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The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing on policies and practices to address wildfires. Billions of dollars are spent fighting wildfires every year, and the cascading economic, health, and societal impacts of wildfires are enormous. Compounding these challenges, wildfires also release greenhouse gases and harmful aerosols into the atmosphere. Over the last century, battling wildfires after they have started has been the main approach to address this threat. Yet, with record-setting fire seasons happening almost every year, more proactive and preventative steps are needed.

Panelists will discuss policies and practices that would allow the United States to reduce the overall risk of wildfires, including how innovations in community-centered wildfire protection can improve resilience for humans and ecosystems.

Speakers

• Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)
• Carly Phillips, Western States Climate Team Fellow, Union of Concerned Scientists
• Kimiko Barrett, Wildfire Research & Policy Lead, Headwaters Economics
• Margo Robbins, Executive Director, Cultural Fire Management Council
• Steve Bowen, Managing Director and Head of Catastrophe Insight, Aon

A live webcast will be streamed at 01:00 PM EDT.

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From May 24th-June 6th we will be traveling along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We seek to amplify the voices of frontline Appalachian communities and others in their fight for environmental justice and renewable energy. We will be working to challenge the environmental damages being done by all fossil fuels, and to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the MVP Southgate extension, whose construction has already devastated parts of WV, VA and NC.

Updates on the Walk’s progress are being posted on Facebook and on Twitter with the hashtag #AppalachiaWalk.

Starting points:

• 5/24, Noon: 65 Community Drive, Ireland, WV
• 5/25, 9 AM: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, WV
• 5/26, 9 AM: National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur, WV
• 5/27, 9 AM: Greenbrier River, WV
• 5/28, 9 AM: Base of Peters Mountain, on the VA/WV border
• 5/29, 9 AM: Newport, VA
• 5/30, 9 AM: Roanoke, VA
• 5/31-6/1: Bent Mountain, VA
• 6/2-6/4: Richmond, VA

If you are trying to find the Walk, call Steve at (828) 777-7816 or Ted at (973) 460-1458 or email [email protected].

All along the pipeline route we will inspect damages to water, air, animals, and the Earth, and the people who depend on them; and we will every morning have ceremonies honoring the heroes in our states who have died during these fights to protect our Appalachia.

Communities affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other destructive/extractive industries are invited to participate in the event in whatever way is best or most advantageous to them. For example, they can join our walk or have the walk come to them.

We plan to use the two-week journey on foot and by vehicle to support frontline communities first and foremost by listening. As appropriate, walkers may be called upon to support local campaigns for economic, racial and climate justice by amplifying their voices in various media, standing alongside them at rallies and protests, participating in and hosting workshops, and honoring the heroes of the struggle who are no longer with us.

Walk organizers consist of dedicated environmental justice workers from West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and beyond, and members of seasoned organizations such as 7 Directions of Service, POWHR, Beyond Extreme Energy, Th!rd Act, NC Alliance to Protect the People and the Places We Live, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Join us!

Donate to support the Walk.

From May 24th-June 6th we will be traveling along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We seek to amplify the voices of frontline Appalachian communities and others in their fight for environmental justice and renewable energy. We will be working to challenge the environmental damages being done by all fossil fuels, and to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the MVP Southgate extension, whose construction has already devastated parts of WV, VA and NC.

Updates on the Walk’s progress are being posted on Facebook and on Twitter with the hashtag #AppalachiaWalk.

Starting points:

• 5/24, Noon: 65 Community Drive, Ireland, WV
• 5/25, 9 AM: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, WV
• 5/26, 9 AM: National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur, WV
• 5/27, 9 AM: Greenbrier River, WV
• 5/28, 9 AM: Base of Peters Mountain, on the VA/WV border
• 5/29, 9 AM: Newport, VA
• 5/30, 9 AM: Roanoke, VA
• 5/31-6/1: Bent Mountain, VA
• 6/2-6/4: Richmond, VA

If you are trying to find the Walk, call Steve at (828) 777-7816 or Ted at (973) 460-1458 or email [email protected].

