[Post-sustainability-committee] Suffolk Community College to Host Long Island Earth Day Summit - April 21st

[Scott Carlin]

MEDIA ADVISORY
For immediate release:                         For more information contact:
Tuesday, April 19, 2016                         Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director, Citizens Campaign for the Environment  516-390-7150,
            `                                               631-384-1378 (mobile), aesposito at citizenscampaign.org<mailto:aesposito at citizenscampaign.org>


LONG ISLAND EARTH DAY SUMMIT

KEYNOTE SPEAKER, EPA REGION 2 DIRECTOR JUDITH ENCK
Long Island’s Water and Energy Future Challenges in the Face of Climate Change
Farmingdale, NY – In honor of Earth Day, Citizens Campaign for the Environment has assembled  leaders in the fields of climate change, renewable energy, and Long Island drinking and surface water protection for a half day Earth Day Summit at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood from 12:30-5pm on Thursday.
Keynote Speaker Judith Enck, Region 2 Director for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will discuss the local impacts of global climate change, and expert speakers include:

·         Professor Scott Mandia, Suffolk County Community College

·         Dr. Chris Gobler, Stony Brook University

·         Brad Pnazek, Invenergy LLC

·         Carrie Meek Gallagher, DEC Region 1 Director

·         Tara Bono, EmPower Solar

·         Adrienne Esposito, Citizens Campaign for the Environment


When:    Thursday, April 21, 2016, 12:30pm–5:00pm
Where:   Suffolk County Community College,
                Michael J. Grant Brentwood Campus, Health and Sports Education Center, 1001 Crooked Hill Road, Brentwood, NY
What:     CCE hosts a 2016 Earth Day Summit, focusing on shaping Long Island’s water and energy future.