Green Living Forum @ GWU Nov. 13th 6:30pm

Learn how to incorporate sustainable practices into your everyday lifestyle, improve your quality of life, and save money while saving resources.

Friday Nov 13, 2009
6:30pm

GWU Virginia campus
20101 Academic Way, Ashburn, VA


FREE and OPEN to the public

You are invited to enjoy networking, exhibits and engaging presentations from the guest speakers, followed by a moderated Q&A session.

Exhibits and refreshments open at 6; presentations begin at 7:00.

Linna Ferguson

Food Gardening:
Easy as 1, 2, 3

Have you always wanted to grow your own food but felt overwhelmed at where to start? Do you think you don't have enough space or time to have a garden? In an easy and straighforward discussion, Linna will outline what elements are critical for food gardening, as well as provide some creative approaches to raising food. She will focus on methods that maximize both space and time to prove that anyone can raise their own healthy food.
Linna Ferguson is an avid food gardener who believes that anyone can easily grow healthy food. Her passion is to teach people creative gardening techniques that help you maximize your space and time. She has been featured on the Emril Green show with Chef Emril Lagasse and has spoken at corporate Earth Day events. A strong supporter of local food producers, she initiated Loudoun Locavores, a community that connects people to local food sources.


Dale Hoffmeyer
Change the World, Start with ENERGY STAR®
Dale will talk about how energy use at home impacts the environment, and how ENERGY STAR® can help you make smart choices that not only save money, but also reduce greenhouse gas emissions. You will learn how to assess your home and improve its overall efficiency.

Dale Hoffmeyer - is the Leader of the ENERGY STAR® Home Improvement Team at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He has 20 years of federal environmental policy experience most recently focused on home energy benckmarking, whole-house performance and HVAC installation.

Martin Ogle
Cracking Walnut Brain Syndrome;
The Quest for Green Living

Finding our way towards "green living" is the greatest challenge of our time. It demands smart thinking and a scientific approach but also fresh ways of thinking. Can we crack out of self-imposed shells to find not only technical solutions but also needed perspective and context? Martin Ogle sets the stage for the Green Living Forum with a fun and unique introduction to energy and how we think about it.

Martin has been Chief Naturalist for Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority since 1985 and has overseen all operations of Potomac Overlook Regional Park in Arlington. He has been working on energy issues for over 20 years, seeing energy as the biggest nexus between human activities and the rest of Earth's living system. Beyond his interest in efficiency and new technologies, his primary interest has been in how to promote conservation -- fun, challenging and interesting ways of living that require much less energy than we currently use, but compatible with the human spirit.

Tena Meadows O'Rear
Convenient Truths

Tena and her husband Grady O'Rear live in EcoVillage of Loudoun County where they joyfully pursue an environmentally-friendly lifestyle; Tena shares some tips from her experience.

Tena Meadows O'Rear is a consultant with far-reaching experience in organizational governance, decision making, communications, transition-management, and operations. Tena is a seasoned community organizer and entrepreneur. She successfully cofounded a middle school, a natural foods co-op, a nationally acclaimed treatment and rehabilitation program for people with serious mental illness, and a benchmark environmentally-conscious residential community.


Najib Salehi
Energy Initiatives in Loudoun County

Najib Salehi has been in energy management field for the past 24 years. He has served as Loudoun County's Energy Manager since 2004 responsible for energy initiatives, utility coordination, and commodities procurement. He has 20 years of experience with Dominion Virginia Power and American Electric Power Company. Mr Salehi led the Energy Task Force assigned by the County administrator to develop an Energy Improvement Plan for the County as well as developing plans to meet the Virginia Municipal League (VML) Green Government Challenge and the Council of Government (COG) Cool Capital Challenge. He is currently leading the Energy Conservation Cabinet Team that consists of liaisons from all the departments responsible for energy/carbon emission reduction in all the County facilities.





For more information, please contact Tony Noerpel 540.882.3289 anoerpel@loudounwireless.com, or Gina Faber fabermail@fastmail.fm.
last updated: Oct 29, 2009