You’ve never seen a Midtown Brews like this before. Or a Meet.The.Bloggers*. Or almost an any event, save Bioneers. To me, the coolest thing about this is it’s incredibly grassroots. Kudos to Betsey Merkel for connecting with Smaller Indiana, Insivia for making it the live chat work, and Stefanie Spear for lining up the featured guests. Mark your calenders:

Conversation topics:

* The proposed AMP-OH’s 960-megawatt conventional pulverized coal-fired power plant to be built in Meigs County.
* How should CPP diversify its energy portfolio? What role should renewables and energy efficiency play in this make up? Net Metering, Smart Metering, Combined Heat & Power?
* Is IGCC (Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle) a better technology?
* Is Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) a viable solution?

Contributors:

* Richard Stuebi, BP Fellow for Energy and Environmental Advancement at The Cleveland Foundation, NextWave Energy, Inc., Founder and President
* Councilman Matt Zone, City of Cleveland, Ward 17
* Nolan Moser, Law Fellow, Ohio Environmental Council
* Andrew Flock, Painesville Councilman
* Andrew Watterson, Cleveland Sustainability Programs Manager, City of Cleveland Department of Utilities
* Elisa Young, Founder, Meigs CAN (Citizens for Action), and Meigs County resident, providing the community perspective
* And other Guests…

o Date: Thursday, Febuary 7, 2008 (the first Thursday of every month)
o Time: 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
o Donation: Optional $5.00 (or more to help provide for those who can’t) to help defray the costs of munchies, and your favorite six pack of brew
o Live Video Broadcast and Chat hosted by the team at Insivia. If you can’t make it F2F, join us for an online conversation starting at 6:00PM - 7:00PM (EST).
o Register: upcoming.org
o Location: Insivia - Software & Design, a Midtown technology company, just down the street (west) from Webtego 1900 Superior Avenue, Suite 105, Cleveland, Ohio 44114

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