Masterclass in Climate Change |
Friday, March 7, 2008 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Liberation Hall, Carl A. Fields Center
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
IF YOU ARE NOT AL GORE, confidently communicating climate change can be a challenge. How can you reach communities, staff, customers and even your friends and family? What signals, stories and publicity will most effectively reach a wide range of audiences? Who do audiences listen to? What makes people take action?
Solitaire Townsend,
Chief Executive of Futerra, the UK's leading specialists on the development
and delivery of climate change communications will lead a masterclass, here at
Princeton University, as the second in an American series on this increasingly
crucial issue.Participating in this senior climate change communication event led
by Solitaire will:
- introduce a range of effective communications techniques
- help you choose the best messages, channels and tone of voice to target your audience
- help you establish the facts and debunk the common myths of climate change
- show you what works and what doesn't by looking at examples of climate change communications from around the world
- give you an insight into the golden rules of climate change communications
 | NJHEPS Spring Energy Workshop |
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008: 10 am - 3pm
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Please hold the date for NJHEPS Spring Energy Workshop, to be held on April 9th, 2008. This energy workshop will focus on the advanced energy technologies implemented at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. In addition we will also visit their LEED addition to the main academic complex. The addition consists of classrooms, faculty offices and an atrium. Additional speakers are:
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* Tracy Hall - Sullivan County Community
College
* Jennifer Schroder - Clean Air - Cool Planet
North Jersey Greendrinks |
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Thursday, February 28, 2008 from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
South Park Bar & Grill, 30 South Park Street, Montclair, NJ
www.northjerseygreendrinks.com
Every month, environmentally conscious people, from a variety of different backgrounds, meet up for a drink and to network with other like-minded people in a casual and informal setting. It's a great chance to relax, meet new people, develop new ideas, find employment, make friends, catch up with old business contacts, develop new business contacts, and talk about environmental issues.
COST: Free !!!
CONTACT: To get onto the email circulation list or for more info. email Jim at:
green@northjerseygreendrinks.com.
 | NESEA Building Energy 08 |
March 11 - 13, 2008
Seaport Trade Center, Boston, MA
The Practice of Sustainability: Tools, Actions & Solutions. BuildingEnergy08 is where you belong!
We want you to discover why BuildingEnergy08 promises to be your best opportunity to gather and share ideas with the renewable energy and green building professionals who are shaping the Practice of Sustainability. We believe that your practice is part of that picture. We've invited thought and practice leaders to inspire, challenge, enlighten, and inform you. We expect you to engage them, and each other, in our common pursuit of sustainability's best practices.
For more information please visit the NESEA web site: www.buildingenergy.nesea.org/
USGBC-NJ Inaugural Gala |  |
2nd Annual Building A Greener New Jersey Gala
March 20th, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Robert B. Meyner Reception Center
PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey
Chairman Andy Topinka would like you to sponsor, attend or place an advertisement in the Gala Journal.
This event celebrates the individuals in New Jersey whose efforts stand out toward making New Jersey a sustainable state. This year, we are proud to honor the following individuals and organization for their hard work on behalf of the environment; Mark and Gretchen Biedron, Co- Founders of The Willow School; The Honorable Jon Corzine, Governor of New Jersey; Deirdre Imus, Founder and President of The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology; and Michael Kerwin, accepting the award on behalf of the Somerset County Business Partnership. This event also highlights our mission of promoting the planning, design, construction and operation of buildings that are environmentally responsible, cost effective and healthy places to live, learn and work.
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NECSC 08 Conference |
October 27 - 28, 2008
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
The Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium (NECSC) was established in October 2004 to advance education and action for sustainable development on university campuses in the northeast and maritime region. Organized around the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, the NECSC members have committed to an annual meeting that advances campus sustainability by providing close networking opportunities, professional development, and access to the areas vibrant and growing college and university sustainability practitioner community. The NECSC represents more than forty institutions of higher education from the northeast United States and Eastern Canadian Provinces.
