Creating a Sustainable Transportation & Energy Vision for the 21 st Century
www.AltWheels.org
For Immediate Release
Contacts: Event Founder: Alison Sander 617-868-1582 info@altwheels.org
Event Media: Steven D’Agostino 508-791-0459 steve@bestrateofclimb.com
5th Annual AltWheels Festival
Meet the Heroes, Save the Planet
26 Regional Individuals Doing Extraordinary Work
What: One-stop shopping for transportation and energy solutions to unclog our
roads, reduce our dependence on oil, cut our greenhouse-gas emissions
and generally inspire people to preserve and protect our environment.
Where: Boston City Hall Plaza
When: Friday, September 28 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 29 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
Boston, MA – September 25, 2007 – As household names like Al Gore work at the
global level to achieve healthy, sustainable transportation and energy for all people,
countless other lesser-known individuals do extraordinary work at the regional and
local levels. On Saturday, September 29 at approximately 2:00 p.m. on Boston’s City
Hall Plaza, the 5 th Annual AltWheels Alternative Transportation & Energy Festival
publicly honors and celebrates 26 “Regional Heroes” who, through their actions,
provide shining examples of what all of us can aim to achieve. Mike Mullaney,
music and public-affairs director for Boston radio station Mix 98.5, will serve as
master of ceremony.
2007 AltWheels Regional Heroes, in alphabetical order by last name:
Justin Carven, Founder & President, Greasecar Vegetable Fuel Systems, Florence, MA.
Founder of the largest used-vegetable-oil coalition.
Anthony Consigli, President, Consigli Construction Co. Inc., Milford, MA. Involved with
15 LEED-registered projects.
Donald S. “Brad” Bradshaw, Beverly, MA. President, Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition;
Founding Member, Massachusetts Clean Energy Council.
Robin Chase, Founder & CEO, GoLoco, Cambridge, MA; Founder, Zipcar, Cambridge,
MA. GoLoco is a leading ride-sharing program,
Michael Crowley, Assistant Director, Harvard University Green Campus Initiative,
Cambridge, MA.
James P. Dunn, Millbury, MA. Co-host, Energy Freedom Fighters, WCRN/830 AM;
Worcester; Co-host, This New Car, WICN/90.5 FM, Worcester; Technical Advisor, 2007
MIT Solar Decathlon Team.
Eric Guyer, President & CEO, Climate Energy LLC, Medfield, MA.
Sajed Kamal, Member, Boston Area Solar Association’s Fenway Solar Committee, Boston,
MA.
Gilles Labelle, Millbury, MA. Co-host, Energy Freedom Fighters, WCRN/830 AM,
Worcester, MA; Co-host, This New Car, WICN/90.5 FM, Worcester, MA; Manager,
Hybrid Center of Massachusetts at Westboro Toyota, Westboro, MA.
Patricia Lautner, Principal, CEO & Project Manager, EcoDevelopment of New England
LLC, Jamaica Plain, MA. Building the Jamaica Plain Cohousing Development in
Boston.
Jackson Madnick, Wayland, MA. Renovating his home to be 95-percent energy efficient
with zero reliance on the grid.
Robert Marquis, Worcester, MA. A retired electrician and solar enthusiast who built a
solar-photovoltaic system for his home.
Colin McCullough, Sutton, MA. A piano tuner/environmentalist who drives a
diesel/veggie-fueled car and goes to festivals to share his experience with others.
Peggy Middaugh, Executive Director, Regional Environmental Council of Central Mass.,
Worcester, MA. Shows young people how to run their own environmentally friendly
businesses.
John W. Moore, Founder, Boston CleanAir CABS, Boston, MA.
Gwen Noyes, Founder & Partner, Oaktree Development, Cambridge, MA; Member,
Affordable Housing Trust, Cambridge, MA. Designs environmentally sustainable, multi-
family housing in the greater Cambridge area.
