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AABE DAC Scholarship applications are now being accepted. Please share with qualified high school seniors who are interested in STEM related majors: https://lnkd.in/erw2fpG

Applications are due March 15, 2020

AABE DAC Scholarship applications are now being accepted. Please share with qualified high school seniors who are interested in STEM related majors: https://lnkd.in/erw2fpG

Applications are due March 15, 2020
Monique M Dyers, Michael T Tipton Jr., Fannie Posey Eddy, Jessica Newton

For Renewable Projects, End-of-Life and a Decommissioning Plan is Key Solar, wind, and battery storage systems (among other technologies) provide opportunities to generate energy from renewable resources, reducing GHG emissions. Even as headlines trumpet a decreasing “levelized cost of energy” for renewable power sources, such estimates may fail to take into accou...

AABE DAC Scholarship applications are now being accepted. Please share with qualified high school seniors who are interested in STEM related majors: https://lnkd.in/erw2fpG

Applications are due March 15, 2020
Monique M Dyers, Michael T Tipton Jr., Fannie Posey Eddy, Jessica Newton

In honor of Black History Month, AABE DAC would like to recognize and salute our very own Denver trailblazer and AABE National Founder, Mr. Clark A. Watson (1942 - 2003):

Clarke Watson, a prominent community activist in Denver for decades, passed away in 2003 of natural causes.

Watson, 61, was remembered as a sharp dresser, a sharp wit and an irreverent thinker. His activism ranged from being a leader of Denver's Black Panther Party in the 1960s to working behind the scenes to groom minority college students for leadership in the energy industry. In 1987, he ran unsuccessfully for mayor.

Watson worked in the energy industry for decades, eventually starting his own consulting firm. He founded the American Association of Blacks in Energy in 1977 after hearing of a meeting of energy policymakers that had been called by then President Jimmy Carter. No minorities were on the original guest list.

"He was furious," said Syl Morgan-Smith, a member of AABE's national board. "He said, 'We blacks can talk about more than baseball and we consume energy, too."'

He rented a suite in the infamous Watergate Hotel and convened AABE's first meeting. "He chose the name because he wanted something that started with the letter 'A,"' Morgan-Smith said. "He wanted us to be on top on any alphabetical list. His thinking was always that methodical and detailed like that."
Fannie Posey Eddy, Sylvia Morgan-Smith, Michael T Tipton Jr., Jessica Newton, Monique M Dyers, Tracey Woods

Thank you, Jerome Davis, Regional Vice President Of Xcel Energy, supporter and member of AABE Denver Area Chapter for your valuable insights during the Clean Energy Revolution discussion at this year’s AABE National conference. Xcel Energy is committed to achieving an 80 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and a goal of zero carbon electricity by 2050, with the engagement of its stakeholders and customers.

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Don't Miss Out! 2019 AABE National Conference - REGISTER TODAY!

AABE 2019 National Conference The 42nd Annual National Conference of the American Association of Blacks in Energy® (AABE) will be held in Indianapolis, IN from April 30 - May 3, 2018. During the four-day conference, the Association will host more than 600 energy industry and community leaders who will convene to discuss: emergi...

Ethiopia builds Africa's first energy plant that converts trash into electricity - Face2Face Africa Waste management is one of the biggest challenges confronting many African countries. The issue of collection, management and disposal of solid waste still features highly in major towns and cities across the region. Failure to correctly manage waste disposal has often led to flooding and the outbre...

Yesterday, AABE DAC had the opportunity to visit the Colorado State Capitol to engage with Colorado legislators on energy related legislation and policies. A special thank you to Representative Dominique Jackson (Chair of the Energy and Environment Committee), and her staff for hosting us. We look forward to continuing our dialogue on energy’s role in the state’s economy and its impacts on diverse communities and communities of color.

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