Archive for the 'Energy' Category
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RE-fest: A Celebration of Green Living & Clean Energy
RE٠think… green living
RE٠new… clean energy
RE٠store…conservation
FREE ADMISSION
Saturday, September 20th
Riverland Community College
Austin, MN
At RE-fest you’ll learn how you can take action to conserve the Earth’s limited resources and make positive changes in your community.
The event will begin with a musical concert at the Paramount Theater featuring Peter Ostroushko, creator and producer of the original soundtrack for […]
Published by thefootprint on August 26th, 2008 tagged Environment, Energy, Green living | Comment now »
People Can Do It! Campaign
The Rochester group, Global Action, has undertaken a fun community awareness campaign that focuses on positive, simple actions people can take every day to reduce carbon emissions, & conserve energy and resources.
The project is called “People Can Do It!”. Dozens of ordinary Rochester residents are being photographed in action, holding a sign stating what they do to […]
Published by thefootprint on March 31st, 2008 tagged Environment, Neighbors, Energy, Green living, Emissions | Comment now »
Earth Hour 2008
See the difference you can make. Earth Hour 2007 was an event in Sydney, Australia. See how Earth Hour 2008 is becoming a global movement. In 2007 it started with a question: How can we inspire people to take action on climate change? The answer was to ask people in Sydney to turn off their lights […]
Published by thefootprint on March 4th, 2008 tagged Environment, Energy | Comment now »
The Minnesota Energy Challenge
Take the Minnesota Energy Challenge!!
Visit the link above and participate in the Minnesota Energy Challenge.
What is the Minnesota Energy Challenge?
It’s about supporting individuals and motivating communities towards change. The Challenge is a website run by the non-profit Center for Energy and Environment, by Minnesotans, for Minnesotans, to help you profit from our many […]
Published by thefootprint on February 28th, 2008 tagged Energy | Comment now »
A Peek at Peak Oil
Rochester Izaak Walton League Presents
Norm Erickson: “A Peek at Peak Oil”
Please join us on 4 March 2008 at 7:00pm at the Izaak Walton League Cabin, 937 7th Ave NE, Rochester, MN (Directions: From North Broadway to 14th St NE, turn right on 7th Ave NE).
Norm Erickson a long time IKE and IBM employee has been […]
Published by thefootprint on February 26th, 2008 tagged Environment, Energy, Peak oil, Transportation, Emissions | Comment now »
Energy Update 2/2008
Energy Update:
Wholesale natural gas pricing is now about twice what it was at its low point last winter. The Alberta Energy Board announced last year that Alberta’s natural gas production has peaked. Exports to the USA are expected to fall about 8% this year. Most of the natural gas we use in our North Central […]
Published by Norm Erickson on February 22nd, 2008 tagged Energy | Comment now »
Homeowners Energy Expo
HOMEOWNERS ENERGY EXPO
The MAYO ENERGY CONSERVATION OPERATION (ECO) invites you to attend the HEE on
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20TH
7:00 PM (doors open at 6:45)
MAYO HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM AND DOOR 1 FOYER
If you’re looking for valuable, practical ideas to lower your energy consumption costs and want to focus on the importance of individual responsibility for energy conservation, please […]
Published by thefootprint on February 6th, 2008 tagged Environment, Energy, Green living, Emissions | Comment now »
Planning for Our Energy and Climate Future
Everyone is invited to attend a program brought to Rochester by
State Rep. Bill Hilty, Chair of the MN House Energy Policy and Finance Division
Planning for our Energy and Climate Future
When: 3 PM Friday, January 18
Where: Heintz Center Commons, 1926 College View Rd SE, Rochester, MN
In February of 2005 the Hirsch Report, a study of global petroleum supplies […]
Published by thefootprint on January 7th, 2008 tagged Environment, Energy, Peak oil | Comment now »
Plug It Out!
NEXT PLUG IT OUT! IS ON SATURDAY JULY 14!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PlugItOut/
Plug It Out! is a small movement that started in New York City and is attempting to go big! Inspired by the great success of EARTH HOUR in Sydney, we encourage everyone to Plug It Out! by removing themselves from the electric grid, particularly between the hours of 6:30 and 10:30 […]
Published by Lisa on July 10th, 2007 tagged Energy | Comment now »
Low Impact Week
Crunchy Chicken has set up a challenge for the first week of June. A Low Impact Week.
http://crunchychicken.blogspot.com/search/label/low%20impact%20week
Here are the guidelines for Low Impact Week from her site. There are seven areas of impact listed below, each one with several action items for you to choose.
These action items were chosen as itens to be relatively easy […]