More than
200 energy leaders gathered to share technologies and strategies in climate
action and sustainable energy
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Canaveral, Fl., August 18th, 2014 – On Wednesday of last week, John Porter, Chief
Executive Officer and Founder of Clean Footprint, participated in Orlando Mayor
Buddy Dyer’s Climate and Energy Summit. The focus of the event was, ‘How climate action spurs economic development
and improves quality of life.’
More than 200 community, business,
nonprofit and public sector leaders, including Clean Footprint, Central
Florida’s leading solar development and finance company, gathered to share
technologies and strategies in climate action and sustainable energy.
Held at the Amway Center, the Summit
featured Peter Lehner, CEO of Natural Resources Defense Council and Skip
Laitner, Senior Fellow, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
“Orlando is already a national leader in
how municipalities are managing environmental challenges,” said Porter. “Incremental
progress is ultimately what is going to make a difference long-term.”
During the Summit, Senator Bill Nelson
praised the steps that Orlando has taken to address climate change while Mayor
Dyer detailed future initiatives that will respond to climate concerns and
create a better quality of life and economic growth in Orlando. Some of the plans
the Mayor illustrated were for the City to increase its commitment to solar
energy, explore waste solutions that produce energy and also decrease
dependence on foreign oil, and increase the tree canopy to a 40-percent tree
cover.
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