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  • May 2011

    City of Boulder wins The Renewable Energy Film Award for Best Educational Video

    Production: Boulder Energy Future
    A voters campaign is calling for 51% renewable energy on the Boulder grid by 2015 Read more...

    The Best Renewable Energy Picture was won by the YouTube sensation producers of Colorado Girls. Colorado Girls has seen almost a million hits since last summer.

    Production: Energy is Hot
    is a social media game changer designed to generate $350 billion in new renewable energy investment investment over four years.
    Read more...

    The Juno spacecraft passes in front of Jupiter in this artist's depiction.
CREDIT: NASA/JPL-Caltech



    • April 27, 2011

      Launch of National Clean Energy Month
      (Denver, CO & Washington, DC)
      Join us at the Crown Plaza hotel in downtown Denver at 8:20 am.

      Clean Energy Month partners including The Renewable Energy Initiative, Colorodao Human Resources Association and CH2M HILL will launch a coast-to-coast celebration of America's Renewable Energy sector

      Electric Car & Solar Farm


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    Join us at the Clean Energy Economy Gala

    - enjoy an evening of Renewable Energy, Jazz with the live band Still Run
    & Showy Electric Vehicles

    Sponsors of National Clean Energy Month include

    Colorado Human Resources Association (CHRA)     Colorado Society of Human Resource Managment (COSHRM)
    Colorado Human Resources Association (CHRA)             American Portfolios
    Leap Frog Coaching
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    Tues, May 10, 2011
    4:30pm - 9:30pm
     
    The Clean Energy
    Economy Gala
    Jazz, Cocktails & Renewable Energy
     
    Celebrate America’s Renewable Energy Sector, Fast Electric Cars and Investment in a Bright Future

    The Clean Energy Economy Gala

    Rick LeBlanc, CEO, SkyFuel - "Our 250 MW concentrating solar plants can produce power for 80,000 homes - till midnight- using onsite energy storage"

     

    Hear the plan to have the majority of Boulder's grid be powered by renewables by 2015.

    See the world premier of the new Renewable Future video by the producers of "Colorado Girls" 



     Come Celebrate
    The Clean Energy Economy Gala - May 10th
     
    4:30pm  Start of Jazz & Reception Gala
    • Renewable Future Panel
    • Renewable Energy TV Awards 
    • Clean Energy Fund Awards 
    7pm to 9:30pm  
    More Live Jazz & Reception Gala 

     

    Sponsors of the Clean Energy Economy Gala include



        

           




     
     
    Hosted by
    The Renewable Energy Initiative (TREI) at www.RenewableInitiative.org

     
    You Are Cordially Invited to
    The Clean Energy Economy Gala
     Tues May 10, 2011, 4:30 to 9:30pm, Denver

    Business Leaders and HR Professionals Celebrate America’s Renewable Energy Sector
    and Clean Energy Investment 

    Early registration discount - Tickets $37
    prior to April 27
    Get your tickets today:

    Attend The Clean Energy Economy Gala
     
    An evening of Meet & Mingle, Jazz, Cocktails & tasty hors d'oeuvres.  Enjoy intriguing renewable energy presentations from industry leaders and celebrate the historic launch of National Clean Energy Month - May 2011.
     
  • Learn about the fascinating Masdar City- a fully renewable energy powered town of 90,000 people with engineering by CH2M HILL 
     
  • Be intrigued by the Clean Grid City Proposal
    Can 51% or more of the electricity in Boulder, Colorado come from renewables by 2015?
    What about 80% by 2020?

     
  • Celebrate Tres Amigas - a plan to link the three  American electric grids and allow the flow of renewable energy coast-to-coast 

  • Speakers include:
    • J.W. Postal, Sr. V.P. of Business Development and Government Relations, Main Street Power:
      "Inovative Large Scale Solar Finance"
       
    • Jack Whittier, Sr. Technologist, CH2M HILL: 
      "Masdar City, UAE - "A Renewable Town"
       
    • Rick LeBlanc, CEO, SkyFuel:
       "The Rise of Concentrated Solar"
       
    • Ken Regleson, Five Star, “Clean Grid City Proposal -  Boulder, CO- 51% Renewable Content by 2015?  80% by 2020?”
       
    • Don Clark, President, Akasha Energy:
      "Municipal Scale Renewable Project Developments"
            
    • Robert Youngberg, SD/I: 
      "Feed-In Tariffs:  Economic Benefits for America" 
       
    • Sylvia Francis, President, Colorado Human Resource Association (CHRA) & Denise Kay, Legislative Director, Colorado Human Resources Society (CO-SHRM): "Financing the Future: Clean Energy Funds in 401(k) Plans"
       
    • James Muchmore, Patton Boggs - "The Colorado Renewable Power Scene"

    Set in the stunning West Atrium of Denver Museum of Nature and Science, the gala overlooks City Park lake, downtown Denver and the snow capped Colorado Rocky Mountains

    Attend the May 10 Clean Energy Economy Gala

    Did you know ranchers and farmers receive $5 to $10k each year for ever wind turbine on their land? 
        
    • Awards for Clean Energy 401(k) Funds – With companies across the country increasingly offering a clean energy 401(k)choice, $350 billion can be generated in new renewable energy investment up from $19 billion in 2009

    • Awards for “Renewable Future TV Commercial Contest” – national prize for best new Clean Energy TV commercial. Entrants include the producers of the music video hit “Colorado Girls” with 900,000 views

    Celebrate and Network with the Leaders of Colorado's Renewable Energy and Finance Sectors

    Early registration discount - Tickets $37 prior to April 27
    Includes hearty appetizers and a complementary drink. 
    Additional drinks available.  
    Get your tickets today: 
     

    More about "National Clean Energy Month - May 2011" at 
    www.CleanEnergyMonth.org



     

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    At the Gala: Clean Energy Fund and TV Commercial Awards

    Clean Energy Future Awards

    Producer's of hit 'Colorado Girls' - Lauren Brady and Josh Greenwood-
    March 23 shoot in New York City for the national "Renewable Future Contest"


    As well, The Clean Energy TV Comercial Awards at the May 10 Gala will recognize the best renewable energy commercials produced in the last year.

    Entries for the coast-to-coast "Renewable Future Contest" will be celebrated May 10, in Denver, Colorado, during an awards show called "The Clean Energy Economy Gala".

    The gala will feature live jazz and a reception in the spectacular West Atrium of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. New entries plus renewable energy TV commercials produced over the last year can be submitted. Entry deadline is April 24, 2011.

    "We're delighted to have an entries from the City of Boulder, CO and the producers of the hit music video 'Colorado Girls'," explains Tom Nazaro, advisory board member of The Renewable Energy Initiative (TREI). The Colorado Girls music video has scored more than 860,000 hits on You Tube since it was produced last summer by Lauren Brady, Josh Greenwood and Ian Rice.

    Originally from Colorado, Lauren and Josh are currently shooting a film project in Michigan, while Ian is in California undertaking additional filming for the team's "Renewable Future Contest" entry. There's a good chance the trio will be able to come together to attend the festive May 10 awards show in Denver.

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