The Garthwaite Gathering

Session I: 3 to 3:45 pm

• ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

  What are some of the sustainable energy sources and renewable energy technologies that could help overcome the current energy crisis?

  Rob Moir ’72, Director of the Ocean River Institute, Manager, Massachusetts Ocean Coalition (Moderator) Rachel Pachter, Assistant Project Manager, Cape Wind Associates Daniel A. Potash ’72, B.S., M.B.A., Senior Financial Analyst, Advanced Engineering Associates International Greg Watson, Senior Advisor for Clean Energy Technology, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs & Vice President for Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

• CLIMATE CHANGE

  The buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are trapping the sun’s heat and creating changes in our weather patterns on a global scale. What are the facts, and is it too late to reverse the damage?

  R. Laurence Davis ’65, Ph.D., Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of Biology & Environmental Sciences, University of New Haven (Moderator) Marilyn DelDonno, A.B.D., S.C.B., CSW Science Chair Abigail Fenton ’92, Global Warming 1010 Initiative, Baffin Island Expedition 2007 Linda M. Grisham (P Raymond Giles ’99, Stephanie Giles ’03), Ph.D., Director, Science in Education Program, Lesley University Juanita Urban Rich, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Environmental, Earth & Ocean Sciences, UMass/Boston

• LIVING & BUILDING GREEN

  What can we do as individuals and institutions, right now, to live more sustainable lives? How do we design and build indoor and outdoor living spaces that are more earth-friendly?

  Daniel Arons, AIA, LEED, Principal, Architerra, Inc. (Moderator) Barbara Batshalom, Executive Director, Green Round Table, Inc. Executive Director, The Green Roundtable, Inc. Marc Rosenbaum, PE, Principal and founder, Energysmiths Angela Seaborg, Principal, Minglewood Designs Peter Smith, Co-chair, Boston Society of Architects; Principal, Global Urban Solutions John Tessicini, Comptroller, Consigli Construction Company