Please join us for our annual celebration of the year’s environmental accomplishments and the elected officials that made them happen! The Evening is always a great chance to connect with friends and colleagues, enjoy local foods and support Maine Conservation Voters‘ work to turn environmental values into political priorities.

This year’s program will feature a dynamic bi-partisan legislative panel, moderated by MPBN’s Susan Sharon, to discuss key environmental issues at stake in the next legislative session and opportunities to work across party lines to protect Maine’s air, land, water and wildlife.  Panelists include:

• Senator Chris Rector (R-Thomaston)
• Senator Seth Goodall (D-Richmond)
• Representative Bob Duchesne (D-Hudson)
• Representative Meredith Strang Burgess (R-Cumberland)

ReVision Energy will be attending to discuss how solar energy is part of Maine’s fossil-independent future.

More info and registration available at: http://maineconservation.org/get-involved/evening-for-the-environment/

More networking! As with last year’s event we’re going heavy on the “social,” light on presentations! Join NHBSR for an evening of high-caliber networking with business professionals interested in social responsibility and sustainability issues in New Hampshire. With over 100 business leaders in the room, it promises to deliver valuable education, networking and promotional opportunity for you and your business.

Please join us!

Contact Information

Kate Luczko, Program Director
(603) 391-7437
kate@nhbsr.org

To Register please visit: http://www.nhbsr.org/news-events/register-for-event.asp?eventID=178

Dan Clapp, Branch Manager of our our Exeter, New Hampshire office, will present an intro to solar energy options for the homeowner, answering basic questions and illustrating how current incentives make 2011 the year to go solar.

You’ll learn the answers to questions like: How do these systems work? How much will a system cost? Is my site good for solar? How reliable are these systems? Can I really expect a return on investment since I live in New England? You will also see an installed solar hot water, photovoltaic, and a wood pellet boiler system, allowing ReVision Energy to operate as a carbon neutral operation.

Feel free to bring any other questions about solar in general or your situation specifically. Learn what thousands of New Englanders already know – that solar systems are an affordable, reliable, and sensible investment.

BGNH Member Cost: FREE
Not yet Member Cost: $25.00 (contact us for info on a few free admissions we can offer)

More information/registration: http://pull.t2mr3.com/p/3334-64FB/83329572/link2.html

Winter is Coming! Button Up, New England!

Clean Air-Cool Planet and the New England Carbon Challenge invite you to attend one
of over 35 home weatherization workshops being offered throughout New Hampshire this season, which will continue through the end of January.

Professional energy auditors will provide you with cost effective strategies for saving energy, do-it-yourself & professional projects, and resources to help you find technical & financial resources to get your home weatherization projects completed before winter sets in.

We Hope To See You All There!!!

You are cordially invited to The New Hampshire Chapter’s first annual LEED Green Building Awards Banquet. Members, member guest and interested non-members are all welcome at this event.

Join us as we celebrate the years achievements, plan for a year of accomplishments and honor the hard work of New Hampshire designers and builders who have helped make some of the healthiest and most efficient buildings in the state in this year’s first annual LEED Green Building Awards Program.

Green Roofs in New England

Explore how green roofs provide extraordinarily effective storm water management with an endless aesthetic potential, followed by a quick green building case study – LEED Gold on a very modest budget.

Jared Markham will share the key objectives when preparing for a green roof & key considerations, green roof design options, rooftop garden, maximizing stormwater mitigation, plant and growth media selection and integrated design for sustainability and value.

Our presenter:

Jared Markham, LEED AP — Weston Solutions, Inc & GreenGrid Green Roofs

Jared Markham has over 9 years of environmental and sustainability experience and leads WESTON’s Northeast GreenGrid® Green Roof System business.

About Green Eggs and To Register:

Green Eggs is the Chapter’s monthly breakfast forum featuring a speaker and topic relevant to green buildings. Networking and a full breakfast – local and creative – by Tidewater Catering, from 7:30 – 8:00 followed by approximately 45 minute presentation and a 15 minute Q&A. Attendance is limited and pre-registration with payment is recommended. Attendance is $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

Join ReVision Energy in this dynamic event, which will offer seminars on sustainability, live demos, key exhibitors and a discussion with hospitality leaders.

Some of the agenda includes:

• Solar Energy Investment Opportunities
• Strategically Planning & Promoting your Sustainability Program
• Energy Saving Options
• National Sustainable Lodging Network

To register, please contact Celia Nardo at Cnardo@nhlra.com or (603) 228-9585 or visit www.nhlra.com
Registration is $10.

Biodiversity Research Institute (our August Check in for Charity recipient) presents their third annual Spotlight on Ecoscience series, hosting two of the world’s premier experts on the effects of offshore energy development on birds.

This free event offers you the opportunity to participate in this extraordinary opportunity to learn from our European colleagues who have extensive experience and understanding of this issue.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011
5:00 pm – Cocktail Reception
6:00 pm – Opening Remarks
Hannaford Lecture Hall
University of Southern Maine, Portland Campus

RSVP:
JoAnne Wood
207-839-7600 x101
rsvp@briloon.org

Featured Speakers: Dr. Tony Fox and Dr. Rowena Langston. More information on Biodiversity’s Website