At the National Solar Decathlon in October 2007 in Washington, DC, MIT Solar Decathlon Team Technical Advisor and Energy Freedom Fighters Co-Host Jim Dunn (far right) observes as MIT students Rob Darnele and Tom Pittsley work with other MIT team members to guide a water hose through an obstacle course of construction equipment to pump water into their water tank.
(Photo: Kaye Evans-Lutterodt/National Solar Decathlon)
Energy Freedom Fighters Co-Hosts Gilles Labelle (second from left) and Steve D'Agostino (second from right) pose with two of the more than 35,000 attendees at the 5th Annual AltWheels Alternative Transportation & Energy Festival in Boston. The event took place September 28 and 29, 2007 on City Hall Plaza.
Energy Freedom Fighters Co-Host Gilles Labelle (left) poses with Boston Mayor Tom Menino during AltWheels 2007 in Boston.
Energy Freedom Fighters Co-Host Steve D'Agostino (right) confers with AltWheels Founder Alison Sander prior to his emceeing the AltWheels Regional Heroes Awards Ceremony during AltWheels 2007 in Boston.
(Photo: Eric Gehring/AltWheels Festival)
Energy Freedom Fighters Co-Host Gilles Labelle (left) poses with AltWheels Founder Alison Sander during AltWheels 2007 in Boston. Gilles was one of 27 AltWheels Regional Heroes honored during the festival.
(Photo: Eric Gehring/AltWheels Festival)
Energy Freedom Fighters Co-Host Jim Dunn (left)poses withAltWheels Founder Alison Sander during AltWheels 2007 in Boston. Jim was one of 27 AltWheels Regional Heroes honored during the festival.
(Photo: Eric Gehring/AltWheels Festival)
Gilles Labelle (right) is interviewed by WBZ/ WSBK-TV News reporter Eileen Curran in December 2007 at the Hybrid Center of Massachusetts at Westboro Toyota, while demonstrating a plug-in hybrid Prius equipped with an additional battery pack produced by A123 Systems in Watertown, MA.
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) (second from right) poses with Gilles Labelle (left), Jim Dunn (second from left) and Steve D'Agostino following a December 2007 interview for Energy Freedom Fighters at WCRN-AM in Worcester. The episode is available in MP3 format on our Episodes page.
Gilles Labelle (left) chats with an attendee at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's 2008 Building Energy Conference & Trade Show in March 2008 at the Seaport Center in Boston. During the event, the Energy Freedom Fighters taped interviews with several exhibitors and attendees. The episode is available in MP3 format on our Episodes page.
On April 5, 2008, Marilyn Walker of Holden won the Percy's TV & Appliance drawing for a $3,000 EnergyStar Appliance Give-Away prize. It must have been her luck day! She also won who won the Energy Freedom Fighters drawing for a Free Home Energy Assessment. Hundreds of people visited Percy's for a chance to win the drawings. They also had an opportunity to join the Energy Freedom Fighters and Percy's in helping to "wake up America" to the need for renewable, sustainable and affordable energy for everyone! Shown in the photo, is Marilyn Walker (second from left) posing with Energy Freedom Fighters Jim Dunn (far left), Gilles Labelle "The CO2 Terminator" (far right) and Steve D'Agostino (second from right) as she receives the $3,000 EnergyStar Appliance Give-Away prize from Alan Lavine (center) of Percy's. The Energy Freedom Fighters will arrange a Free Home Energy Assessment for Marilyn, who will return to Percy's on Saturday, April 19 to report and discuss the results with the Energy Freedom Fighters in a taping for an upcoming episode. The Energy Freedom Fighters taping on April 19 will be part of an Earth Week sales event at Percy's, during which Percy's customers can meet EnergyStar representatives and the Energy Freedom Fighters.
EAVESDROP on Energy Freedom Fighters, Saturdays, 6-7 a.m. & 5-6 p.m. (Eastern) and Sundays,5-6 a.m. & 1-2 p.m.* (Eastern), broadcast on True Talk 830 AM WCRN - armed with a powerful 50,000 watts day and night - plus webcast in streaming audio at WCRNradio.com.
*Or immediately following Sunday afternoon's Red Sox game.
ENGAGEone of the Energy Freedom Fighters as he previews the next episode during The Peter Blute Show, Thursdays between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. (Eastern) on True Talk 830 AM WCRN and at WCRNradio.com.
ENJOYthe exploits of Energy Freedom Fighters Gilles Labelle, Jim Dunn, Steve D'Agostino, Craig Van Batenburg and Alison Sander on This New Car,a 26-episode series exploring alternative transportation, which aired in 2006 on WICN/90.5 FM, the NPR affiliate serving Central New England, and at WICN.org.