Policy Associate Jessie Stolark spoke at a Fuels America briefing on September 20: "The Reality Behind the Renewable Fuel Standard, the Economy, and the Environment." She explained why biofuels are necessary to decarbonize the transportation sector in both the short and long-term.

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Program Associate Miguel Yanez gave a presentation on EESI's On-Bill Financing Project at the 2017 American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Energy Efficiency Finance Forum, held May 21- 23 in Chicago. The presentation was part of a panel on "Overcoming Energy Efficiency Finance Barriers in Rural America."

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Program Associate Miguel Yanez gave a presentation on EESI's On-Bill Financing Project at the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) Western Region and Territory Energy Offices meeting, held April 18-19 in Boise, Idaho.

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EESI Policy Director Ellen Vaughan spoke at the 11th Annual North American Passive House Conference in Philadelphia on September 24. She discussed high-performance buildings powered by a renewable energy, with a special focus on policy, codes, and incentives (which were the conference's key themes).

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On April 28, EESI's Transportation and Energy Policy Fellow, Paul Haven, gave a presentation to the Maryland American Planning Association in Annapolis, Maryland. His presentation, Toward A Sustainable Transportation Network in the Northeast Corridor, covered the reasons why a national high-speed passenger rail network would not only make our national transportation network more sustainable, but would also improve the nation's economic competitiveness for decades to come. Paul also highlighted that the Federal Railroad Administration's evaluation of rail investment alternatives for the Northeast Corridor, known as NEC FUTURE, needs to consider the cost and impact of expanding road and air networks, as such an expansion would be required in scenarios involving lower levels of rail investment.

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On November 11, EESI Executive Director, Carol Werner gave a presentation at the the Iowa Energy Center’s Speaker Series in Quad Cities, Iowa. Her presentation, Energy: Why Our Choices Matter, covered the problems and opportunities presented by a changing climate, changing public attitudes and perceptions on climate change, and why there is incredible momentum in the political, religious, social, energy and business sectors for global action on climate.

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EESI Policy Associate Jessie Stolark spoke at the annual Statewide Wood Energy Team Conference in Oregon on October 28, 2015. She discussed what the Clean Power Plan means for states, what role biomass could play in the Clean Power Plan, and what role biomass is already playing in state-level Renewable Portfolio Standards. 

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EESI Executive Director Carol Werner spoke at a Congressional Biomass Meeting on October 21, at the request of the office of Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (NH), who co-chairs the Congressional Biomass Caucus. Carol highlighted the environmental and economic benefits of biomass power (particularly in rural communities), and its role in Clean Power Plan compliance.

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EESI Policy Associate Laura Small provided testimony at a September 23 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing in Dallas, Texas, on the EPA's proposed air rules for new and modified sources of methane in oil and gas operations. 

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EESI Policy Associate Jessie Stolark participated in a Biomass Magazine webinar on July 16, entitled "Readying for the Clean Power Plan." Jessie discussed the basics of the Clean Power Plan, how it will be promulgated under the Clean Air Act, and the basics of the Plan's Biogenic Carbon Framework. Her presentation also detailed what states are already doing to use biomass resources for electricity, what the federal landscape looks like for biomass power beyond the Clean Power Plan, and what's happening on Capitol Hill on biomass utilization.

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