CERTs in the News
06/02/2011
Eagan Patch article by Mary Jo Koplos
Excerpt: Eagan’s Energy and Environment Advisory Commission is only a year old but has already championed the city’s sustainability efforts and achieved the designation of Minnestoa GreenStep City.
A program of the Minnesota Pollution Control...
05/29/2011
Alexandria Echo Press article
Excerpt: Could solar power boost your livelihood? Join West Central Clean Energy Resource Teams (WC CERT) and Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) for a free Solar Energy Forum June 21 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Dassel to find out.
Participants will learn about...
05/17/2011
Alexandria Echo Press article
Excerpt: Students gained some valuable insight into energy consumption while searching for ways to reduce energy at Miltona Science Magnet School.
The students were part of a much larger group that performed a comprehensive energy audit at the school recently....
05/16/2011
Farmington Independent article
Excerpt: Farmington is just a few steps away from being a Step 3 Minnesota GreenStep city. Huh? Really, what all of that means is that Farmington is on its way to earning state recognition for its sustainability efforts. What’s more, finishing these few items could...
05/16/2011
Oakdale Patch article by Patty Busse
Excerpt: At its Monday, May 16, meeting, the Environmental Management Commission is scheduled to consider promoting a program to Oakdale businesses that allows them to buy water-saving devices at a 60 to 70 percent discount.
The program would target...
05/13/2011
The Journal article by By Fritz Busch
Excerpt: The Midwest has vast, untapped resources for biogas production, according to a new report by the Great Plains Institute (GPI), a non-profit organization that works with public and private leaders across the northern plains to speed up the transition...
05/12/2011
Jackson County Pilot article
Excerpt: For a limited time, Minnesota businesses and organizations have the opportunity to dramatically cut their water and energy use with simple, inexpensive upgrades.
This statewide “Water Saving Bulk Buy Program” is an effort of the Clean Energy Resource Teams...
04/29/2011
Bemidji Pioneer article
Excerpt: Bemidji State University was named as one of the nation’s 311 most eco-friendly campuses by the U.S. Green Building Council and “The Princeton Review.”
This was in part due to its involvement in the Minnesota Schools Conserving Energy and Water program, as...
04/27/2011
Rochester Post-Bulletin story by Ken Hanson
Excerpt: For electric cars, the planets are lining up.
“The time seems to be good with respect to the price of gas and the advances in battery technology,” said University of Minnesota Extension professor Douglas Tiffany, who spoke at a...
04/26/2011
KAAL TV, ABC 6 News story by Jill Kasparie
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