SunEdison: City Tour for Solar Media Placements & Activity August – November 2008 AUGUST 2008 Wenatchee, WA, 08/07/08, River Front Park KPQ-AM Radio, 08/07/08 Tom Cashmin, News Director 5 minute interview with Chris Nichols Ft. Collins, CO, 08/05/08, Civic Center Park The Coloradoan, 08/06/08 Cari Merill, Reporter News Feature with photos: Residents learn about solar energy Boulder, CO, 08/07/08, Staples Colorado Daily News, 08/07/08 Richard Valenty, Reporter News Feature with photos: SunEdison Tour Stops at Staples Spokane, WA, 08/12/08, River Front Park Fountain Meadow KPBX-PBS Radio, 08/12/08 Amanda Loder, Reporter 5+ minute interview with Chris Nichols KREM-TV (CBS Affiliate), 08/12/08 Reporter News Feature: Clip to be requested Spokesman-Review, 08/12/08 Don Pelle, Photographer Photo opportunity: Photovoltaic panels KSBN Radio, 08/12/08 Brad Kimmer, Reporter 5+ minute interview with Chris Nichols City Tour for Solar Media Placements & Activity Page 1 Grand Junction, CO, 08/13/08, Lincoln Park KKCO-TV NBC, 08/13/08 Natalie Pallone, Producer News Feature: City Tour for Solar spotlight, 45 seconds Grand Junction Free Press, 08/13/08 Emily Anderson, Reporter New Feature with photos: Benefits of solar energy shine on tour KREX-TV (CBS), 08/13/08 Lauren Dirks, Anchor Requested interview with Chris Nichols KNZZ, KJYE, KMGJ, KMOZ, KSTR, KTMM RADIO, 08/13/08 Nate Walker, Reporter AM & PM Drive-time feature: Interview with Chris Nichols KRGS Radio, 08/13/08 Cheryl Minster, Director On-Air Reads Olympia, WA, 08/14/08, Sylvester Park The Olympian, 08/18/08 John Dodge, Reporter News Feature: City Tour for Solar seeks to teach about power Durango, CO, 08/14/08, Recreation Center Durango Herald, 08/15/08 Reporter, Yodit Gidey Video Interview Feature: Sun Power Rifle, CO, 8/15/08, City Hall Rifle Citizen Telegram, 08/14/08 Heidi Rice, Reporter News Feature with photos: First of two solar energy systems nearly done, Rifle to power water systems with solar power Glenwood Springs Post Independent, 08/13/08 Heidi Rice, Reporter News Feature with photos: Rifle is opening a door of the future City Tour for Solar Media Placements & Activity Page 2 Seattle, WA, 08/17/08, West Lake Center KIRO-AM radio, 08/17/08 Reporter 5+ minute interview with Chris Bradt FOX-TV (KPQC), 08/17/08 Reporter News Feature: Clip to be requested Alamosa, CO, 08/18/08, Thank You Event at the Hospital Valley Courier Online, 08/18/08 Hew Hallock, Reporter News Feature: Alamosa schools look to the sun Pueblo, CO, 8/19/08 – 8/20/08, Sangre de Cristo Art Center & Pueblo Community College ABC-TV, 08/19/08 Reporter News Feature: Clip to be requested CBS-TV, 08/20/08 Reporter News Feature: Clip to be requested Pueblo Chieftan, 08/20/08 John Norton, Reporter News Feature with photos: Solar display shows sun's versatility Rocky Mountain PBS – TV, 08/20/08 Reporter News Feature: Clip to be requested Denver, CO, 08/24/08 – 08/28/08, Democratic National Convention Green Frontiers Fest, New Energy Center, & Speers Blvd Garden Denver CBS-4 TV, 08/28/08 Paul Day, Reporter News Feature: Solar Energy Fair Explores Options Available Now Traveling the Green Way, 08/25/08 Liz Lewis, Blogger Blog Feature: What’s Green…at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado City Tour for Solar Media Placements & Activity Page 3 September: Saint Paul, MN, 09/1/08 – 09/04/08, Republican National Convention’s Civic Fest Minneapolis Downtown Journal, 09/03/08 Cristof Traudes and Steve Pease, Reporters News feature: CivicFest goes solar WCCO- CBS Michael Caputa, Producer Requested B-roll and assigned the story, however the segment did not air Westminster, CO, 09/08/08, Denver SunEdison Office Opening with Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. FOX-TV 31, 09/08/08 News feature on “Flip the Switch” KWGN-TV (CW) 2, 09/08/08 News feature on “Flip the Switch” Denver Business Journal, 09/08/08 Cathy Proctor, Environmental/Energy Reporter News feature in print and online with photo of Alamosa: SunEdison opens Westminster office Denver Post, 09/09/08 Steve Raabe, Energy Reporter News Story with photo of Alamosa: Solar developer moves to area Portland, OR, 09/9/08 - 09/10/08, Pioneer Courthouse Square The Oregonian, 09/08/08 Shelby Wood, Reporter News Feature: Check out how solar panels really work, as rainy Portland gets pitched as the next solar city The Oregonian Energy/utilty reporter Gail Kinsey Hill attended the press conference, and interviewed OSEIA Executive Director, Desari Strader, but unfortunately, did not feel there was enough of a news hook to file a story. Photo editor had a photographer assigned, but was canceled when Gail felt there was not a story here. Portland Life, 09/09/08 Anne Marie Distefano, Reporter News Feature: City Tour for Solar promotes oil-free energy