YWC!LI’s Going Green – Climate Change Conference

The Science, The Legislation and The Expanding Role of Individuals
Held Saturday, March 20, 2010 at The Metropolitan, Glen Cove, New York

The program consisted of:
Click Links for Presenter’s PowerPoint Presentations

Introduction Dr. Robert Garisto, YWC!LI Energy and Environment Committee
Award Recipient Hon. David Denenberg, Nassau County Legislature
Climate Change – Causes & Effects:
- “Causes & Effects of Climate Change: Impact on Long Island” Prof. Malcolm Bowman, Stony Brook University
- “What Can We Do as a Society? Renewables and Incentives” Prof. Bret Bennington, Hofstra University
National and Local Initiatives:
- “National and Local Initiatives Leading to Green Jobs”, Neal Lewis, Sustainability Institute at Molloy College
What We Can Do Locally?
- “Government-School Partnerships” Hon. Jon Kaiman, Supervisor of Town of North Hempstead
- “Opportunities for Green Businesses” Rabia Aziz, Advocating for Solutions
- “Green Networking” Chuck Schwartz, Green Drinks LI
- “Green Jobs” Prof. Hillary Brown, Spitzer School of Architecture, CCNY
- “LIPA Initiatives” Lisanne Altmann, LIPA
“Create Your Own Elevator Speech” Dr. Robert Garisto – Points for Elevator Speech

View the pictures from the day’s events

Climate Change Conference Exhibitors
EmPower CES, LLC (www.empowerces.com), Island Park, is a solar design, engineering and installation company, NABCEP certified, installing solar energy systems for homes, businesses and institutions. Contact Joe Cordes phone: 516-837-3459, e-mail: cordes@empowerces.com	Green Audit USA, Inc (www.greenauditusa.com), Greenlawn, provides comprehensive home energy audits and improvements focusing on your comfort, health and savings. Contact Jay Best phone: 631-813-4446, e-mail: info@greenauditusa.com
LIPA (www.lipower.org), Uniondale, provides electric power, facilitates installation of solar panels through its Solar Pioneer and Solar Entrepreneur programs and encourages efficient use of electricity. For more information see http://www.lipower.org/efficiency	National Grid (www.nationalgridus.com) provides electricity and natural gas to New York and parts of New England. We’re asking all our customers to join us in reducing their energy consumption 3% a year for the next 10 years, see https://www.powerofaction.com/about/
NEWGRANGE ELECTRIC, INC. Edward Byrne, Master Electrician 24 Geranium Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501 Ph: 516-322-3323 Fax: 516-240-6929 email: newgrangeinc@optonline.net www.newgrangeelectric.com FULL SERVICE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING including Electrical Energy Audits/Thermal Imaging, Energy Efficient Fixtures and Controls, Solar Installations (On-Site Initial Consultation), Solar Maintenance and Repairs, Solar Heating for Swimming Pools, and Value Engineering *FREE ESTIMATES – SERVING NASSAU, SUFFOLK & WESTCHESTER*
Solar Systems (www.sunationsolarsystems.com) Oakdale, provides solar energy system design, photovoltaic systems, solar hot water heating systems, geothermal ground-source heat pumps, and solar thermal heating systems. Contact Mike Bailis: phone: 631-750-9454 e-mail: solarman@sunationsolarsystems.com	The Sustainability Institute at Molloy College (http://si.molloy.edu), Farmingdale, provides transformative education for students and the wider community, policy analysis, and forums for informed, respectful debate on key issues related to sustainability, with the goal of driving solutions for the common good. Contact Neal Lewis: phone: 631-963-5454, e-mail: nlewis@si.molloy.edu