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Sustainabilty: Climate Change & Renewable Energy
Presented by Catherine Hill, Of Counsel, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP

April 28, 2008, 2 - 3 PM
Albany Law School, Room 200

Going "green" is growing in importance.
Green initiatives, such as improving a corporation's carbon footprint, moving towards a paperless office environment and reducing electrical demand, have significant environmental, fiscal and social benefits.

Catherine Hill spoke to a mixed audience of environmentally concerned stuidents, staff and faculty on the importance and meaning of sustainability and how we can each contribute to green initiatives in our workplace and in our homes.

Topics of her presentation included:
• Reality and effects of Global Warming
• Federal Response to Climate Change
• Using currently available technologies to stabilize global carbon emissions

Click here to listen to the podcast of the full presentation.

About the Speaker: Catherine Hill '88 specializes in the representation of businesses and institutions in the CleanTech, demand reduction and renewable energy fields. Her clients include Wind energy, Solar energy, and BioFuel developers, municipalities in the renewable energy sector, start-up technologies in the CleanTech sector, and developers, architects and others involved in green or LEED Certified buildings.

For more information about this event, please contact Annette I. Kahler, Director of the Science & Technology Law Center and Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at 518-445-3355 or akahl@albanylaw.edu.

 

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