The 7th Annual RASCL Summit

Leading the Charge: Empowering Our Communities for a Sustainable Delaware

Wednesday January 17, 2024 | 9:00am-4:00pm
Del-One Conference Center | Dover, DE

Presentations

PRESENTATIONS

Opening

Remarks

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Danielle Swallow

Coastal Hazards Specialist

Delaware Sea Grant

For Ourselves and for the Community: Chester County's Climate Action Plan and Journey

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Rachael Griffith, PLA, AICP

Sustainability Director

Chester County Planning Commission

Motivators & Tools of Community Climate Action

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Stefen Samarripas

Senior Manager, Local Policy Team, American Coucil for an Energy Efficient Economy

RASCL Resouces

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Lynne Pusey, Coastal Training Coordinator, Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve

See me, hear me, touch me, feel me: Can offshore wind power find a place at Delaware's Table?

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Jeremy Firestone

Professor, College of Marine Science and Policy,

University of Delaware

RASCL Project Guidance Group

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Michelle Koenig,

Director of Conservation

Delaware Center for the Inland Bays

Myths and Trends: Electric Vehicles (EV)

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Nicole Rodi

Senior Clean Transportation Specialist, ICF

Developing a Community Sustainability Plan

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Beth Krumrine

Senior Planner

DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal, and Energy

Speakers

Speakers and Moderators

Danielle Swallow

Summit Host

Coastal Hazards Specialist

Delaware Sea Grant

Jeremy Firestone

Speaker

Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware

Lynne Pusey

Moderator

Coastal Training Coordinator, Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve

Stefen Samarripas

Welcome Speaker

Senior Manager, Local Policy Team, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Nicole Rodi

Speaker

Senior Clean Transportation Specialist, ICF

Michelle Koenig

Speaker

Director of Conservation, Delaware Center for the Inland Bays

Emily Knearl

Moderator

Delaware Director of Government Relations and External Affairs,

The Nature Conservancy

Rachael Griffith

Speaker

Sustainability Director, Chester County Planning Commission

Drew Slater

Speaker

Executive Director,

Energize Delaware

Robert H. McBride

Speaker

Chair, Bike Newark

Agenda

9:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m.

Registration Open and Networking

Breakfast provided

10:00 a.m - 10:15 a.m.

Opening Remarks

Danielle Swallow, Delaware Sea Grant

10:15 a.m - 10:30 a.m.

Welcome Speaker

Stefen Samarripas, Senior Manager, Local Policy Team,

American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy

10:30 a.m - 10:45 a.m.

RASCL Community Champions Award Presentation

Stacey Henry, Delaware Resilience Hub

Kathy Lock, Slaughter Beach

10:45 a.m - 12:00 p.m.

Renewable Realities: Sharing Insights and Dispelling Myths

This session provides a comprehensive understanding of the current state, challenges, and future of solar, wind, and electric vehicle technologies. The goal of this session is to shed light on the latest developments and dispel common misconceptions.

12:00 p.m - 1:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 p.m - 2:15 p.m.

Renewable Roadmap: Examples and Tools for Sustainable Energy Solutions

This session shares concrete examples of where impactful work has been accomplished, offering a roadmap for others to follow. Our speakers will share their experiences providing attendees with tools and strategies to implement renewable solutions in their own communities.

2:15 p.m - 3:30 p.m.

RASCL Resources

Learn about what RASCL does to increase capacity an provide resources for renewable energy and other sustainability-related initiatives. This session includes an interactive discussion on what you would like to see more of from RASCL in 2024.

3:30 p.m - 4:00 p.m.

Networking