For Immediate Release: December 5, 2022
SACRAMENTO – The California Energy Commission invites you to a special event celebrating the winners of this year’s Clean Energy Hall of Fame Awards.
These courageous leaders will be recognized at an in-person ceremony Dec. 8 at the California Natural Resources Agency Auditorium and remotely via Zoom.
WHAT:
The Clean Energy Hall of Fame Awards honor leaders making exceptional contributions to help California achieve a 100 percent clean energy future for all.
The recipients for the third annual event are:
Lifetime Achievement Award - Dr. Carol Zabin, Founder, University of California Berkeley Labor Center’s Green Economy Program, Berkeley
Youth Game-Changer Award – Kelly Tung, President and Executive Director, Youth Environmental Power Initiative, Cupertino
Tribal Champion Award – Tishmall Turner, Vice Chairwoman, Rincon Tribal Council, Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians, Rincon
Clean Energy Champions:
Sean Armstrong, Managing Principal, Redwood Energy, Arcata
Nalleli Cobo, Cofounder of People Not Pozos (People Not Wells) and South Central Youth Leadership Coalition, Los Angeles
Dr. Martinrex Kedziora, Superintendent of Schools, Moreno Valley Unified School District, Moreno Valley
Learn more about this year’s winners.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, 2 to 4 p.m. PST
In-person: California Natural Resources Agency Auditorium, 715 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Watch via Zoom: https://bit.ly/3NJcklR
More about the awards is on the CEC’s Clean Energy Hall of Fame Awards webpage.
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