Non CERTs

Aug. 3 2010 - Aug. 5 2010
8:00 am

Farm Fest

Location:
Gilfillan Estate, Redwood County

Join us for the 29th Annual Farmfest, August 3-5, 2010 at the Gilfillan Estate in Redwood County, Minnesota.

Stopy by the CERTs Table in the AURI tent (Booth #612)! Say hi to CERT Coordinators Netty and Jeff and ask them about energy games and prizes!

Click here for more information.

Sep. 23 2010
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dec. 15 2010
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Webinar: Bike Boxes

The Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments (Metro COG) is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Fargo-Moorhead area. They are hosting a variety of bicycle/pedestrian-related webinars throughout the year.

  • December 15 • 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Central Time
    Bike Boxes

There is no cost to attend but you must RSVP to Justin Kristan (jkristan@fmmetrocog.org or 701-232-3242 ×36) if you will be attending.

(There may be professional development credits available.)

Oct. 20 2010
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Webinar: Accommodating Pedestrians and Bicycles at Roundabouts

The Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments (Metro COG) is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Fargo-Moorhead area. They are hosting a variety of bicycle/pedestrian-related webinars throughout the year.

  • October 20 • 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Central Time
    Accommodating Pedestrians and Bicycles at Roundabouts
Sep. 15 2010
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Webinar: Integrating Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities with Transit

The Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments (Metro COG) is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Fargo-Moorhead area. They are hosting a variety of bicycle/pedestrian-related webinars throughout the year.

  • September 15 • 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Central Time
    Integrating Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities with Transit
Aug. 11 2010
6:00 pm

Public Forum: The Climate Misinformation Campaign that Confused America

Location:
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Cowles Auditorium
University of Minnesota, West Bank Campus
301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55455

Free forum, open to the public.

Featuring special Guest, Dr. Naomi Oreskes, author of the recently published Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming with Erik M. Conway.

Science historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, explains what— or rather who— is to blame for the climate misinformation campaign. It’s the troubling story of how a cadre of ideologues clouded the public interpretation of scientific facts to advance a political and economic agenda.

Aug. 12 2010
8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Will Steger Foundation's Summer Institute for Climate Change Education

Location: University of Minnesota’s Continuing Education and Conference Center, St. Paul

The Will Steger Foundation is proud to announce the 5th annual Summer
Institute for Climate Change Education on Thursday August 12th,
8:30-4:30 pm at the University of Minnesota Continuing Education and Conference Center in St. Paul.

For more information and registration, visit http://willstegerfoundation.org/index.php/summer-institute

Click here to download the registration form (please allow time for the page to load).

Sep. 14 2010 - Sep. 16 2010
9:00 am

Global Sustainable BioEnergy: North American Convention 2010

Location:
Marquette Hotel, Minneapolis, MN

The Global Sustainable Bioenergy Project is a collaborative effort involving universities and institutes around the world with a goal of creating a vision and path forward for bioenergy as a global resource.

Featuring international bioenergy experts from leading academic institutions, businesses, non-governmental organizations and government agencies in the United States, Canada and beyond.

Roger Thurow, author of the book Enough: Why the World’s Poorest Starve in the Age of Plenty, will give a special keynote presentation at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 13 2010
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Free Energy Saving Workshops: Big Appliances

Location:
Milan Community Center (Old Milan School Building), Milan

Do you want to save money on your electric bills?

The Greater Milan Initiative and the Sustainable Energy Utility invite you to a series of free workshops that will show you how to stay warm AND save money on your utility bills.

Sep. 22 2010
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Free Energy Saving Workshops: Electricity Bills

Location:
Milan Community Center (Old Milan School Building), Milan

Do you want to save money on your electric bills?

The Greater Milan Initiative and the Sustainable Energy Utility invite you to a series of free workshops that will show you how to stay warm AND save money on your utility bills.