The Portland Tribune, 09/09/08 Anne Marie DiStefano, Reporter Feature story with photo: City Tour for Solar promotes oil-free energy City Tour for Solar Media Placements & Activity Page 4 KPTV FOX-TV 12, 09/09/08 Mike Curran, Reporter Shot footage but story did not air KOIN-TV 6, 09/09/08 Dale Birkholz, Reporter Shot footage but story did not air KGW-TV 8 NBC, 09/09/08 Assigned and shot footage but story did not air KEX-AM RADIO, 09/09/08 Chris Nichols did a radio interview with KPOG/KEX 1190 AM that aired on the noon news and over the two following days KPOJ-RADIO, 09/07 – 09/09/08 Tom Harman Show 30 second ad spots written by GGC (several exhibit visitors said they heard about the exhibit from these ad spots) Pioneer Square Newsletter, 08/26/08 Listed with photo in their weekly email blast to their base 2 weeks prior to the event OregonLive/PDX Green, Oregonian blog, 09/05/08 Blog pick-up: Check out how solar panels really work, as rainy Portland gets pitched as the next solar city Santa Fe, NM, 9/12/08, Genoveva Chavez Community Center Sante Fe New Mexican, 09/11/08 Staci Matlock, Reporter News Feature: 'Up close and personal' with the sun: Traveling exhibit aims to build interest in solar power RedOrbit, 09/11/08 Staci Matlock, Reporter News Feature: Up Close and Personal With the Sun Innovative News/SikantisEarth, 09/14/08 Blog posting picked up photos taken from the City Tour for Solar website Eugene, OR, 9/12/08 – 9/14/08, Eugene Celebration & Parade Much of the coverage garnered here was wrapped in the coverage of the Eugene Celebration festival and Saturday parade. The City Tour for Solar was not featured separately in the Eugene Register-Guard. However, many pre-event listings were garnered prior to the tour dates in this city. KEZI-TV 9, 09/14/08 Kaitlyn Bolduc, Reporter City Tour for Solar Media Placements & Activity Page 5 News feature: Touring Group Promotes Use of Solar Energy Albuquerque, NM, 9/16/08 – 9/17/08, Civic Center Plaza Centre Daily, 09/15/08 Calendar Listings: City Tour for Solar Educational Exhibit at Kinney Civic Plaza Sept. 16-17 Albuquerque Green, 09/02/08 Calendar Listings: City Tour For Solar - Solar Solutions for America's Cities Salem, OR, 09/17/08, Peace Plaza Statesman Journal, 09/09/08 Beth Casper, Reporter News Feature: Tour touts benefits of solar power El Paso, TX, 09/20/08 – 09/21/08, Insights Science Museum KFOX-TV, 09/21/08 Peter Daut, Reporter News feature: Solar Energy Tour Stops In Sun City San Francisco, CA, 09/30/08 – 10/01/08, Justin Herman Plaza Mayor Gavin Newsom Press Conference & Solar Soiree at the Hotel Vitale KGO-AM, 09/30/08 News Feature: This is not your father's solar (Number one radio station in the Bay Area, over 700,000 listeners) San Francisco Examiner, 10/01/08 Side-bar with photo of Newsom on the stage in "City Hearts" section Sing Tao Daily, 10/01/08 News Feature with photo of Phil Ting (in Mandarin) Treehugger.com, 10/01/08 Alex Smith, Reporter Blog: City Solar Tour Makes Its Way to San Francisco (picked up by numerous blogs nationally) SF Weekly, 09/23/08 Expanded event listing included rant on lack of government action on renewable energy, included photo and mention of City Tour for Solar San Francisco Sentinel Attended the event; registered at press booth; but unfortunately did not include story in their publication The City Star Attended the event; registered at press booth; but unfortunately did not include story in their publication City Tour for Solar Media Placements & Activity Page 6 KRON-TV 4 Reporter assigned story filmed the event and requested B-roll onsite. Story did not include footage from the exhibit stage, but focused on the breaking legal decisions in healthcare and cigarette-sale bans that Mayor Newsom had championed KNTV NBC-II Reporter Cheryl Hurd assigned story filmed the event and requested B-roll onsite. Story did not include footage from the exhibit stage, but focused on the breaking legal decisions in healthcare and cigarette-sale bans that Mayor Newsom had championed San Jose, CA, 09/26/08 – 09/27/08, West Coast Green Expo SunEdison executives attended VIP reception and keynote with Vice President Al Gore GGC deferred to focus on San Francisco as West Coast Green media were focused on residential and building trade stories. KEMS Korean Television, 09/29/08 Eunkyung Kim, Reporter News feature of exhibit Inhabitat, 09/29/08 Blog: WEST COAST GREEN 2008: Highlights from the Show Fort Worth, TX, 09/25/08, Water Gardens KTVT-TV, 09/25/08 News feature: Details forthcoming Univison “Planeta Verde,” 09/25/08 Anthony, Reporter Interviewed Scott in English and Spanish: Planeta Verde WFAA – TV, 09/25/08 David Cejka, Reporter Reporter didn’t interview anyone but got lots of footage of the exhibit – the footage circulated to all News 8 stations in