The 2008 NECSC Conference will be held at New Jersey's Princeton University. Please hold the date for this special event. http://www.yale.edu/sustainability/necsc.htm
 | NJHEPS Fall Energy Workshop |
Campbell Library, Rowan University, Glassboro
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome from Rowan University and NJHEPS Executive Director, John Cusack
9:15 – 9:30 Update from The NJHEPS Energy Technical Team from the Chairman, Paul Meierdierck
9:30 – 10:00 Water Treatment from a Consultant Standpoint, Jim Walker
10:00 – 10:30 Chemical Free Water Treatment Technology: Charlie Startz, Stillwell-Hansen
10:30 – 11:00 Chem – Aqua: Rick Ciullo, Account Executive
11:00 – 11:30 Green Power Purchasing Considerations: Constellation NewEnergy, Sean Metivier
11:30 – 12:00 Geothermal Heat Pumps & Energy Efficiency: Mike Fischette, Corporate Principal, Concord Engineering
12:00 – 12:30 Lunch and Networking
12:30 – 1:00 New Age Solar Technology: Jerry Sorgento
1:00 – 1:45 Energy Management from the Computer Industry at Rowan University
& Rowan's Energy Masterplan
1:45 – 2:00 Tour of Rowan’s Cogeneration Plant
Register now at the following link http://acteva.com/booking.cfm?binid=1&bevaID=145644
"Teaching Resources and Campus Action for Climate Change" NJHEPS Fall Sustainability Education Workshop |  |
Friday, November 2nd; 8:30am - 3:00pm
Frist Student Center, Princeton University
*Co-sponsored with the National Science Foundation & Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI).
Morning
- Registration, Continental Breakfast 8:15 - 8:45
- Introduction and Setting Agenda for the Day 8:45 - 9:00
- Purpose: to provide climate change teaching resources and information about higher education climate change initiatives, John Cusack, Executive Director, NJHEPS
- Keynote: The Social Contract: Solving the Problem of Global Warming 9:00 - 9:30
- Stephen W. Pacala, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Co-Director,
Carbon Mitigation Initiative, Princeton University
- Stabilization Wedges: Concept and Game 9:30 - 10:30
- Roberta Hotinski, Princeton Environmental Institute & Stephen W. Pacala
- Break 10:30
- Campus Climate Challenge: How Our Campuses Can Lead 10:45 - 11:45
- Presidents Climate Commitment: American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) John Cusack, Executive Director, NJHEPS
Webquests: Campus Global Warming Solutions and Renewable Energy Angela Cristini, Professor, Biology, Ramapo College and the Webquest Development Team
- Using National and New Jersey Initiatives to Teach Climate Change Issues 11:45 - 12:30
- The New N.J. Global Warming Response Act, N.J. Board of Public Utilities, Energy Master Plan, N.J. Sustainable State Institute, Reaching New Jerseys Goals; Step It Up (Nov.3/07) John Cusack, Executive Director, NJHEPS and Donald Wheeler, Professor, Global Studies/Sociology, Kean University
- Environmental Justice and Global Warming, Patrick Hossay, Political Science, Richard Stockton State College
Urban Ecology and Global Warming Daniela Shebitz, Acting Director, Urban Ecology Institute & Professor, Biology and John Dobosiewicz, Professor, Geology and Director, Epsilon Corps. Student Gathering, Carlos Rymer, Energy Action Coalition/Student, Cornell University
- Models of Campus Activity-Getting students, faculty, administrators organized 1:15 - 2:30
- Shana Weber, Sustainability Manager, Princeton University
John Imperatore, Rowan University Energy/Emissions Initiatives
Nick Fabbroni, UMDNJ Sustainability Committee - Concurrent Annual NJHEPS Steering Committee Meeting; Student Gathering 2:30 - 3:30
- Attendees who are not a member of the Steering Committee are welcome to stay and hear an update on activities and observe the NJHEPS Steering Committee hold its annual meeting vote on by-law changes and elect new officers- Led by John Cusack, NJHEPS & Reggie Luke, Middlesex College/NJHEPS
Concurrent Student Gathering: share experiences and plan a future meeting; led by Don Wheeler, Kean University, Professor, Global Studies/Sociology
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NJHEPS Spring Green Design Workshop |
October 24th, 11 am to 2 pm
Georgian Court University, Raymond Hall's North Dining Room
- 11:00 am - 11:30am - Lunch and Welcome from, John Cusack, NJHEPS Executive Director
- 11:30 am - 12:00 pm - Andrew Christ, Georgian Court University Assistant VP of Operations - " Georgian Court Campus Master Plan & Sustainability Projects"
- 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm - Mary Paist, Princeton Hydro - " Campus Storm Water Management" highlighting UMDNJ storm water management plan
- 2:45 pm - 1:00 pm - Break and Open Discussion
- 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm - Jason Kliwinski, Spiezle Group Director of Sustainable Design - " Campus Master Planning in the State of NJ"
- 1:45 pm - 2:00 pm - Closing remarks and Comments
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in NJ Higher Education - Methods and Tools for Reducing Emissions While Saving Money |  |
October 17th; 9am to 3pm
GITC, Room 3270, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Climate change has been described as the most important societal issue of the 21st century, and a major threat to New Jersey's economy and environment.