Karen Panetta, Founder & Director, Tufts University Nerd Girls, Medford, MA. Brought
renewable energy to the last operating twin lighthouse in the United States.
Dennis Rice, Executive Director, Alternatives Unlimited, Whitinsville, MA. Renovating
the historic Whitin Mill Complex to powered by solar-photovoltaic, hydropower and
geothermal systems that will supply nearly 90 percent of its energy needs on site and
100 percent of its heating and cooling.
Jonathan Ricker, President & CEO, Mass Megawatts Wind Power Inc., Worcester, MA.
Jeff Rosenblum, Executive Director, Livable Streets Alliance: Rethinking Urban
Transportation, Cambridge, MA.
Robert “Sidewalk Sam” Guillemin, Founder, Art Street Inc., Newton, MA. Improves
and enriches daily life by involving people in arts programs that nurture their
community spirit. Will be painting a 43-foot tree on September 28 and 29 on Boston
City Hall Plaza with the help of festival attendees and kids from throughout Boston.
Ana Sortun, Proprietor, Oleana Restaurant, Cambridge, MA. Grows much of the food it
serves and composts half of its trash.
Jory Squibb, Camden, ME. Invented the “Moonbeam” three-wheel microcar that gets
close to 100 miles per gallon.
Michael Strizki, Hopewell, NJ. Developed the first solar/hydrogen powered home in
the western hemisphere and owns one of the only private hydrogen cars in the eastern
U.S.
Matt Wilding, Guide, Freedom Trail Foundation, Boston, MA. Free-lance writer and
bicycle rider who never wanted to drive. Plays Ebenezer Mackintosh on Boston’s
Freedom Trail.
Peter Wingate, Director of Energy Resources, Worcester Community Action Council Inc.,
Worcester, MA. Provide energy-efficiency services to low-income households in
Central Massachusetts.
To learn more about the 2007 AltWheels Regional Heroes, visit the “Regional Heroes” page
on our website at www.altwheels.org/heroes07.html. Click on the Heroes for their web
profiles.
The 5th Annual AltWheels Festival, the largest alternative transportation and energy festival
on the East Coast, convenes a broad, public/private coalition of automakers, energy
suppliers, municipal organizations, transportation professionals, environmental and
educational leaders, and bike and walk groups, to find real alternatives to our costly
addiction to oil.
Witness this unique coming together of more than 100 transportation- and energy-related
entities, during the AltWheels Festival on Friday and Saturday, September 28 and 29 on
Boston's City Hall Plaza. The two-day celebration offers a one-stop opportunity to see more
than 70 clean, effective transportation and energy options that you can buy now -- plus new
technologies coming in the near future from Chevrolet, Volkswagen, Ford, Honda, Toyota
and other leading automakers.
Boston's Museum of Science, and the New England Aquarium all host informative, fun
exhibits on transportation and energy plus lots of interactive-learning activities on how to
create a more sustainable world. On our Energy “Freedom Trail®,” you can even calculate
your environmental footprint and learn about 30 steps you can take to reduce it.
The broad coalition that supports the AltWheels Festival consists of 40 sponsors, including
Green Sponsors (the highest level) Chevrolet and Volkswagen, and more than 70 co-host
organizations. These highly diverse players come together each year to display and/or
support a broad range of solutions.
For more information on the 5th Annual AltWheels Alternative Transportation & Energy
Festival and opportunities for volunteering at the 2007 AltWheels Festival, which takes
place September 28-29, 2007 on Boston City Hall Plaza, please e-mail: Info@AltWheels.org,
visit www.AltWheels.org, or call 617-868-1582 or 508-791-0459.
AltWheels 2007 Schedule of Events
AltWheels Alternative Transportation & Energy Festival: Boston City Hall
Plaza, Friday, Sept. 28, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m. to
6 p.m.
Fleet Day: Larz Anderson Auto Museum, Brookline, Monday, Oct. 1,
8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. followed by optional test drives. By invitation only
Photos Available Upon Request and at
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