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On Tuesday, February 10th, Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus played host to Sustainable Energy: The Intersection of Innovation, Law, and Policy, a symposium examining efforts to develop efficient, renewable energy. The Widener <a href="/Academics/Institutes/LawandGovernmentInstitute.aspx">Law &amp; Government Institute</a>, the <a href="/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/WidenerLawJournal.aspx">Widener Law Journal</a>, and Keystone BioFuels sponsored the event, and Distinguished Professor <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/DernbachJohnC.aspx">John C. Dernbach</a>, Associate Professor <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/OliverWesleyM.aspx">Wesley M. Oliver</a> and Allison Miles, the Widener Law Journal's Symposium Editor, organized the program.<br><br>The daylong program featured an early morning welcome from Widener Law Dean <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx">Linda L. Ammons</a>, followed by the distinguished address entitled <em>Pennsylvania’s New Energy Economy and the New Administration: A Response to Changing Economic Times</em> from Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Acting Secretary John Hanger.<br><br><img width="235" height="287" class="FloatLeft" src="/site/files/oldnewsfiles/DJCSustainabilityPOST235px2.jpg" alt="DJCSustainabilityPOST235px2">Following Secretary Hanger’s address, Miriam Horn, Coauthor of <em>Earth: The Sequel</em>, moderated a panel discussion on innovators and innovations in sustainable energy. The panel featured a number of experts, including Widener Law alum Kathryn Robison ’99, who represented Dynamotive USA, a producer of bio-fuels. The day featured a number of other panel discussions, including a panel on Implementing Pennsylvania Act 129 of 2008 and a panel on the Next Generation of Policies for Energy Innovation.<br><br>The symposium also featured a look at some of the technologies being discussed, including a fully functioning hydrogen fuel cell car produced by General Motors. Luke May, a representative of General Motors and a participant in the morning panel discussion on innovations, demonstrated the vehicle and discussed how it worked. Event sponsor Keystone BioFuels also displayed a motorcycle designed to run on bio-fuels throughout the course of the day.<br><br>The program offered participants a wide-ranging look at efforts to find sustainable sources of energy as well as the legal issues and government regulations impacting the situation.<br><br><iframe class="iframe" frameborder="0" src="http://law.widener.edu/App_Media/swf/slideshow09Sustainability/slideshow.swf" style="width: 600px; height: 520px; float: left;"></iframe><br>