This is the second meeting of the NJHEPS Climate Change Working Group. Please join us along with invited speakers from the NJBPU, NJDEP, and The NJ Office of Energy Savings. Topics will include Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Off-sets and Campus Greenhouse Gas Planning.
The following Agendas will be discussed:
For additional information Click on the below links:
We hope you can attend and learn how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at you school. If you are unable to attend please consider sending someone from your department in your stead.
NJHEPS Climate Change Working Group |
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June 12, 2007 9 AM - 2 PM
Climate change has been described as the most important societal issue of the 21st century, and a major threat to New Jersey's economy and environment. As Dr. Don Farish, President of Rowan University recently said, "Colleges and Universities, in many cases, are like small cities. We have a responsibility to address the issue of global warming both in our curriculum as well as in our practices. We must lead by example."
Dr. Farish is one of over 270 presidents to sign the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment (PCC). The Presidents of Rider University and the College of New Jersey have also recently signed on for this commitment, and several others are in the approval process. Just today, the 4th of June, the New Jersey Presidents Council ( the presidents of the 58 degree-granting institutions in New Jersey) passed unanimously a resolution recommending "...that all New Jersey presidents of higher education institutions seriously consider signing the national Presidents Climate Commitment within the coming months, in light of New Jersey higher Education's long-standing commitment to combating the threat of global warming (as evidenced by the prior NJPC prior commitment in 2001 to reduce greenhouse emissions) and the stated goal of the State of New Jersey to reduce GHG emissions back to 1990 levels by 2020 and by 80% by 2050."
By signing the PCC pledge, a President commits to develop a comprehensive plan to achieve climate neutrality as soon as possible for their campus. Climate neutrality is achieved when an organization reduces its carbon emissions as low as possible and then institutes initiatives that offset the remaining emissions, such as purchasing renewable energy.
NJHEPS stands ready to support New Jersey Presidents who wish to sign and implement the PCC by announcing the establishment of a NJHEPS Climate Change Working Group that will assist NJ institutions in conducting an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions and developing an institutional action plan within the next two years to adopt new policies and procedures that will reduce carbon emissions and save energy and operating costs. This working group will discuss and prepare guidance documents on how to conduct inventories and prepare climate-neutral plans in the most efficient and cost-effective manner over the coming months.
The first meeting of the NJHEPS Climate Change Working Group will take place on the 12th of June (see information below), and we hope you can attend and learn how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at you school.
Location:
Bloustein School of Public Policy
Rutgers
33 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ
Time: 9:00am-12noon
Date: 12 June 2007
Agenda:
8:30am Registration & Light Refreshments
9:00am Introduction and Welcome, John Cusack, Executive Director, NJHEPS
9:15am Why I Signed on to the American College
& UniversityPresident's Climate Commitment (PCC), Dr. Donald Farish,
President,Rowan University (by video)
9:30am What Is the President's Climate Commitment- A Detailed Description, John Cusack, NJHEPS Executive Director
10:00am How Rowan University Will Implement the
President's ClimateCommitment, Dr. Joseph Orlins, Acting Assistant Vice
President,Facilities Planning Construction & Operations, Rowan University
10:30am Break- Light Refreshments
10:45am "Taking Your Campus Carbon Neutral-How to
Prepare a CampusClimate Neutral Plan", Dr. Phillip Ludvigsen, Director,
US ClimateChange, Jacques Whitford and Peter Charrington, Principal,
JacquesWhitford
11:15am The New Jersey State Greenhouse
Gas ReductionPlan-Implementing Executive Order #54, A representative of
NJDEP(invited)
11:45am Wrap-up, Questions & Plans for next NJHEPS Climate Change Committee
Meeting
12 noon- Lunch ( with members of the NJHEPS Sustainability Education
Committee to discuss integrating GHG issues into sustainability education))
Please register at the following link: www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=136434
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NJHEPS Spring Energy Workshop |
May 4, 2007 9 AM - 2 PM
Wilson Hall,
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Welcome from John Cusack |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Energy Policy in New Jersey, Joe Sullivan |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Concepts of Seasonal Storage, Lynn Stiles |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Cogeneration Panel: * Paul Meierdierck Ã&ndash 5 year outlook of energy prices, * Joe Witkowski Ã&ndash CogenÃ&rsquos Influencing Economics, * John Imperatore Ã&ndash Making RowanÃ&rsquos Cogen Plant Economically Feasible |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | The College of NJÃ&rsquos Demand Response and Load Shedding Plan: David Ellis, Enerwise and Lori Winyard, TCNJ |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Doing Well By Doing Good, The IceTec Model |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | North American Power Partners Demand Response Program, Lori Wiegand - Jackson |
| 12:20 - 1:00 | Lunch & Networking |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | MonmouthÃ&rsquos Solar Project and Tour |
Registration: Click Here!!!
