SanCap Resilience to host next program
SanCap Resilience will host a community program, “Getting Energy Resilience Right: The Role of Clean Energy Technologies in Our Community’s Future,” on April 16 at 7 p.m. at The Community House on Sanibel.
The presenter will be SanCap Resilience Steering Committee Chair Bob Moore.
The program will address the following key questions:
– Why focus on energy resilience?
– What are the issues with our current reliance on fossil fuels?
– Are there feasible renewable energy options and are they practical economically?
– What makes sense for me as a homeowner or business owner?
– Where do we go from here?
– Why focus on energy resilience
“As consumers, we don’t generally think a lot about where our energy comes from. We just switch on the lights and expect things to work. But faced with a major storm like Hurricane Ian when the power is out for weeks at a time, the issue comes more into focus,” he said “Virtually all of the other aspects of our community resilience depend on reliable power: emergency response, shelter, health and safety, drinking water, waste water, communications, government and business operations, and more. It only makes sense that we shine a light on this critical issue.”
Moore is a retired businessperson focused on facilitating the adoption of sustainable and resilient development practices in Southwest Florida. In addition to SanCap Resilience, he is co-chair of the Sanibel-Captiva Renewable Energy Working Group and is a trained member of the Climate Reality Project Leadership Corps. Moore is also co-founder of the Lee County Chapter of Climate Reality.
The program is free to attend, but registration is required.
It is made possible with the support of the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge.
To register or for more information, visit https://bit.ly/4hT8jII.
The Community House is at 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel.