Workshop Topics & Speakers
May 2, 2009
Creating a Sustainable Long Beach (9 am)
§ Pat West – Long Beach City Manager
§ Joan Greenwood – Long Beach Sustainability Commission
§ Coby Skye – 5th District Solar and Sustainability Task Force
Solar Energy for Your Home or Business (10 am)
§ Pat Redgate – AMECO Solar
§ Craig Beck – Director, Long Beach Development Services
§ Laura Franke – Clean Energy Advocates
Look! Long Beach and Its Port are Turning Green (11 am)
§ Christine Houston – Port of Long Beach
§ Meredith Reynolds – Long Beach Sustainability Coordinator
§ Christine Edwards – Long Beach Airport
Water Shortages and Conservation (1 pm)
§ Kevin Wattier – General Manager, LB Water Department
§ Lillian Kawasaki – Director, Water Replenishment District
§ Joe Geever – California Policy Director, Surfrider Foundation
Sustainable Driving: Electric Cars, Plug-in Hybrids and CNG Vehicles (1 pm)
§ Paul Scott – Co-founder, Plug-in America
§ Craig Beck – Director, Long Beach Development Services
§ Peter Wright – CNG Vehicle Owner
Recycling and Waste Management (2 pm)
§ Jaide – Executive Director, Long Beach Organic
§ Jim Kuhl – Manager, Environmental Services Bureau
§ Coby Skye – Environmental Programs, LA County Public Works
Green Jobs and the Economy (3 pm)
§ Kim Craft – IBEW, Local 11
§ Meredith Gossland – President, LB Green Business Association
§ Wes Harding, CSULB Green Certificate Program
