Congresswoman Susan Davis Opens FSF II
The Honorable Susan Davis has represented the district in which this conference is being held since 2001 and has been a strong advocate for the environment; in 2011 once again earned a perfect score from the League of Conservation Voters. She was a co-sponsor of the SEAM Act of...
CAPTAIN MARKO MEDVED, P.E.
CAPTAIN MARKO MEDVED, P.E., Civil Engineer Corps, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, Operations Officer Captain Marko Medved will join our panel and town hall symposium on Energy Sustainability. CAPT Medved will share the Navy’s amazing accomplishments to date, and their goals for the future. See Remarks by the Honorable...
UnitedGREEN Offers Three $1000 Prizes for Student Ideas
UnitedGREEN For Immediate Release Contact: Walter Meyer, wmeyer@heartlandfdn.org UnitedGREEN Offers Three $1000 Prizes for Student Ideas In conjunction with its Forging a Sustainable Future Symposium to be held March 3-4, 2012 at San Diego State, UnitedGREEN is offering three $1,000 scholarships to students engaged in research projects. Students...
FSF Event Forges New Partnerships
The first part of the Forging a Sustainable Future event, put on by the Heartland Coalition’s UnitedGREEN division was held Saturday and Sunday, November 12 and 13 at Qualcomm Corporate Headquarters in Sorrento Valley. San Diego City Councilmember Marti Emerald gave the opening remarks and spoke about what a...
Dan Gibbs to speak at FSF Event
Dan Gibbs is the CEO of Home Town Farms. Their mission is to be the leader in providing high quality locally grown organic food to the people of the city. To use the most efficient methods and modern technology to save natural resources, eliminate waste and inefficiencies. Dan brings more...
Luisa Schultz joining water panel!
Luisa Schultz is joining our water panel! Besides being a professor at the New School of Architecture and Design, she has plenty of other exciting credentials (listed below). UnitedGREEN is happy to have her! M. Architecture, University of Arizona; B. Architecture, University of Arizona; Member, American Planning Association;...
Jim Hester speaking on Sunday November 13th
Jim Hester will speak on Sunday November 13th on his S.T.O.P. scholarship program. From http://www.stop2011.org/ : “Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, we will offer a $47,000 college scholarship (the equivalent of each American’s share of the debt) for four years of college to at least one current San Diego high school senior. The...
Peter Meisen to join energy panel
Peter Meisen is a local San Diegan, and considers himself a global citizen having flown around the world several times promoting his work. He graduated from the University of California at San Diego, with an engineering degree in Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences. For the past 30 years he...
Comedy Break with Megan Gilbert
Megan Gilbert is an accomplished actress and comedian. After graduating AMDA Los Angeles, Megan continued her studies in a master class with actor and teacher, Michael Zelniker and currently studies with Holly Ritter in San Diego, where she currently resides. Her credits include Eugene O’neil’s, Waiting for Lefty as...
Who else is going to be at Forging a Sustainable Future?
Michael McCoy, DVM will be joining us from the Sierra Club! He currently serves as a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Otay Valley Regional Park as well as PAWS. Michael is a founding member and currently president of the Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association since 1979. The...