Midtown Brews connects you face to face once a month with Northeast Ohio leaders in the technology, energy and creative industries. Host partners: EarthWatch Ohio/Insivia/I-Open/Meet The Bloggers/Webtego
Join us and the Smaller Indiana network February 7th to learn more about... Our Ohio Energy Portfolio: Economic Development in Your Backyard
Conversation topics:
- The proposed AMP-OH's 960-megawatt conventional pulverized coal-fired power plant to be built in Meigs County.
- How should CPP diversify its energy portfolio? What role should renewables and energy efficiency play in this make up? Net Metering, Smart Metering, Combined Heat & Power?
- Is IGCC (Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle) a better technology?
- Is Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) a viable solution?
Contributors:
- Richard Stuebi, BP Fellow for Energy and Environmental Advancement at The Cleveland Foundation, NextWave Energy, Inc., Founder and President
- Councilman Matt Zone, City of Cleveland, Ward 17
- Nolan Moser, Law Fellow, Ohio Environmental Council
- Andrew Flock, Painesville Councilman
- Andrew Watterson, Cleveland Sustainability Programs Manager, City of Cleveland Department of Utilities
- Elisa Young, Founder, Meigs CAN (Citizens for Action), and Meigs County resident, providing the community perspective
- And other Guests...
- Date: Thursday, Febuary 7, 2008 (the first Thursday of every month)
- Time: 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
- Donation: Optional $5.00 (or more to help provide for those who can't) to help defray the costs of munchies, and your favorite six pack of brew
- Live Video Broadcast and Chat hosted by the team at Insivia. If you can't make it F2F, join us for an online conversation starting at 6:00PM - 7:00PM (EST).
- Register: upcoming.org
- Location: Insivia - Software & Design, a Midtown technology company, just down the street (west) from Webtego 1900 Superior Avenue, Suite 105, Cleveland, Ohio 44114