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Growing Up With EPA

March 19, 2009 / Suzanne Maxx / 1 Comment

By Suzanne Maxx

“To the hard working men and women of the EPA it is a new day, it’s a new day,” proclaimed Michelle Obama. “The Obama EPA is on the job. It’s a new day!” she exclaimed, “and the truth is we can’t wait one more minute with the recently signed Recovery Package”, and she continued to inspire with her speech. The First Lady describes her first most important job as being a “Mom”. I asked my Mom to watch this as she had worked at the EPA for many years and had left the federal government during another adminstration:

Video of Michelle Obama to EPA

She was moved to tears, and regained hope… It is a relief to know that energy and the environment are being championed with bold new policies and decisions, and for the affirmation that science will be at the heart of environmental policy.

Michelle’s prioritization about the importance of the environment for this administration, left few dry eyes in the audience, now coming out from the dark into a bright light, and very eager to see. It is comforting to actually hear, “You have partners in the White House who believe and support you,” those words are powerful, coming from the First Lady and a Mom.

As a child growing up our normal dinner table conversations about PCB’s, super fund clean up sites, hazardous wastes, water contamination, aquifers, floods, hurriacanes, and other natural and man-made disasters were the side effects of two parents passionate about their work in public service for the then fledgling US Federal Government Agencies: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). They both met working together at the Army Corps of Engineers. My Mom remained at EPA working as an environmental scientist for Region 2 in water supply for almost two decades.

Tom Maynard, my Step- Father worked at HUD as an urban planner, and the start-up, FEMA. His presence is deeply missed now since is passing. Tom served as a board member for World Team Now, our non-profit then named, Team World Corps. His respected skills as an urban planner and in his later years as a private consultant, allowed him to win many government grants, and he had planned to attain grants for us. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Colorado chapter of the American Planning Association posthumously. With all the opportunities, and challenges World Team faces with our green building projects now, Tom is deeply missed.

This is the foundation our non-profit organization World Team Now is founded on, and I’m thankful for these two parents who I admire and respect for their choices respectively to serve the public, and my chance to grow up, and be exposed to this environment.

http://www.epa.gov/

Eco-onomy/cology Movement

February 20, 2009 / Suzanne Maxx / 0 Comments

Leadership “Yes, WE Can…”
We , humanity are at a cross roads, and now the many plans emerging from The environmental movement in the USA are finally being considered, and taken seriously by our new President of the USA, Barack Obama. Hard to believe it was just one month ago today that he was sworn into office as the 44th President of the USA.

The first monday morning President Obama’s first full work week in office, he took a stand for renewable energy (solar, wind, geothermal), green jobs, plug in electric vehicles (PEV’s) and was able to communicate the integrated correlation between where we are environmentally, with where we are in the global ECOmony. He signed docs before the press, and started his week with action. He froze all policies pending from the past administration.

After President’s Day, less than one month in office, President Obama made the largest investment in clean energy and green jobs in our history of the USA with his signature on the previously reviewed 787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is now legislature..

Thank you to all at World Team Now who believe these issues around energy and transformation are important. We are benefiting from your time, energy, and money with our actions and events. Our example is heard at a level where change can begin, with small actions like our net metering project, and larger ones now in government with policy. If governments can change why can’t we the people of the world unite together and work together for change?

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan offesr possibilities for our alternative and renewable energies to emerge into mainstream, with programs to support change and inspire innovation now.

Closely tied in content to the stimulus package, for economic recovery and environmental transformation, is the RETECH event. Towards the bottom of the page along with UN’s NGO Committee, and the The U.S. Green Building Council, World Team Now joins this prestigious team of “Supporting Partners” for RETECH. This is the one of the 1st major US conference’s and convention following the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. ACORE’s RETECH in Las Vegas, Nevada teases out many of the core topics we at World Team Now are focused on in energy, with not only solar thermal farms, and nano-technology, but also tidal; and wave. This is a chance to learn more about net metering, the smart grid, EV’s, LED lighting and more through a large fun event, that seeks solutions form being on. This is the place to be on the cutting edge of renewable energy and technology, which may translate to “green” for you, in many ways. Join in this coming week February 25th-27th in Las Vegas.

Solar Energy: Here Comes the Sun

February 5, 2009 / Suzanne Maxx / 0 Comments

Our path for World Team Now is to create change, show it through the journey of teams of people, as they take on environmental and social projects.

