Adult Ed, Apr 14, 9:45am
VIDEO. Lee Zlotoff, best known as the creator of the TV series MacGyver, addresses the first class of our Earth Day series. As president of the Clean Energy Coaltion, Lee shares concerns about the proposed AES lithium-ion battery facility south of Eldorado and presents an alternative for a community-based solar energy micro-grid.
Join us and hear this remarkable speaker in person in the McFarland Chapel or on Zoom.
Clean Energy Coalition for Santa Fe County
The Clean Energy Coalition for Santa Fe County (CECSFC) is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization with an executive board and steering commitee of people from a wide variety of careers. Their mission is to educate the community about large-scale renewable energy projects so together we all can make informed decisions that protect our environment and keep our neighborhoods safe.
CECSFC members believe that the for-profit, industrial-scale Rancho Viejo Solar Project proposed by the Virginia-based AES Corporation is not a good fit for Santa Fe for many reasons. They oppose the AES Project, not because it is Solar and not because it has a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), but because it attempts to place Solar and BESS in a risky location without benefit to the community. They support the development of solar power in New Mexico and believe we can meet our state’s solar power and storage goals with community and commercial projects that directly benefit our residents.
Read more about CECSFC and their efforts on their website: www.cleanenergycoaltionsfc.org.
Lee Zlotoff
Lee Zlotoff is an award-winning writer, producer and director of film and television with over a hundred primetime credits to his name. Among his more notable creations is the iconic MacGyver TV series that has continued to run around the world for over 30 years since its debut in 1985. And is now returning in a new MacGyver series on CBS and an upcoming feature film from Lionsgate Studios. Lee is also a recipient of the coveted Audience Award from the Sundance Film Festival for his film ‘The Spitfire Grill’ which has gone on to become a highly successful musical.
Lee is a graduate of St. John’s College, with campuses in Annapolis, MD and Santa Fe, NM, where he served on the board of directors for over a decade and later as a member of the President’s Council.
Committed to supporting those who strive to improve global futures and outcomes, Lee is also the founder and director of The MacGyver Foundation, which receives a portion of the proceeds from every MacGyver project.
(From: The About the Author blurb for Lee’s book,
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