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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: Leading by Example

Rohit Aggarwala, Director of New York City’s Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability, Valerie Brown, President of the National Association of Counties and Sonoma County California Supervisor, and Greg Nickels, former Mayor of Seattle and leader of the U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement, speak at the Best Practices and Local-Level Leadership for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy event hosted by Yale World Fellows and supported by the renewable energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), the Alliance to Save Energy, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), and the Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate.

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Bio-gas: Renewable Energy in the Himalaya

NGO Grassroots India works with a team of Barefoot Engineers known as the Kumaon Artisans Guild to build Deenbandhu bio-gas units across the Himalaya. Over 1400 families have benefited from reduced energy costs and improved health as a result.

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Texas Renewable Energy

Texas Renewable Energy is a dealer/distributor of renewable energy products e.g. solar panels, wind turbines, hydrogen cells, and geothermal equipment. Renewable energy is naturally replenishing energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, water, and geothermal heat. Texas Renewable Energy is also a registered federal contractor and State of Texas HUB Vendor that specializes in Environmental Consulting, which includes four services: a) Renewable Energy, b) Sustainability, c) Conservation, and d) Environmental Quality. http://www.TexasRenewableEnergy.info

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National Security and Alternative Energy

Former CIA director turned-clean tech venture capitalist James Woolsey is a foreign policy specialist concerned with renewable energy and energy security. Woolsey argues that U.S. dependence on Middle Eastern oil ranks “very high” as a national security concern. Series: UC Davis Graduate School of Management’s Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series [3/2010] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 18154]

Duration : 0:57:30

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Are there any companies that specialize in alternative energy design?

I am looking to see if there are any companies that design renewable/alternative energy products for home or commercial use that are aesthetically pleasing. Have any names?

Can you be more specific?

There are ways to hide solar panels so they look like a nice high end metal roof.

Is that what you mean?

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