Our pilot World Team project is the Malibu Solar Roof on “The Sunset Restaurant,” in 2009. Team World Corps'(“World Team Now’s”) first gala dinner event was held in December 2, 2007 at The Sunset. To learn more about the event and the Sunset Restaurant, click here:

http://worldteamnow.org/events/twcgala.html

Policy & Politics: Shining the Light on Solar Energy

A good for beginning real change in politics is to know that Congress passed an 8-Year Extension of Solar Investment Tax Credit

This historic legislation extends the 30-percent federal investment tax credit for both residential and commercial solar installations for 8 more years.

This legislation will:

Extend for 8 years the 30-percent tax credit for both residential and commercial solar installations;

Eliminate the $2,000 monetary cap for residential solar electric installations, creating a true 30-percent credit;

Eliminate the prohibition on utilities from benefiting from the credit;

Allow Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) filers, both businesses and families, to take the credit; and

Authorize $800 million for clean energy bonds for renewable energy generating facilities, including solar.

The energy presented with the Inauguration of President Obama is historical and represents the best of what can be united within us: unity within the possibility of freedom, and change for ALL.

Energy Grid: The Net Meter

February 5, 2009 / Suzanne Maxx / 0 Comments

World Team Now (WTN)

1. World Team Now: Education the Public about Net Metering

World Team Now is big on educating the public about the advantages of the Net Meter, with projects that lead communities with individual examples of Net Metering. In addition to our Net Metering initiative in Lake Placid at Betty Eldridge’s home, please double click below to see what World Team Now did this past year:

http://www.worldteamnow.org/events/netmetering.html

http://www.worldteamnow.org/events/nycskaters.html

This link plays Video automatically, but you must click double click on the words “Press Release” to open and read the press releases:

http://www.worldteamnow.org/press.html

Will you consider helping us to do more? We are looking for more volunteers for the developing educational programs, and for “T.E.A.M. donations, with whatever you choose to give, “Time, Energy, and Money. Please go to our site and double click on the boxes that say “Join Us” or “Donate Now” –it takes a team;

http://worldteamnow.org

Energy–Net Metering:

Do you know what Net Metering is, and how it could affect your future? What if instead of paying your monthly utility bill, you got a credit? Learn the basics of “Net Metering,” from expert Bob Bellman and find out what true energy independence really means:

http://worldteamnow.org/news/net_metering.html

New York– Net Metering:

The Net Metering Bills passed State of New York Legislature this past year for both residential and commercial users. New York State’s Secretary Deputy of Energy, Paul DeCotis from Governor Patterson’s Office, helped World Team Now move forward with not only Net Metering information but also our upcoming building projects in New York City with introductions. Jim Gallagher of Mayor Bloomberg’s Economic Development Council (EDC) was one; he spoke about Net Metering in this piece released by Con ED:

http://www.coned.com/newsroom/news/pr20090128.asp

Jim and his team at EDC met with World Team Now’s Founder/President, Suzanne Maxx, and Board member, Albert Boulanger of Columbia’s CCLS (also working on a Con Ed project), and they explored ways to work together…

4. California– Net Metering

It’s happening now! We all want specific measurable results, and the key to your renewable energy system is indeed: the meter:

Solar Metering & Performance Monitoring
San Diego CA * February 3-5 2009

http://www.solarelectricpower.org/index.php?page=

The third annual Solar Metering & Performance Monitoring (SMPM) Expo is held in conjunction with DistribuTECH 2009. SMPM 2009, presented by the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), is designed to bring together utilities, technology vendors, and solar installers re: meters, inverters, monitoring equipment, services, the smart grid, and understanding photovoltaic performance measures.

Change

January 1, 2009 / Suzanne Maxx / 0 Comments

We are ready for change with our new President Obama.

To new energy, new policy, solar, wind, geothermal, tidal, biomass, green jobs, plug-in electric vehicles, a smarter grid, and global consciousness….

May we all work together as a team to continuously play in transforming our world.

To change, and it’s time for World Team Now, may we be an example of change.

We changed our name, our 501c3 non-profit corporation: “Team World Corps” is “World Team Now!”

http://www.worldteamnow.org

Growing Up With EPA

Eco-onomy/cology Movement

Solar Energy: Here Comes the Sun

Energy Grid: The Net Meter

Change

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