Aquaplex Solar Array Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

AS Prsident Tyler Boden cuts the ribbon at the solar array ceremony

e3 execs Erin, Holly, Josh and Tara join AS execs to pose with the $286,166 rebate check

e3ers were honored to join SDSU's Associated Students (AS), AS Green Love, Sullivan Power and California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) to celebrate the new solar panel installation at last Wednesday, Dec. 2 at the Aquaplex.

There was a ribbon-cutting ceremony as well as a $286,166 rebate check issued to Associated Students by CCSE for the California Solar Initiative program. Guest speakers included Stephen L. Weber (SDSU president, Tyler Boden (AS president), Grant Mack (AS Green Love commissioner), Christine Kehoe (senator), Kevin Faulconer (former AS president and District 2 city council member), Marti Emerald (District 7 city councilmember) and Daniel Sullivan (founder and president of Sullivan Solar Power).


SDSU’s Aquaplex solar array will generate enough solar power to reduce the emission of 299,940 pounds of CO2 from the atmosphere each year and will generate roughly 241,887 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year. The solar system which consists of three separate ground-mounted arrays, each with 280 photovoltaic panels, will save AS more than $35,000 a year in electricity costs, according to Grant Mack, AS Green Love commissioner.

The funding for the project was paid by a fee increase that the student body imposed upon themselves in spring 2008. The event will unite local education, business and political sectors around renewable energy generation in higher education.

::e3 election results::

(Fall 2009 exec board)

We would like to congratulate our Spring 2010 exec board! After conducting interviews and an open election, we are confident in our execs for next semester. It excites and encourages us to know that we have such an intelligent, exceptionally motivated and environmentally conscious exec board for the Spring. We are inspired by all of you and can't wait for you to contribute to e3's positive impact at SDSU and in the community as a whole.

**We are still searching for a student to fill our VP of Marketing and VP of Web Content positions. VP of Marketing is a very important position, especially with our April 22nd Earth Day event next semester. If you are interested please call Tara at (831)227-1436 for more information.**

Spring 2010 exec board:
PRESIDENT Erin Lannon
CEO Tara Kelly
VICE PRESIDENT Holly Hellerstedt
CFO Josh Van Lente
COO Amanda Marrow
VP MARKETING TBD
VP ADVERTISING Sammy Tollin
VP MERCHANDISE Carla Minnichhofer
VP FILM/MEDIA Juan Borja
VP MEDIA RELATIONS Kara Riekstins
VP PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING/SPONSORSHIP Justin Hanson
VP GREEN RESEARCH Ariel Warstadt
VP EXTERNAL AFFIARS Kenzie McDonald
VP GREEK OUTREACH Keven Coe
VP ON-CAMPUS NETWORKING Daniel Citron
VP WEB CONTENT TBD

350 Candle Light Vigil- in Balboa park (12/11/09)

As part of a weekend of climate action organized people all over the world will gather at iconic and strategic locations in their communities. Together, we will light candles of hope to stand in solemn solidarity with the citizens of the nations whose very survival is threatened by the climate crisis.

These nations are calling for a "survival pact" for commitments by the developed world to cut emissions enough to get the atmospheric concentration of CO2 back to 350. They know the simple, mathematical truth of global warming: 350 = Survival.

Please come out and join our vigil in Balboa park:

Friday, December 11 at 06:30 PM
Place: 1549 El Prado, San Diego, United States of America
Host: 350 and e3