CONFERENCES & EVENTS

Environmental Opportunities

May 8, 2025
7:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m. ET
WEBINAR

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Representing a cross-section of successful public and private opportunities, speakers Dale Bryk, Dan Sosland, and Richard Eidlin will discuss environmental initiatives for local and statewide implementation. This event is organized by the Network for Responsible Public Policy.

SPEAKERS

DALE BRYK is Director of State & Regional Policy at the Harvard Environmental & Energy Law Program and a Senior Fellow at the Regional Plan Association. She helped launch the Conveners Network, which supports state efforts to develop climate and clean energy strategies and access and deploy federal resources to advance them. She served as New York State’s Deputy Secretary for Energy and Environment from 2019-2020. As the Governor’s top energy and environment policy advisor, she oversaw New York’s nation-leading climate agenda and directed the agencies and authorities responsible for developing and implementing the state policies and initiatives needed to build a just and sustainable clean energy economy, including the landmark Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. She sits on the boards of NYSERDA and VEIC. Prior to these roles, Dale was the Director of Programs at the Natural Resources Defense Council. Throughout her 21 years at NRDC, she worked to develop and implement climate, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and clean transportation policies. From 2002 to 2010, she also taught the Environmental Law Clinic at Yale Law School. Before joining NRDC, she practiced corporate law at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York. Dale holds a bachelor’s degree from Colgate University, a master’s from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She is based in New York City.

DAN SOSLAND is president of Acadia Center, a position he has held since co-founding the organization in 1998. One of the first non-profit organizations created to address climate solutions at the regional level, Acadia Center focuses on climate and clean energy solutions that reduce climate pollution while improving public health and consumer, economic and equity benefits. Using high quality data and analysis with best practice solutions has helped Acadia Center build diverse coalitions and reframe debates towards implementation of long term, sustainable change. Dan has authored and led the development of groundbreaking Acadia Center reports on climate change roadmaps, energy efficiency and electrification frameworks. Prior to Acadia Center, Dan was Senior Attorney at the Conservation Law Foundation in Maine and Boston and began his career as a litigation attorney at major law firms in New York City. Dan’s work at Acadia Center has been recognized by the Exemplary Public Service Award from Cornell Law School, the ACEEE Champion of Efficiency Award, the Maine Forever Award for watershed protection and the U.S. EPA’s Environmental Merit Award. He began his career as a litigation attorney at major law firms in New York City. He holds a J.D. with honors from Cornell Law School and a B.A. from Brown University. He is a member of the board of directors of U.S. Climate Action Network and the Northeast Clean Energy Council.
 

MODERATOR

RICHARD EIDLIN has over 35 years of experience in the intersection of sustainable business, public policy, and advocacy. He helped establish organizations such as the American Sustainable Business Council, the International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives, Business for America, and the United Nations Environmental Finance Initiative. He has served as adjunct professor at the University of Denver and Boston College, as a consultant to multinational companies, owned a solar energy firm, and led bipartisan advocacy campaigns on Capitol Hill for sustainable, clean energy and other environmental initiatives. Since 2019, Richard has been the National Policy Director for Business for America, working with companies to support a healthy democracy. A graduate of the University of Maryland, Richard holds an M.A. in Public Policy and Administration from the University of Wisconsin.

EVENT CO-SPONSORS

Network for Responsible Public Policy
The Academy of Political Science
The Puffin Foundation
The McCourtney Institute for Democracy