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Whether you are from an established community or fast-growing community, hear from inspiring speakers, learn from been-there case studies and get actionable information to make your community more eco-effective. Check back soon for more speakers.

Terry Tamminen

Author, Lecturer and former Secretary of the California EPA
Global Warning: Solutions for the Climate Change Challenge

From his youth in Australia to career experiences in Europe, Africa and all parts of the United States, Tamminen has developed expertise in business, farming, education, non-profit, the environment, the arts, and government. An accomplished author, his latest book, Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction, is a timely examination of our dependence on oil and a strategy to evolve to more sustainable energy sources. In 1993, Terry founded the Santa Monica BayKeeper and served as the Executive Director of the Environment Now Foundation in Santa Monica, CA, where he co-founded the Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic at the School of Law, University of California Los Angeles. He was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003 as the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency and later as Cabinet Secretary, the Chief Policy Advisor to the Governor.

At GreenTown, Tamminen will discuss solutions for the climate change challenge and offer hope that we can tackle the defining issue of our time and prosper in the 21st century. Using the experiences from many nations and the “living laboratory” of California, he will outline the steps underway and those still needed to win the battle over human-caused climate change.

Dean Kubani

Manager of City of Santa Monica’s Office of Sustainability and the Environment
Greening a Community: Lessons Learned from Santa Monica

As Manager of the City of Santa Monica's Office of Sustainability and the Environment, Dean Kubani oversees all of the City’s efforts related to water and energy efficiency, urban runoff, green building, hazardous materials and sustainability. Since 1994 Kubani has directed the ongoing development, implementation and evaluation of the Santa Monica Sustainable City Program. He lectures on sustainability at universities throughout the country, and has presented information about Santa Monica’s programs at state, national and international conferences. Kubani sits on the Advisory Boards of the International Sustainability Indicators Network and the University of Southern California Center for Sustainable Cities. Prior to his employment at the City of Santa Monica, Kubani worked as a Policy Analyst in the non-profit sector and was a Project Manager for an environmental engineering firm in Southern California.

At GreenTown, Kubani will detail his experiences greening the City of Santa Monica and offer advice to other communities on water efficiency, urban runoff, hazardous materials, toxics use reduction and sustainability.