Reply #49: The president of this company used to be a Republican congresswoman [View All]

Something stinks with this story. Doesn't anyone check to see if they are regurgitating RNC talking points before posting them?

Don

http://www.solaralliance.org/

Welcome to the Solar Alliance!

We are a state-focused alliance of manufacturers, integrators and financiers that are dedicated to accelerating the promise of solar energy in the United States.

We specifically target our efforts to help legislators, regulators and utilities make the transition to solar power by providing the technical and policy expertise that is in the best interest of residential, commercial and government customers and Americans as a whole.

The Solar Alliance works closely with the Solar Energy Industries Association as it pursues national solar policy and with local solar advocates within our targeted states. It is our intention to form coalitions with corporations, grass roots organizations, academic institutions as well as local governments that advocate solar energy, so that we may all speak with one stronger voice.

Our targeted states at this time include, but are not limited to; California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, North Carolina, Florida, Massachusetts and Ohio.

Current Board Members include:

BP Solar, Conergy, Energy Innovations, Evergreen Solar, First Solar, Kyocera Solar, MMA Renewable Ventures, PPM Energy, Inc, Sanyo Energy, Schott Solar, Sharp Electronics Corp.-Solar Energy Solutions Group, SolarWorld, SunEdison, SunPower, Suntech and Uni-Solar.

Associate Members are:

American Solar Electric, DT Solar-Turner Renewable Energy, REC Solar, SPG Solar, Mitsubishi Electric and Xantrex.

We thank you for your interest and look forward to working with you toward a sustainable solar future.

Warm regards,

Claudine

Hon. Claudine Schneider

President, Solar Alliance


http://www.infoplease.com/biography/us/congress/schneider-claudine.html

SCHNEIDER, Claudine, a Representative from Rhode Island; born Claudine Cmarada in Clairton, Pa., March 25, 1947; attended parochial schools; studied at the University of Barcelona, Spain, and Rosemont College (Pa.); B.A., Windham College (Vt.), 1969; attended University of Rhode Island School of Community Planning; founder, Rhode Island Committee on Energy, 1973; executive director, Conservation Law Foundation, 1974; federal coordinator, Rhode Island Coastal Zone Management Program, 1978; producer and host of public affairs television program, Providence, R.I., 1978-1979; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981-January 3, 1991); was not a candidate for reelection in 1990 to the One Hundred Second Congress but was an unsuccessful nominee for the United States Senate; member of the faculty, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; is a resident of Narragansett, R.I.


http://www.claudineschneider.com/

Current Position

Today, Claudine is an independent consultant.

She has been serving as the Corporate Social Responsibility Advisor to the Board of National Grid, one of the world's largest and most respected utilities.

In addition, she has a contract with the Environmental Protection Agency to work with corporations to reduce their greenhouse gases. In all, she has enlisted over 30 Fortune 500 companies including CitiGroup, HSBC, United Technologies, Roche, Raytheon, Boise Cascade and Volvo Trucks.