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Sierra Club President Michael Brune ’93
Keynotes at 3rd Annual Energy Forum
Michael Brune, a 1993 graduate of West Chester University
and Executive Director of the national Sierra Club
March 17, 2011
Michael Brune, a 1993 graduate of West Chester University and Executive Director of the national Sierra Club, the nation’s oldest environmental organization - gave the keynote address at the Third Annual Energy Forum: Strategies for a Sustainable Future on March 16, at West Chester University.
The event was sponsored by the University’s Sustainability Advisory Council; Chester County Citizens for Climate Protection and the Chester County Sierra Club. More than 300 people filled two of the ballrooms in the University’s Sykes Student Union for the free presentation.
Brune, who holds degrees in economics and finance from West Chester University, discussed the second edition of his book, Coming Clean, Breaking America’s Addiction to Oil and Coal.
A sustainability EXPO featuring locally sourced refreshments preceded Brune’s address and a panel discussion on local actions that reduce energy consumption and support sustainability followed it. Members of the panel included George Schaab, facilities manager at Westtown School; West Chester area resident Dave Rivell, who installed both geo-thermal and solar PV systems at his own home; and Sam Cantrell of Maysie’s Farm Conservation Center and Farmhouse Market in West Chester.
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