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Solar Entrepreneur Recognized at the Museum of American Finance

January 11, 2008 -- altPOWER founder and President, Anthony O. Pereira was at the members reception of the newly opened Museum of American Finance, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, for the first viewing of the permanent display of 'Entrepreneurs'. 'Entrepreneurs' is a series of interactive oral history stations featuring prominent entrepreneurs.

Anthony O. Pereira joined otherAmerican business entrepreneurs such as David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue andKay Koplovitz, founder of USA Networks and the first woman network television President. altPOWER President & CEO, Anthony Pereira was thrilled that he was part of this display: "I am honored to have been selected to be part of a group of great American Entrepreneurs, in this fine institution which celebrates finance here on Wall Street, at the center of financial capital of the world.

The Museum of American Finance opened to the public on January 11th 2008 at its new location at 48 Wall Street, and the entrepreneurs display is apermanent display at the museum.

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  • Wednesday, January 30, 6:30 p.m.
    Do citizens have a right to a safe environment? Does the government have an obligation to protect the environment? If so, where does that responsibility reside — at the national or the state level? At this event, speakers will discuss the current state of the environmental movement and the impact it will have on the election of 2008. Anthony Pereira, president of AltPower, will moderate a panel including Steve Fleischli, president of the Waterkeeper Alliance; the Reverend Patricia Ackerman, special projects and media liaison for the Fellowship of Reconciliation and member of the steering committee of Code Pink and of the advisory board of the Occupation Watch Center in Iraq; and Richard Perez, senior research associate, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, SUNY-Albany. Sponsored by The Wolfson Center for National Affairs.Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
  • Thursday, 31 January at 3:30 pm
    Anthony O. Pereira, President and CEO of altPOWER will present a talk about solar energy and climate change at Queens College. This is a two-day Focus the Nation even on the Global Warming and impending climate change. Focus the Nation will stream a live, interactive Webcast to campuses across the country. Location: Campbell Dome at Queens College CUNY.
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