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🌿 Energy Compliance Success and Missed Incentive Opportunities – Don't Miss Out!
🌿 Energy Compliance Success and Missed Incentive Opportunities – Don't Miss Out!
By Sam Milton
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🌿 Unleash the Power of Energy: Cannabis Business E.S.G. Strategies
🌿 Unleash the Power of Energy: Cannabis Business E.S.G. Strategies
By Sam Milton
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Wrapping up the last project (final paper) as part of my ICF leadership coaching certificate from Georgetown SCS Institute for Transformational…
Wrapping up the last project (final paper) as part of my ICF leadership coaching certificate from Georgetown SCS Institute for Transformational…
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OHCEA Conference Advancement in CEA Automation and Crop Management
OHCEA Conference Advancement in CEA Automation and Crop Management
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Experience & Education
Licenses & Certifications
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Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Practitioner
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environment
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LEED Green Associate
Green Building Certification Institute
Issued
Volunteer Experience
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Cape Elizabeth Energy Committee
TOWN OF CAPE ELIZABETH
- Present 5 years 5 months
Environment
Chair Energy Committee's work of supporting the Town of Cape Elizabeth's priorities around reducing the town's energy costs and consumption.
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Business Mentor
Maine Center for Entrepreneurs
- Present 1 year 7 months
Economic Empowerment
Advising Maine businesses on strategies to incorporate sustainability and energy performance into their operations.
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Chair
Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency
- 1 year
Environment
Chaired the Energy Subcommittee of the CRA Energy and Sustainability Working Group. Oversaw meetings of the Subcommittee, which was comprised of cannabis business owners, utility professionals, legal professionals, and regulators. Presented a plan of action to the CRA to educate and empower Michigan cannabis businesses to lower their energy usage and costs.
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Student Mentor
Northeastern University
- 1 year
Education
Mentored a group of five students in Northeastern's Experiential Network (XN) program. The program allows students to apply classroom theory to practice and grow their professional networks while contributing to a real-world organization’s ability to move forward on project-based work.
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Town Meeting Member
TOWN OF ARLINGTON
- 10 months
Elected to represent my local Precinct at Town Meeting; participate in official town governance proceedings, help shape policy for metro Boston town of 40,000 people.
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Volunteer
Solarize Arlington
- 7 months
Environment
Supported Arlington's participation in Solarize Massachusetts, a program of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) that encourages the adoption of small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) in municipalities across the Commonwealth. Collaborated with a team of volunteers to develop a suite of activities to market the program, promote several public information events, and personally engage with members of the community who were…
Supported Arlington's participation in Solarize Massachusetts, a program of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) that encourages the adoption of small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) in municipalities across the Commonwealth. Collaborated with a team of volunteers to develop a suite of activities to market the program, promote several public information events, and personally engage with members of the community who were interested in installing PV on their homes.
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Topic Lead, Climate Adaptation and Mitigation, Advocacy Committee
USGBC Massachusetts Chapter
- 1 year 2 months
Environment
Lead the Advocacy Committee's work in addressing how the Massachusetts Chapter of USGBC chapter can and should engage in the area of statewide climate adaptation and mitigation efforts, particularly with respect to the organization's mission of sustainable and regenerative design, construction, and operation of the built environment.
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Community Participant
Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee
- 6 years 9 months
Politics
Contribute to activities of the Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee (ABAC), which advises the Town of Arlington, Massachusetts on local bicycling conditions and promotes all forms of safe bicycling on town roadways and the Minuteman Bikeway. Represented ABAC at Arlington EcoFest event and testified at public hearing in support of bike- and pedestrian-friendly road improvements.
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Community Choice Aggregation Precinct Coordinator
Mothers Out Front
- 4 months
Environment
Worked with a coalition of advocates to successfully pass a warrant article calling for the Town of Arlington (MA) to procure competitive bids for its electric supply. The goal of the warrant is to increase the percentage of renewable energy in the electricity mix consumed by Town businesses and residents.
Publications
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Maximizing Profitability Through Energy Efficiency: How cannabis businesses can tap into free utility money
Marijuana Venture Magazine
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FREE MONEY! How to get thousands from Efficiency Maine for your cultivation facility
NECANN Portland, Maine
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Prepare Your Cannabis Company for Energy and Environmental Compliance
Cannabis Business Times
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Massachusetts Energy Regulations: The CCC Sharpens its Rules for 2020
Leafy Seminars Cannabis Education Series
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It Pays to be Energy-Smart: Improve Your Facility's Energy Performance for Enhanced Productivity, Competitiveness and Compliance
NECANN Portland, ME
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Resource Innovation Institute: Connecting the Dots
Burlington Electric Department / Efficiency Vermont "Know Your Grow" event
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National Trends and State Policies for Energy Use in Cannabis Cultivation
NESEA BuildingEnergy 19
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Commercial Cannabis Cultivation: Policy Levers for Energy Efficiency
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance webinar: Legal Cannabis is Here: What Can Midwest Utilities Learn from Early Adopters?
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Cannabis Cultivation and Extraction: Energy Standards and Best Practices
C3RN 2018 Cannabis Science, Education, and Networking Series
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Be Green to Make Green! Reduce your Energy, Water and Waste Costs for Enhanced Competitiveness and Compliance
NECANN (New England Cannabis Conventions), Boston
A talk given at NECANN Boston 2018 on opportunities to reduce energy, water and waste impacts in indoor cannabis cultivation.
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Commercial Cannabis Cultivation in New England: Levers for Energy Efficiency
NESEA BuildingEnergy 18
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Climate Change in Massachusetts: Implications for Commercial Real Estate
Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts
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4 Mistakes Growers Make When Building or Expanding a Grow Operation
Cannabis Business Times
A discussion of several mistakes that cultivators make that adversely affect their resource efficiency and profitability. I describe remedies and offer tips for staying on top of best practices in facility design and equipment selection.
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The Politics of Sustainability
Cannabis Business Times
This article, appearing both in hard copy and online, discusses energy and environmental issues at the intersection of state and local regulators and the commercial cannabis industry. I propose several steps that cultivators can take to minimize their vulnerability to penalties imposed by regulation.
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Enabling Local Governments to Optimize Resources for Resilience
National Adaptation Forum, 2017
This poster provides an introduction and overview of the Climate Resources Group's Climate Response Planning Process, which gives local government officials, elected officials and community leaders valuable insights into their climate change related preparedness gaps and specific guidance in addressing them.
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Acting In Time On Energy Policy
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
I manged production of this video that provides an overview of the Acting in Time on Energy Policy conference held at Harvard University in September 2008.
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Solar Water Heating in Brazil
Tiempo
This article describes the potential of the Clean Development Mechanism to support solar water heating activities in Brazil.
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Solar Water Heating as a Climate Protection Strategy: The Role for Carbon Finance
Green Markets International
In this paper, we examine the environmental and other benefits of solar water heating systems and review the potential and logistics of carbon market participation by parties in developing countries.
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Languages
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French
Professional working proficiency
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Spanish
Limited working proficiency
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Wolof
Elementary proficiency
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