The Impact of Climate Change Legislation on Small Business

Thursday, December 10, 2009, 7pm to 10pm

Presented by:

The SBCLA and Stonefield Josephson, Inc. present a panel of sustainable entrepreneurs and experts sharing their success stories and results from a first-of-its kind economic analysis commissioned by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) showing the impact of our state's climate change policies on a real small business in California. UCS explained their findings, State Senator Fran Pavley (co-author of AB 32) addressed attendees, and local small business owners discussed the impact of climate change legislation on their bottom line.

Moderator

Brad Pomerance, Host of Local Edition, Airing on CNN HLN

Panelists

Fran Pavley, State Senator, 23rd Senate District, California

Tom Bowman, President and Founder, Bowman Design Group

Jasmin Ansar, Ph.D, Western States Climate Economist, Union of Concerned Scientists

Kendall Laine, Co-Founder, POWERZOA

SBC Board Members

Laura Berland-Shane, Bill Colitre, Steve Glenn, Rob Kramer, Carrie Norton, Lorelyn Eaves