Join author and 350.org founder Bill McKibben as he kicks off his US Speaking Tour in Boulder, CO! With recent passage of Ballot Measures 2B and 2C, Boulder now has the power to create a clean community-based energy future that can serve as a model to other cities around the nation of how to reduce carbon emissions and stimulate the local economy.
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Join author and 350.org founder Bill McKibben as he kicks off his US Speaking Tour in Boulder, CO! With recent passage of Ballot Measures 2B and 2C, Boulder now has the power to create a clean community-based energy future that can serve as a model to other cities around the nation of how to reduce carbon emissions and stimulate the local economy.
Hear from local experts and officials about what a clean energy future in Boulder could look like. Then Bill McKibben will speak about the importance of such local efforts in the context of the big picture, current challenges and successes, and opportunities to get involved in the inspirational movement to protect our climate, oceans and our planet.
This event is free and open to the public. Please spread the word!
Speakers: Mayor Matt Applebaum; Jonathan Koehn, Boulder County Sustainability Director; Sam Weaver, President of Cool Energy; Bill McKibben, Author and Founder of 350.org
Co-sponsored by: 350.org and the City of Boulder
Bill McKibben: “It’s exciting to hear that Boulder is taking firm control of its own energy destiny. It’s something we’re going to have to do all over the country to have any hope of dealing with our carbon mess. Local food–and local electrons!”