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1/22/2009NCMS Executive Roundtable on Sustainability - US Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)- VIDEO

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Posted on: 1/22/2009 at 1:34 PM
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11/13/2008NCMS Executive Roundtable on Sustainability In the Media 2

Michigan executives urge need for energy policy during panel discussion

While Michigan and other states are enacting laws to stimulate alternative energy production, consensus among business leaders appears to be building for the creation of a national energy policy.

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Posted on: 11/13/2008 at 3:19 PM
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11/10/2008NCMS Executive Roundtable on Sustainability in the Media

Seeking an 'assembly line' for alternative energy

Following the publication in September of Michigan Business Review's 70-page supplement on alternative energy in Michigan, we've received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback.

It also gave me the chance to moderate a panel discussion Thursday for the Ann Arbor-based National Center for Manufacturing Sciences. The panel, which focused on the intersection of alternative energy and manufacturing, featured two utility officials, a venture capitalist, a business executive and a carbon trading proponent. Quite the mixture.

U.S. Sen Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, also shared some thoughts and observed the discussion.

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Posted on: 11/10/2008 at 2:38 PM
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11/6/2008NCMS Hosts Executive Roundtable on Sustainability with Special Guest US Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)

The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) held an Executive Roundtable on the topic of Energy and Environmental Sustainability with special guest, The Honorable Debbie Stabenow, United States Senate at its headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Two panels discussed Sustainable Energy with moderator Nathan Bomey of the Michigan Business Review and Environmental Sustainability with moderator Jay Richardson, President of Sustainable Business Solutions.

Panelists Include:

Dr. William F. Feretti, VP – Chicago Climate Exchange
Maurice E.P. Gunderson, Senior Partner – CMEA Ventures
Jackson L. Hanson, VP, Generation Engineering & Services – CMS Energy
Trevor F. Lauer, VP, Retail Marketing – DTE Energy
Charles Newman, Founder & CEO – ReCellular, Inc.
Daniel Steinmetz, Manager, Product Stewardship – BASF
John J. Viera, Director, Sustainable Business Strategies – Ford Motor Company
Joseph Welch, President & CEO – ITC Holdings
Gabe Wing, Manager, Design for the Environment – Herman Miller, Inc.

NCMS, with its long history of bringing together innovators in industry, academia and government is seeking to initiate a more effective collaboration between these groups to create a platform for sustainable manufacturing that will have value for American manufacturers and the Nation.