All along the pipeline route we will inspect damages to water, air, animals, and the Earth, and the people who depend on them; and we will every morning have ceremonies honoring the heroes in our states who have died during these fights to protect our Appalachia.

Communities affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other destructive/extractive industries are invited to participate in the event in whatever way is best or most advantageous to them. For example, they can join our walk or have the walk come to them.

We plan to use the two-week journey on foot and by vehicle to support frontline communities first and foremost by listening. As appropriate, walkers may be called upon to support local campaigns for economic, racial and climate justice by amplifying their voices in various media, standing alongside them at rallies and protests, participating in and hosting workshops, and honoring the heroes of the struggle who are no longer with us.

Walk organizers consist of dedicated environmental justice workers from West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and beyond, and members of seasoned organizations such as 7 Directions of Service, POWHR, Beyond Extreme Energy, Th!rd Act, NC Alliance to Protect the People and the Places We Live, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Join us!

Donate to support the Walk.

From May 24th-June 6th we will be traveling along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We seek to amplify the voices of frontline Appalachian communities and others in their fight for environmental justice and renewable energy. We will be working to challenge the environmental damages being done by all fossil fuels, and to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the MVP Southgate extension, whose construction has already devastated parts of WV, VA and NC.

Updates on the Walk’s progress are being posted on Facebook and on Twitter with the hashtag #AppalachiaWalk.

Starting points:

• 5/24, Noon: 65 Community Drive, Ireland, WV
• 5/25, 9 AM: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, WV
• 5/26, 9 AM: National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur, WV
• 5/27, 9 AM: Greenbrier River, WV
• 5/28, 9 AM: Base of Peters Mountain, on the VA/WV border
• 5/29, 9 AM: Newport, VA
• 5/30, 9 AM: Roanoke, VA
• 5/31-6/1: Bent Mountain, VA
• 6/2-6/4: Richmond, VA

If you are trying to find the Walk, call Steve at (828) 777-7816 or Ted at (973) 460-1458 or email [email protected].

All along the pipeline route we will inspect damages to water, air, animals, and the Earth, and the people who depend on them; and we will every morning have ceremonies honoring the heroes in our states who have died during these fights to protect our Appalachia.

Communities affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other destructive/extractive industries are invited to participate in the event in whatever way is best or most advantageous to them. For example, they can join our walk or have the walk come to them.

We plan to use the two-week journey on foot and by vehicle to support frontline communities first and foremost by listening. As appropriate, walkers may be called upon to support local campaigns for economic, racial and climate justice by amplifying their voices in various media, standing alongside them at rallies and protests, participating in and hosting workshops, and honoring the heroes of the struggle who are no longer with us.

Walk organizers consist of dedicated environmental justice workers from West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and beyond, and members of seasoned organizations such as 7 Directions of Service, POWHR, Beyond Extreme Energy, Th!rd Act, NC Alliance to Protect the People and the Places We Live, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Join us!

Donate to support the Walk.

From May 24th-June 6th we will be traveling along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We seek to amplify the voices of frontline Appalachian communities and others in their fight for environmental justice and renewable energy. We will be working to challenge the environmental damages being done by all fossil fuels, and to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the MVP Southgate extension, whose construction has already devastated parts of WV, VA and NC.

Updates on the Walk’s progress are being posted on Facebook and on Twitter with the hashtag #AppalachiaWalk.

Starting points:

• 5/24, Noon: 65 Community Drive, Ireland, WV
• 5/25, 9 AM: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, WV
• 5/26, 9 AM: National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur, WV
• 5/27, 9 AM: Greenbrier River, WV
• 5/28, 9 AM: Base of Peters Mountain, on the VA/WV border
• 5/29, 9 AM: Newport, VA
• 5/30, 9 AM: Roanoke, VA
• 5/31-6/1: Bent Mountain, VA
• 6/2-6/4: Richmond, VA

If you are trying to find the Walk, call Steve at (828) 777-7816 or Ted at (973) 460-1458 or email [email protected].

