VX2020: Where Clean & Green Tech Marketmakers Meet to Advance the New Energy Economy



John Keisler highlights the role of the federal government in safeguarding unemployment assistance for those affected by the virus, as well as opines on the importance of transit for Long Beach’s workforce going forward.

Maryam Brown shares her insight into the impacts of shelter-in-place policies on commercial and residential gas consumption, as well as the company’s role and progress on decarbonizing California’s energy supply.

MWD General Manager, Jeffrey Kightlinger, who recently announced his plans for retirement at year’s end, to highlight the impressive progress MET has made on conservation, local supply, and resilience during his tenure.

With?Shelter-in-Place?the law statewide in response to the Coronavirus and California’s economy all but shuttered, major highways have been emptied and?California’s air quality has never been better.?VXNews, to better appreciate the significance of the aforementioned and to honor Earth Day 50,?spoke with?Mary Nichols, Chair of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), on the effects & long-time implications of the transition to remote work on air quality.

For the US agriculture industry, the coronavirus has both revealed the fragility of food systems?and the impacts of prioritizing agricultural commodities over?local food sourcing and supply diversification.