Rodney Alves, Alternative & Transition Fuels, California

Rodney Alves, who has been in the industry for 14 years, is currently the CEO of Shift Energy Holdings Inc. and lives in California.

Why is clean energy important to you? The world needs to evolve from fossil fuels, and secure our future.

What’s your proudest accomplishment in clean energy? Being appointed as a Member of the REEEAC - Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce.

What did you do before entering clean energy? Attorney at Law, Serial Entrepreneur and Investor.

When were you first introduced to clean energy? When California passed AB32.

What should more people know about your role? That waste is a challenge that can be conquered.

How does clean energy impact your community? California is in the forefront of clean energy efforts.

What does clean energy mean to you and your family? Being able to develop projects that offer a solution to such a huge problem that landfills represent is tantamount to our goal of securing the future of our Planet.

Why should Congress invest in clean energy jobs, not fossil fuel jobs? Because we only have one Planet to live, there is no plan B.