All along the pipeline route we will inspect damages to water, air, animals, and the Earth, and the people who depend on them; and we will every morning have ceremonies honoring the heroes in our states who have died during these fights to protect our Appalachia.

Communities affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other destructive/extractive industries are invited to participate in the event in whatever way is best or most advantageous to them. For example, they can join our walk or have the walk come to them.

We plan to use the two-week journey on foot and by vehicle to support frontline communities first and foremost by listening. As appropriate, walkers may be called upon to support local campaigns for economic, racial and climate justice by amplifying their voices in various media, standing alongside them at rallies and protests, participating in and hosting workshops, and honoring the heroes of the struggle who are no longer with us.

Walk organizers consist of dedicated environmental justice workers from West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and beyond, and members of seasoned organizations such as 7 Directions of Service, POWHR, Beyond Extreme Energy, Th!rd Act, NC Alliance to Protect the People and the Places We Live, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Join us!

Donate to support the Walk.

From May 24th-June 6th we will be traveling along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We seek to amplify the voices of frontline Appalachian communities and others in their fight for environmental justice and renewable energy. We will be working to challenge the environmental damages being done by all fossil fuels, and to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the MVP Southgate extension, whose construction has already devastated parts of WV, VA and NC.

Updates on the Walk’s progress are being posted on Facebook and on Twitter with the hashtag #AppalachiaWalk.

Starting points:

• 5/24, Noon: 65 Community Drive, Ireland, WV
• 5/25, 9 AM: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, WV
• 5/26, 9 AM: National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur, WV
• 5/27, 9 AM: Greenbrier River, WV
• 5/28, 9 AM: Base of Peters Mountain, on the VA/WV border
• 5/29, 9 AM: Newport, VA
• 5/30, 9 AM: Roanoke, VA
• 5/31-6/1: Bent Mountain, VA
• 6/2-6/4: Richmond, VA

If you are trying to find the Walk, call Steve at (828) 777-7816 or Ted at (973) 460-1458 or email [email protected].

All along the pipeline route we will inspect damages to water, air, animals, and the Earth, and the people who depend on them; and we will every morning have ceremonies honoring the heroes in our states who have died during these fights to protect our Appalachia.

Communities affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other destructive/extractive industries are invited to participate in the event in whatever way is best or most advantageous to them. For example, they can join our walk or have the walk come to them.

We plan to use the two-week journey on foot and by vehicle to support frontline communities first and foremost by listening. As appropriate, walkers may be called upon to support local campaigns for economic, racial and climate justice by amplifying their voices in various media, standing alongside them at rallies and protests, participating in and hosting workshops, and honoring the heroes of the struggle who are no longer with us.

Walk organizers consist of dedicated environmental justice workers from West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and beyond, and members of seasoned organizations such as 7 Directions of Service, POWHR, Beyond Extreme Energy, Th!rd Act, NC Alliance to Protect the People and the Places We Live, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Join us!

Donate to support the Walk.

From May 24th-June 6th we will be traveling along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We seek to amplify the voices of frontline Appalachian communities and others in their fight for environmental justice and renewable energy. We will be working to challenge the environmental damages being done by all fossil fuels, and to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the MVP Southgate extension, whose construction has already devastated parts of WV, VA and NC.

Updates on the Walk’s progress are being posted on Facebook and on Twitter with the hashtag #AppalachiaWalk.

Starting points:

• 5/24, Noon: 65 Community Drive, Ireland, WV
• 5/25, 9 AM: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, WV
• 5/26, 9 AM: National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur, WV
• 5/27, 9 AM: Greenbrier River, WV
• 5/28, 9 AM: Base of Peters Mountain, on the VA/WV border
• 5/29, 9 AM: Newport, VA
• 5/30, 9 AM: Roanoke, VA
• 5/31-6/1: Bent Mountain, VA
• 6/2-6/4: Richmond, VA

If you are trying to find the Walk, call Steve at (828) 777-7816 or Ted at (973) 460-1458 or email [email protected].

