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

[James in Cambridge]

Thursday, October 11, 2007
Bringing Renewable Power to Nicaragua
Speaker: Mathias Craig '03, Executive Director of blueEnergy

Time: 6:00p–7:00p

Location: 56-114

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

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