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Learn about technologies and projects that can work for you and your community!
CERTs is pleased to announce that next Monday, May 21st we will open a request for proposals (RFP) for technical assistance to catalyze community energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. So stay tuned for that announcement, or sign up for email updates so that you don...
Dan Thiede
Tue, 05/15/2012 - 8:04am
Before your calendar starts filling up for February 2013, we want to make sure you mark off February 20-21, 2013 (a Wednesday and Thursday) so that you can join us for the fifth biennial Clean Energy Resource Teams...
Julia Eagles
Thu, 05/10/2012 - 1:54pm
Over 100 community members from around the Metro region gathered for Metro CERT’s fifth annual spring resource and networking event on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012! Click here to see the full agenda.
Kicking...
Dan Thiede
Wed, 05/09/2012 - 2:00pm
From Earth Day 2012 to Earth Day 2013, two Minnesota families and hundreds of their teammates are competing in the Family Energy FACE-OFF to see who can save more energy. This new community-based energy competition...
Troy Goodnough - UMM
Wed, 05/09/2012 - 12:25pm
We’re Troy, Jenn, and Ely Goodnough, and we’re not just saving the planet, we’re saving for college! Our team is called the Prairie Penny Pinchers, and we live in Morris, MN.
We’re really...
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Susan Waughtal is a Southeast CERT Coordinator with the University of Minnesota’s Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships program....
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Featured Event
in Fergus Falls
9:00am to 4:00pm
This workshop will unpack the science and implications involving dams in terms of: 1) effects on connectivity, hydrology, geomorphology, water quality, and aquatic habitat, 2) societal and ecological implications of these...
in Minneapolis
7:30am to 4:30pm
Solutions Summit 2012 will bring sustainability practitioners and researchers from business, industry, the nonprofit sector and academia together to identify and advance strategies for collaboratively solving sustainability...
in Mahnomen
1:00pm
The Northwest Clean Energy Resource Team (NW CERT) event on solar energy has been reschuled for the month October, rather than May.
We’ll learn more about how solar energy works and how it can work for you, to...
8:00pm
Grand Aspirations invites you to participate in its spring webinar series: Building Your Toolkit. This series of webinars focuses on building some basic and advanced skills in your solutionary organizer’s toolkit. From...
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Current Campaign
Switch to efficient light bulbs!
There are a lot of new lighting options out there today,
so we created a suite of resources to help you find your way!
Start finding the right lights >>
Family Energy FACE-OFF
Two Minnesota families are facing off to see who can save more energy, and they need YOUR help! Learn more & join >>
Project Impacts
CERTs makes a measurable impact through seed grants, campaigns, and programs.
ENERGY SAVED: 78 billion BTUs
SEED GRANTS: Awarded $720,000
PEOPLE: 20,500 in 2009-2012
Volunteer & Get Involved
Looking to get involved in your community and make connections with others in Minnesota who are passionate about clean energy and energy efficiency? There are lots of different ways to plug in. Learn more
Funding & Financing Opportunities
There are various opportunities for funding and financing any clean energy project. CERTs offers a list of funding opportunities currently available in the fields of energy and the environment. Start exploring now! Learn more
Clean Energy Resource Teams