Masterclass in Climate Change |  |
Monday, March 19, 2007 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
NJIT Campus Center, Ballroom B,
Newark, NJ
IF YOU & 8217;RE NOT AL GORE, confidently communicatingclimate change can be a challenge. How can you reach communities,staff, customers and even your friends and family? What signals,stories and publicity will most effectively reach a wide range ofaudiences? Who do audiences listen to? What makes people take action?
Solitaire Townsend,
Chief Executive of Futerra, theUK's leading specialists on the development
and delivery of climatechange communications will lead a masterclass, here at
NJIT, as thefirst in an American series on this increasingly
crucial issue.Participating in this senior climate change communication event led
bySolitaire will:
- introduce a range of effective communications techniques
- help you choose the best messages, channels and tone of voice to target your audience
- help you establish the facts and debunk the common myths of climate change
- show you what works and what doesn't by looking at examples of climate change communications from around the world
- give you an insight into the golden rules of climate change communications
For Presentation, Please Click Here
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NJHEPS Spring Green Design Workshop |
March 16, 2007 9 AM - 2 PM
Auditorium, Rowan Hall
Rowan University, Glassboro NJ
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Welcome from John Cusack and Andy Topinka; USGBC - NJ |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Building Commissioning from Integrated Project Services |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | NJHEPS Green Design Guidelines, Revised ~ Bill Bobenhausen of Sustainable Design Collaborative * two AIA/CEU credits will be offered for this segment |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:15 | Rowan's Overall Campus Planning - Joe Orlins, AVP for Facilities |
| 1:15 - 1:30 | Sustainability Planning - John Imperatore, Director of Facilities Resource Management |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Education Hall Design & Construction - Mary Acciani, Director of Facilities Planning & Construction |
Registration: Click Here!!!
NJHEPS Winter Energy Workshop |
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December 11th,2006: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Frist Campus Center, Princeton University
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9:00 - 9:30 ~ Breakfast and Welcome from NJHEPS Executive Director, John Cusack
9:30 - 10:00 ~ Energy Conservation: Sustainable Guidelines for School: Carmine Battafarano & Robert Cascone, Burns and Roe, For Presentations : Click here
10:00 - 10:30 ~ The Steamgard Steam Trap: Tom Marnane, Steamgard & Bill Taylor, Drexel University, For Presentations : Click here
10:30 - 11:00 ~ The Clean Air - Cool Planet Campus Carbon Calculator, Jennifer Schroeder, CA - CP, For Presentations : Click here
11:00 - 11:30 ~ NJ Wind Working Group Presentation: Donald Kasten, CAES/Rutgers University
11:30 - 12:00 ~ Chilled Water Optimization & The Delta P Valve: Joseph Hoose, Cool Systems , For Presentations : Click here
12:00 - 1:00 ~ Lunch & Networking Opportunities
1:00 - 2:00 ~ Princeton's Energy Modeling and Tour of the Physical Plant, Ted Borer, Princeton University, For Presentations : Click here
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NJHEPS Winter Green Design Workshop |
December 15th,2006; 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Ocean County College,Toms River
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9:00 - 9:30 ~ Breakfast and Welcome from NJHEPS Executive Director, John Cusack
9:30 - 10:00 ~ Ocean County College's New Fine Arts Building: KenOlsen, Ocean County College & Shyam Perangur, USA Architects
10:00 - 10:30 ~ First steps to build a LEED building: Jeff Livingston and Michael Kornitas, Rutgers University
10:30 - 11:00 ~ UMDNJ's Two LEED Registered projects in Camden & Stratford in Design Process: Nicholas Fabbroni, For Presentations : Click here
11:00 - 11:30 ~ Rowan University's High Performance Campus Planning: Joe Orlins, Rowan University
11:30 - 12:00 ~ Trenton's LEED Broad Street Bank, A Historic LEED Site!: Richard Libbey
12:00 - 1:00 ~ Lunch & Viewing of OCC's Technology Building
1:00 - 2:00 ~ NJHEPS Green Design Gudelines Update: Bill Bobenhausen, Sustainable Design Collaborative
Climate Change, Oil & New Jersey Higher Education |
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Wednesday, 25 October, 2006
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
The New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability (NJHEPS) will be having a climate change event on Wednesday, 25 October, at the New JerseyInstitute of Technology (NJIT) campus in Newark. We will have students,administrators and faculty there from NJIT and a number of our other 44member colleges and universities. The goal would be to outline variousclimate change action programs emerging nationally, regionally and in NewJersey, and mention some of the ways it may impact NJ higher educationinstitutions, and then transition into NJIT's Technology & Societypresentation on "Winning the Oil End Game" by Nathan Glasgow. http://tsf.njit.edu/glasgow.php
Part One- "Climate Change & New Jersey Higher Education"
- 12:00pm, Marc Brammer, Director of Research, Innovest, presenting
on the"Focus the Nation" effort going on around the country (using the slides
ofFocus the Nation's founder, Eban Goldstein)
For Presentations : Click here
- 12:30pm, Maura Cowley, Sierra Student Coalition (Invited), presenting
about the Campus Climate Challenge.
