Big Tent Campus The Alliance Center - Interface Room 1536 Wynkoop St. Denver, Colorado 80202
Event Summary:
Moderated by NDN Fellow Michael Moynihan, this event featured a lively discussion of progressive strategies for achieving success on energy and climate change issues. Joining us were:
Brian Hardwick, Director of Marketing and Development of the Alliance for Climate Protection. Brian joined the Alliance at the beginning in 2007. He oversees and manages the WE brand messaging and strategy across the campaign. Additionally, Brian oversees communications and serves as a spokesperson for the Alliance. Before joining the Alliance, Brian served in senior roles in many political campaigns, including presidential and US Senate campaigns. For more than a dozen years, Brian has served Democratic campaigns in many different roles: Campaign Management, Communications, Fundraising and Field Organizing. In 2000, Brian directed the fundraising as National Finance Director at the Democratic National Committee. Originally from Texas, Brian graduated form the University of Texas at Austin.
Kate Gordon, Co-Director, Apollo Alliance. Kate Gordon joined the Apollo Alliance in October, 2007 as Program Director. Prior to starting in this position, Kate worked as the Director of the Apollo Strategy Center, the policy arm of Apollo formerly housed at the Center on Wisconsin Strategy. Kate has served on many energy policy committees including the Midwest Agriculture Energy Network, the National Wind Coordinating Committee, and RE-AMP. Besides her energy work, Kate’s work for COWS included corporate tax policy, progressive federalism, and rural economic development. Before coming to COWS, Kate worked as an employment and consumer rights litigator at Trial Lawyers for Public Justice in Oakland, CA. She is the author of several published articles on contract fairness and regional economic development. Kate has a JD and Masters in City Planning from the University of California, Berkeley.
David Roberts, Senior Staff Writer, Grist.org. David Roberts is senior staff writer at Grist.org, a website devoted to environmental news, commentary, and advice. For five years he has covered climate change, energy, and the politics of both, primarily on Grist's blog but also in print for Fast Company and online for Vanity Fair, The Nation, Huffington Post, and The Guardian. He has appeared a few times on Fox News' Hannity & Colmes, but is recovering nicely. He lives in Seattle with his wife, two young sons, and as-yet-unused graduate degree in philosophy.
Bob Epstein, Founder, Environmental Entrepreneurs. Bob Epstein is an entrepreneur and engineer with a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a co-founder of five companies: Sybase, New Resource Bank, GetActive Software, Zight, and Britton-Lee. Bob currently splits his professional time between his roles as co-founder of Environmental Entrepreneurs, Director of New Resource Bank and Trustee of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Bob is Vice Chairman of California’s Economic and Technology Advancement Advisory Committee for AB 32. Bob’s community activities are focused on the environment, public education and opera.
