.  In addition, Populus offers an Energy Code Workshop for architects and municipalities, as well as LEED for Homes training.  Visit Populus at www.popboulder.com.