[act-ma] 10/11 Bringing Renewable Power to Nicaragua

[Charlie Welch]

Bringing Renewable Power to Nicaragua

Speaker: Mathias Craig, Executive Director of blueEnergy

Time: 6:00p–7:00p

MIT Building 56-114
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=56-114&mapsearch=go

Come hear the story of Mathias Craig, who graduated with a master's 
degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2003 and co-founded a 
nonprofit, blueEnergy, that has brought wind power to 1,500 people in 
Nicaragua. Mathias was selected as a CNN Hero in 2007. Learn about the 
founding of blueEnergy, where Mathias and the group are today, and the 
challenges they faced along the way. Co-sponsored by the MIT Energy Club.

CNN Hero: Mathias Craig:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2007/07/30/cnn.hero.mathias.craig.cnn

blueEnergy:
http://www.blueenergygroup.org/

The MIT Pledge Effort is supported by Students for Global 
Sustainability, the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, and the 
Technology and Culture Forum.

Web site: http://sustainability.mit.edu/Pledge

Open to: the general public

Sponsor(s): Students for Global Sustainability (SfGS), MIT Energy Club, 
The Technology and Culture Forum at MIT, Lab for Energy and the Environment

For more information, contact:
Christopher Sequeira
csequeir at mit.edu