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Contact: Western Washington University’s Huxley College of the Environment at (360) 650-3520.

BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University will host a presentation by David Allen titled “WHAT JUST HAPPENED? The Clean Energy Movement Reinvented” as part of Western’s Huxley College of the Environment Speaker Series at 4 p.m. on May 30 in Western’s Biology Building room 212.

The presentation is free and open to the public. The presentation will include a question-and-answer period. 

Allen will look back at the underpinnings of our successes and look forward at the changing landscape of a movement that is “reinventing” itself.

Much has happened in the last decade to shape the Clean Energy Movement, from Al Gore’s “Inconvenient Truth” to Van Jones’ meteoric rise in the Green Jobs debate. Climate change, fossil fuels and sustainability mantras exploded, challenging conventional thought about the economy, industry, and educational models.

Allen is principal and executive vice president of McKinstry, a Seattle based construction, engineering and facility services firm.

During his 30 years in the design, construction and facility management industry, Allen has championed countless marketing, client development and strategic initiatives for his firm, driving its brand value to remarkable heights. 

Currently, Allen serves on the executive committees of the Washington Clean Technology Alliance. He is a board member of Seattle Chamber of Commerce, NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association and the Workforce Development Council of King County where he chaired its Green Design/Building Skills panel.

The speaker series is held by Western's Huxley College of the Environment to bring together the environmentally minded community and other interested members of the Western and Bellingham communities.  Speakers address topics of contemporary environmental concern in the region and the world.

For more information, please contact the main office of Huxley College of the Environment, at (360) 650-3520.