CERTs in the News
02/23/2011
Park Rapids Enterprise story by Alan J. Zemek
Excerpt: Marshall Dodge was wrong. As it turns out, you can get there from here.
The phrase “You can’t get there from here.” Or, in the proper Yankee Droll, “you cahn’t get theyah from heeah,” was first popularized by humorist Marshall Dodge in one...
02/22/2011
Swift County Monitor Event Posting
Posting: The Minnesota Project, along with partners from Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERT), Agralite Electric Cooperative, and USDA Rural Development, is scheduled to host a meeting in Benson, Tuesday, March 15, to talk about how farmers and other rural...
02/16/2011
Sun Newspapers article by Kassie Petermann
Excerpt: St. Anthony City Council members on Feb. 8 approved participation in the voluntary Minnesota GreenStep Cities Program, which helps cities achieve sustainability goals by implementing best practices.
Each of the 28 best practices can be...
02/01/2011
St. Cloud Times Staff Report
Excerpt: Renewable energy advocates are gathering Wednesday and Thursday in St. Cloud for the Clean Energy Resource Team’s 2011 Clean Energy Convergence.
The conference is expected to draw about 600 people to the Civic Center. It features workshops on solar and wind...
01/26/2011
Sun Newspapers article by Katie Mintz
Excerpt: Edina City Hall could begin to feel the heat.
The Edina Energy and Environment Commission wants to install solar panels on the building’s roof as one of Edina’s first steps toward becoming a Minnesota GreenStep City. The Edina City...
01/26/2011
Lake Country Echo article in the Living section
Excerpt: The Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) connects community members with resources to identify and implement energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
The CERTs Green Video Shorts Contest called for short videos that show how people...
01/25/2011
Northfield News article by Suzanne Rook
Excerpt: The name says it all: GreenStep Cities.
Sponsored by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, GreenStep Cities is a challenge and recognition program designed to help cities become greener.
Spurred on by Councilor Erica Zweifel, Northfield’s...
01/12/2011
The Farmer article, part of FarmProgress
Excerpt: Folks who have learned how to save energy, save money and build our clean energy future will be sharing their experiences at the upcoming CERTs 2011 Clean Energy Convergence at the Saint Cloud Civic Center February 2-3.
“The Clean Energy...
01/04/2011
Midwest Energy News Highwire Blog Post by Ken Paulman
Excerpt: We did it. We finally took advantage of the 75%-off post-holiday sale and bought some LED Christmas lights.
As we’ve pointed out on this blog before, the energy savings from LEDs can be staggering. They’re also brighter and last...
01/04/2011
Owatonna People’s Press story by Melissa Kaelin
Excerpt: OWATONNA — Now that the holiday lights that trimmed the tree are coming down, work is trickling in for consumers of the Jobs Plus program.
The Recycle Your Holidays program opened for its second year back in November, offering...
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