For Presentations : Click here
- 1:00pm, John Cusack, Executive Director, NJHEPS,
presenting about "Results of the NJ President's GHG Emissions Reduction Goals of
2001-2005" and the "American College and University Presidents
Climate-Neutral Commitment"announced last week in Arizona at the national Association for
theAdvancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) meeting.
For Presentations : Click here
- 1:30pm Chris Sherry, NJDEP, presenting on "the Regional Greenhouse GasInitiative (RGGI) and New Jersey Higher Education"
- 2:00-2:30pm Speakers Panel - Questions & Answers (including Nathan
Glasgow)
For Presentations : Click here
- 2:30-3:00pm Afternoon break and networking opportunity during room seating arrangement change
Part Two- "Winning the Oil End Game"
- 3pm-4:30pm , As part of NJIT's forum series on Technology &
Society, theRocky Mountain Institute's Nathan Glasgow, will talk about his
work with the well known inventor and environmentalist, Amory Lovins, in a
talk, "Winning the Oil Endgame", based on their recent book they
co-authored.For Presentations visit NJIT Technology and society forum website at
http://tsf.njit.edu/index.php
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'Mid-Course Correction' Presentation by Ray Anderson |
September 15th Seminar
Ray Anderson, Founder and Chairman of the Board, Interface
8:00 am, Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, FDU College at Florham
Ray Anderson has applied his entrepreneurial spirit to building one ofthe world's largest interior furnishings companies, Interface. Thecompany has reduced its environmental footprint significantly,redesigning processes and products, pioneering new technologies andreducing or eliminating waste and harmful emissions while increasingthe use of renewable materials and sources of energy.
Ray is recognized as one of the world&rsquos most environmentallyprogressive leaders on sustainable commerce, having served asco-chairman of the President&rsquos Council on Sustainable Developmentduring the Clinton administration; being recognized by MikhailGorbachev with a Millennium Award from Global Green in September 1996;receiving in 1996 the Ernest & Young Entrepreneur of Year for theSoutheast Region and in 1997 as the Georgia Conservancy&rsquosConservationist of the Year and many other honorable awards.
Presentation Highlights:
The unexpected hero of the Canadian documentary, &ldquoThe Corporation, Ray Anderson explains how he went from a &ldquoplunderer of the
earth&rdquo to the leading architect of Sustainability,
saving manufacturer Interface Inc. nearly $300 million in the process, and helping
to ensure a bright future for both the business and natural environments.
This breakfast seminar was jointly sponsored by ISE/CHRMS,the Corporate Communications Institute, NJHEPS and the Rothman Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.
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NJ Soybean Board Biodiesel Workshop |
August 1, 2006
Presentations now available online at
http://ecocomplex.rutgers.edu
If you&rsquore curious about the difference soy biodiesel can make to your business, join us for the workshop and
luncheon.The following topics will be covered:
9:00&mdash9:05 Welcome: Rick Stern, New Jersey Soybean Board
9:05&mdash9:45 The State of the Industry (biodiesel and bioheat): Tom Verry, NBB and Ellen Bourbon, NJDEP
9:45&mdash10:30 Tax Incentives: Invited Richard Little, IRS
10:30&mdash10:45 Break
10:45&mdash11:30 Storage and Handling Tips: Paul Nazarro, Advanced Fuel Solutions
11:30&mdash12:15 Panel Presentations: Stephen Levy, Sparague Energy
Corporation; Invited Mike Devine, Devine Brothers; Rick Stern, New
Jersey Soybean Farmer; Invited Greg Anderson, Nebraska Soybean Farmer
12:30 Lunch
For further information please call (609) 890-9207
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
New Jersey Clean Energy Program
NJHEPS Corporate Sponsors
AT&T Foundation
and its 40+ Member Institutions