Sunday, October 7, 2 p.m., Orcas Center
Dr. Daniel Kammen will explore innovations in and barriers to building renewable energy systems worldwide, from villages to large regional economies, focusing on tools already available and others needed to battle for a sustainable planet.
“The track record is clear,” Kammen writes. “Per dollar invested, renewables and efficiency generate significantly more jobs than fossil fuels.” According to his Laboratory’s analyses, for example, “solar installation creates five or more times the number of jobs than a comparable natural-gas power plant.” This far exceeds the job-creation potential of the proposed Cherry Point coal terminal.