All along the pipeline route we will inspect damages to water, air, animals, and the Earth, and the people who depend on them; and we will every morning have ceremonies honoring the heroes in our states who have died during these fights to protect our Appalachia.

Communities affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other destructive/extractive industries are invited to participate in the event in whatever way is best or most advantageous to them. For example, they can join our walk or have the walk come to them.

We plan to use the two-week journey on foot and by vehicle to support frontline communities first and foremost by listening. As appropriate, walkers may be called upon to support local campaigns for economic, racial and climate justice by amplifying their voices in various media, standing alongside them at rallies and protests, participating in and hosting workshops, and honoring the heroes of the struggle who are no longer with us.

Walk organizers consist of dedicated environmental justice workers from West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and beyond, and members of seasoned organizations such as 7 Directions of Service, POWHR, Beyond Extreme Energy, Th!rd Act, NC Alliance to Protect the People and the Places We Live, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Join us!

Donate to support the Walk.

From May 24th-June 6th we will be traveling along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We seek to amplify the voices of frontline Appalachian communities and others in their fight for environmental justice and renewable energy. We will be working to challenge the environmental damages being done by all fossil fuels, and to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the MVP Southgate extension, whose construction has already devastated parts of WV, VA and NC.

Updates on the Walk’s progress are being posted on Facebook and on Twitter with the hashtag #AppalachiaWalk.

Starting points:

• 5/24, Noon: 65 Community Drive, Ireland, WV
• 5/25, 9 AM: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, WV
• 5/26, 9 AM: National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur, WV
• 5/27, 9 AM: Greenbrier River, WV
• 5/28, 9 AM: Base of Peters Mountain, on the VA/WV border
• 5/29, 9 AM: Newport, VA
• 5/30, 9 AM: Roanoke, VA
• 5/31-6/1: Bent Mountain, VA
• 6/2-6/4: Richmond, VA

If you are trying to find the Walk, call Steve at (828) 777-7816 or Ted at (973) 460-1458 or email [email protected].

All along the pipeline route we will inspect damages to water, air, animals, and the Earth, and the people who depend on them; and we will every morning have ceremonies honoring the heroes in our states who have died during these fights to protect our Appalachia.

Communities affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other destructive/extractive industries are invited to participate in the event in whatever way is best or most advantageous to them. For example, they can join our walk or have the walk come to them.

We plan to use the two-week journey on foot and by vehicle to support frontline communities first and foremost by listening. As appropriate, walkers may be called upon to support local campaigns for economic, racial and climate justice by amplifying their voices in various media, standing alongside them at rallies and protests, participating in and hosting workshops, and honoring the heroes of the struggle who are no longer with us.

Walk organizers consist of dedicated environmental justice workers from West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and beyond, and members of seasoned organizations such as 7 Directions of Service, POWHR, Beyond Extreme Energy, Th!rd Act, NC Alliance to Protect the People and the Places We Live, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Join us!

Donate to support the Walk.

From May 24th-June 6th we will be traveling along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We seek to amplify the voices of frontline Appalachian communities and others in their fight for environmental justice and renewable energy. We will be working to challenge the environmental damages being done by all fossil fuels, and to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the MVP Southgate extension, whose construction has already devastated parts of WV, VA and NC.

Updates on the Walk’s progress are being posted on Facebook and on Twitter with the hashtag #AppalachiaWalk.

