Michael Eckhart. President of the American Council on Renewable
Energy, co-chair of the World Council for Renewable Energy, and
member of the Clinton Global Initiative, his previous roles include
Manager of Strategic Planning for GE Power Systems and Principal
of Booz, Allen & Hamilton's energy practice. He has an MBA
from Harvard
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Christopher Flavin. President of the Worldwatch Institute,
he is a co-author of Power
Surge: Guide to the Coming Energy Revolution .
His books, articles and research cover solar, wind, geothermal,
bioenergy and hydrogen. He is on the boards of the Business Council
for Sustainable Energy and the American Council on Renewable Energy
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Jonathan Koomey. His cutting-edge research for the International
Project for Sustainable Energy Paths, Rocky Mountain Institute,
and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory helped establish the
feasibility and desirability of using renewable energy to reduce
carbon emissions, decrease dependence on oil, and boost jobs in
the US & Europe
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Paul Komor. Author of Renewable
Energy Policy
and a Senior Advisor at the energy research firm E SOURCE, he
is an expert on renewable energy technologies and policies and
their relationship to electric utility restructuring. He has taught
energy policy and technology at Princeton, Stanford, and the University
of Colorado Boulder
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Denis
Hayes. The author of Rays
of Hope: The Transition to a Post-Petroleum World ,
he headed the federal Solar Energy Research Institute (now the
National Renewable Energy Laboratory), served as Director of the
Illinois State Energy Office, and received the Charles Greeley
Abbot Award of the American Solar Energy Society
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Christine Ervin.
Appointed by President Clinton to serve as Assistant Secretary
of Energy for the $1 billion portfolio of clean energy programs
in transportation, buildings, and industry. Initiatives included
the EPA-DOE ENERGY STAR partnership and the Million Solar Roofs
program. She also directed the Oregon Department of Energy
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Roger
Ballentine. As a member of the White House staff under
Bill Clinton, he helped shape national energy policies and programs.
He served as senior advisor on energy for John Kerry for President,
and he is now on the Boards of the American Council for Renewable
Energy, the Biomass Energy Resource Center, and the Solar Electric
Light Fund
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Lester
Brown. Founder of both Earth Policy Institute and Worldwatch
Institute, he is the author of Plan
B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in
Trouble
and Eco-Economy:
Building an Economy for the Earth ,
hailed by E.O. Wilson as "an instant classic." He
helped pioneer the idea of environmentally sustainable development
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Dan
Chiras. Author of The
Natural House: A Complete Guide to Healthy, Energy-Efficient,
Environmental Homes .
He lives in a state-of-the-art solar and wind powered home that
has been featured on NBC News and in articles in Solar Today
and Home Power magazines. He speaks on the end of cheap oil
and solar heating and cooling
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Josh
Tickell. The creator of The Veggie Van and The Veggie
Car and author of From
the Fryer to the Fuel Tank ,
he has inspired thousands around the world to make and use biodiesel.
He uses animation and video footage to take audiences on a journey
through the history, geopolitics, and current crisis of our
fossil energy based society
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John
Perlin. Author of two highly acclaimed books on solar
energy. Amory Lovins writes that A
Golden Thread: 2500 Years of Solar Architecture and Technology
is "rich with surprises
will teach even the most
erudite..." His From
Space to Earth: The Story of Solar Electricity
was called "vivid and fascinating" by Nature magazine
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Peter
Melhus. The Executive Director of the Bay Area Alliance
for Sustainable Communities, he recently completed a 25-year
career with Pacific Gas & Electric Company, the last eight
directing environmental policy for the company. He speaks about
the energy portfolio of the future and saving money by reducing
greenhouse gases
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Ross
McCluney. A principal research scientist at the Florida
Solar Energy Center, his research has ranged from ocean thermal
energy conversion to solar water heating to assessing the performance
of daylighting systems. He has been writing and lecturing on energy
for two decades, and he speaks on solar energy and sustainable
lighting
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