Speaker Info

BOOK WES TO SPEAK

34 years as an energy & sustainability educator

Wes Golomb taught energy and sustainability for 34 years in New Hampshire and chairs the Deerfield Energy Committee. He is the former NH Energy Conservation Coordinator, and his forthcoming book, The Power Problem: Energy, Empire, and the Case for a New Way Forward, is on track for publication in 2027.

FLAGSHIP KEYNOTE — THE POWER PROBLEM

In this talk, Wes traces the arc of his forthcoming book: why the barriers to a clean energy future are political, not technological. Drawing on 34 years in the classroom and 20 years leading his town's energy committee, he walks audiences through the physics that makes the case for renewable energy, the abundant and already-affordable technology that could meet it, and the century of political history that has kept fossil fuels dominant anyway. Audiences leave with a clear framework — who benefits, who pays — for evaluating any energy decision, and a concrete example of what change looks like when a community decides to stop waiting: how Deerfield secured a $330,000 federal solar grant and helped 63 households go solar in a single year.

Run time: 35–40 minutes as written; trims to 20 or expands to 45–50 with Q&A. Podium keynote with slide deck; adaptable to a fireside or panel format.

OTHER SIGNATURE TALKS & WORKSHOPS

• The Real Price of Gas: What You're Not Paying at the Pump

• We Already Have Enough: The Renewable Energy Revolution Nobody Told You About

• Wars for Oil: The Hidden History of American Foreign Policy

• From Your Roof to the Grid: The Solar Story

• The Climate Is Not a Political Opinion

• What Reagan Did to Renewable Energy

• Getting From Here to There: A Roadmap to a Clean Energy Future

• New Hampshire as a Case Study

• Lessons from the Classroom

CREDENTIALS & HONORS

• Former NH Energy Conservation Coordinator, NH Public Utilities Commission

• Governor-appointed member, NH Energy Efficiency & Sustainable Energy Board

• 12 years, Board of Directors, NH Sustainable Energy Association

• 20-year Chair, Deerfield NH Energy Committee

• Secured $330,000 federal grant for municipal solar

• Trained En-ROADS climate simulation facilitator

• Author, Warm and Cool Homes

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

"Wes has a knack for making complex material easy for us non-science people to understand."  —  Nature Center Director

"Wes' enthusiasm for his subject matter is contagious. He actively engaged the children in the learning process using a hands-on approach, with deep concern for each individual child."  —  Student, LRCC

"I love your book. I learned a lot about a subject I knew virtually nothing about."  —  Ted Williams, Author and Nature Writer

BOOK WES FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT

(603) 770-8030 · wgolomb@gmail.com