NJ/PA Sustainability Symposium

Public officials, business and community leaders and university professors will convene on March 31, 2011 to explore the latest developments in sustainability. The half-day symposium will focus on the latest in regional planning, funding opportunities, community involvement, and how businesses, universities, hospitals and municipalities will engage and executee their sustainability plans in 2011. With pending changes in New Jersey's Energy Master Plan and likely impacts in renewable portfolio standards and the electricity grid, it is critical to understand the economic, policy and green energy implications at the federal and state levels. This comprehensive symposium will also highlight regional cutting-edge technological advances and thought leaders, such as: The Navy Yard's Innovation Hub The East Coast rollout of the electric car Electricity deregulation in Pennsylvania New Jersey's leadership role in solar energy Wind power off of the Jersey shore Shifting societal and generational paradigms for sustainability Recent advances in waste management and recycling Cost-effective and healthy green cleaning for the home and office

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