Press Releases
05/24/2013
Duluth, MN – Join the Northeast Clean Energy Resource Team (NE CERT) from 1-4pm Friday, June 7th to learn about clean energy in Duluth! We’ll start at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) and see recent clean energy innovations, including a LEED-certified hockey rink. After...
04/18/2013
From Earth Day 2012 to Earth Day 2013, two Minnesota families and hundreds of their teammates have been competing in the Family Energy FACE-OFF to see who can save more energy. The two teams are the Mill Pond Minimizers, led by Jeff Vetsch, Anne Dybsetter, and their children Henry (age 5) and Hazel...
04/16/2013
Red Lake Falls, MN—Over thirty people toured the Northwest Manufacturing plant in Red Lake Falls on April 4th to learn about the biomass industry in Minnesota. Northwest Manufacturing is home of the Wood Master furnaces, which use cord wood and biomass pellets as their fuel source. “...
02/19/2013
Media Contact:
Dan Thiede, CERTs Communications Coordinator
University of Minnesota’s Regional Sustainable Development Partnershipsthie0235@umn.edu or 651-334-0000
02/11/2013
Is your local ice arena an energy hog? Most are. From refrigerating the ice to keep it frozen, to heating the bleachers for bundled up spectators, to fluorescent lights looming over the rink, there are competing sources of energy in every arena. While it can be challenging to keep energy costs down...
01/16/2013
The GreenStep Cities program begins 2013 by announcing the 50th city to join the program. At the end of December, the Maple Grove City Council approved a resolution for the city to take part in this voluntary program of the League of Minnesota Cities and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency(MPCA...
12/17/2012
For the last year, restaurants, hospitals, schools, and cities in Minnesota have been benefitting from the energy and cost savings of conserving hot water in their kitchens and sinks. In 2011, more than 70 participants installed efficient pre-rinse spray valves through the Minnesota Water-Saving...
06/04/2012
Do you and your community need funding to get an energy efficiency or renewable energy project off the ground? The Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) can help! CERTs seeks to provide seed grants to support the labor costs for clean energy projects that spur community development in Minnesota....
04/19/2012
Statewide, MN – “All I wanted was a light bulb that would look and feel the same as my old bulb,” said Shaina Brassard, a Minneapolis resident. “When you go to the store you have so many choices now—it can be confusing.” It’s now been one month since new national light bulb standards took...
01/26/2012
The Clean Energy Resource Teams, or CERTs, are kicking off 2012 by announcing seed grant awards in each of their seven regions in Minnesota. Each region awarded $10,000 worth of seed grants, catalyzing energy efficiency and renewable energy projects across the state. The 27 grants fund projects...
Pages
Get Media Updates
Clean Energy Resource Teams