Starting points:

• 5/24, Noon: 65 Community Drive, Ireland, WV
• 5/25, 9 AM: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, WV
• 5/26, 9 AM: National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur, WV
• 5/27, 9 AM: Greenbrier River, WV
• 5/28, 9 AM: Base of Peters Mountain, on the VA/WV border
• 5/29, 9 AM: Newport, VA
• 5/30, 9 AM: Roanoke, VA
• 5/31-6/1: Bent Mountain, VA
• 6/2-6/4: Richmond, VA

If you are trying to find the Walk, call Steve at (828) 777-7816 or Ted at (973) 460-1458 or email [email protected].

All along the pipeline route we will inspect damages to water, air, animals, and the Earth, and the people who depend on them; and we will every morning have ceremonies honoring the heroes in our states who have died during these fights to protect our Appalachia.

Communities affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other destructive/extractive industries are invited to participate in the event in whatever way is best or most advantageous to them. For example, they can join our walk or have the walk come to them.

We plan to use the two-week journey on foot and by vehicle to support frontline communities first and foremost by listening. As appropriate, walkers may be called upon to support local campaigns for economic, racial and climate justice by amplifying their voices in various media, standing alongside them at rallies and protests, participating in and hosting workshops, and honoring the heroes of the struggle who are no longer with us.

Walk organizers consist of dedicated environmental justice workers from West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and beyond, and members of seasoned organizations such as 7 Directions of Service, POWHR, Beyond Extreme Energy, Th!rd Act, NC Alliance to Protect the People and the Places We Live, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Join us!

Donate to support the Walk.

The most efficient and targeted event for utility-scale renewable companies. CLEANPOWER puts you at the table and helps you get results that can grow your business and our industry, and prepare for more opportunities in the future. This expanded and targeted business development event will help your company reach new heights.

Day One | Day Two

Agenda (all times are Central)

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM ACP Energy Storage Council Meeting

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Networking Coffee Break

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM General Session

Speakers:

• Heather Zichal – American Clean Power Association
• Secretary Jennifer Granholm – US Department of Energy
• Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Bringing Green Hydrogen Within Reach

Moderator: Jacob Susman – Ambient Energy

Speakers:

• Janice Lin – Green Hydrogen Coalition
• Megan Reusser, PE – Burns & McDonnell
• Adolfo Rivera – Avangrid Renewables

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM The Clean Energy Market Today

Moderator: John Hensley – American Clean Power Association

Speakers:

• Douglas Giuffre – IHS Markit
• Tara Narayanan – BloombergNEF
• Aaron Barr – Wood Mackenzie

11:30 AM – 11:55 AM Scaling and Performance of Real-time Operations and Maintenance of Renewable Energy Plants

Speaker: AJ Singh – Hitachi Energy

2:30 PM – 2:55 PM Experiences Deploying Utility-Scale Storage Systems

Speaker: Mark Powell – Sungrow

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ACP Trade Committee Meeting

1:30 PM – 1:55 PM Long Duration Storage- Today’s Trends and Tomorrow’s Opportunities

Speaker: David O. Stripling – ORMAT

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Building the Clean Energy Workforce

Moderator: Adam Edelen – Edelen Ventures

Speakers:

• David Hickey – Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
• Tim Maag – Mortenson
• Jose Antonio Miranda Soto – Avangrid
• James Murphy – President and Corporate Business Leader, Invenergy
• Susan Nickey – Hannon Armstrong

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Financing the Clean Energy Transition

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM What Energy Storage Customers Want

Moderator: Catherine Sullivan – Fluence

Speakers:

• Brent Bergland – Mortenson
• Ricky T. Elder, III – Dominion Energy
• Andrew Foukal – East Point Energy
• Troy Miller – GE Renewable Energy

2:00 PM – 2:25 PM Digital Technology Landscape in Renewable Energy Asset Management

Speaker: Feng Zhang – Utopus Insights

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Enabling Domestic Investments in the Solar Supply Chain

Moderator: Leo Moreno – AES Clean Energy

Speakers:

• Nigel Cockcroft – Jinko Solar US Inc.
• Tristan Grimbert – EDF Renewables
• Michael Wathen – Nextracker
• Becca Jones- Albertus