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Katherine Hamilton on the Energy Transition by Generation180

Rare's Kevin Green Discusses Local Campaign Strategies by Generation180

Cathy Lin is the Energy Manager and Stormwater Program Adminstrator for Arlington Public Schools. As the energy manager, she manages and directs various energy efficiency projects and oversees the district’s utility budget. Cathy promotes and advocates for renewable energy as part of the district’s comprehensive energy portfolio. She works with teachers and students on conservation projects, maintains APS Goes Green, the district’s online sustainability presence, and is the staff liaison and coordinator for the Superintendent’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability. Cathy is a board member of the Virginia Energy Purchasing Governmental Association (VEPGA). She is a Certified Energy Manager.

Interviews & Presentations: Leadership & the Environment – Part 3 by Generation180

Interviews & Presentations: Leadership & the Environment – Part 2 by Generation180

Interviews & Presentations: Leadership & the Environment – Part 1 by Generation180

Every month our volunteer teams join this webinar to learn from guest experts, share recent challenges and successes, and take action. Volunteer teams will meet to listen to the webinar and continue their local meetings after the webinar. If you are considering volunteering for Generation 180, we encourage you to tune in and learn more about how our volunteer teams are shifting their communities towards clean energy! Park Guthrie is the co-founder of the Schools for Climate Action campaign, a non-partisan, grassroots, volunteer campaign with a mission to empower school boards to speak up for climate action in order to protect current and future students. Park has been a public school teacher in Northern California for 17 years. He is also the founder of Urban Tilth, a school and community garden non-profit in Richmond, California.

Every month our volunteer teams join this webinar to learn from guest experts, share recent challenges and successes, and take action. We encourage you to tune in and learn more about how our volunteer teams are shifting their communities towards clean energy! Learn the basics of solar lending, hear from volunteers about their recent progress, and learn how to write an effective letter-to-the-editor. Guest Speaker Bill Greenleaf presented on the Basics of Solar Lending. -- Bill Greenleaf Sr. Vice President, Loan Officer at Virginia Community Capital, Inc. vacommunitycapital.org Mr. Greenleaf runs the clean energy lending program at Virginia Community Capital, a Community Development Financial Institution. In the past two years, VCC has closed over $8 million in solar loans in Virginia. He has over 25 years in real estate lending, business management, and nonprofit leadership. Before joining VCC he served as the Executive Director of the Richmond Region Energy Alliance, an energy efficiency nonprofit focused on breaking down barriers to advance energy efficiency and solar energy in central Virginia. Learn more at www.generation180.org

Our core mission is to spread a simple idea: that energy awareness is an idea whose time has come. Listen to Generation 180 founder Sandy Reisky deliver our presentation about why the Energy Aware movement is happening now and how you can play a role. www.generation180.org

Acclaimed writer & social entrepreneur Jeremy Leggett stopped by the Generation 180 office last fall to discuss the trends, narratives, and major events that are together accelerating the global transition to clean energy. He speaks from the perspective of an activist, author, and entrepreneur who has been on the front lines of the energy transition for decades. www.generation180.org