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Sixth Annual Symposium on Small Towns |
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These classes will bring participants “up to speed” on energy topics.
These are 20 minute workshops – each will be offered twice.
| What is Community-Based Energy? Cheryl Glaser, Southwest Initiative Foundation |
Understand how C-BED is defined by current legislation, what community-leaders envision it to be, and why community based energy is relevant to local government and educational institutions. |
Measuring your Carbon Footprint |
This class will cover the basics of calculating a carbon footprint for your organization. We will walk through the whys, whats, and hows of the calculation. Determining your carbon footprint is a often a required step when joining carbon exchanges, signing climate commitments, and examining opportunties for increased energy efficiency and consumption. |
| Planning for a Sustainable Future Richard Strong, Center for Sustainable Building Research |
This workshop focuses on physical design the movement toward more ecological design principles. Learn more about reducing the use of non-renewable resources, minimizing environmental impact, and improving the relationship between people with the natural environment. |
| The Economics of Local Ownership John Farrell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance |
Understand why local ownership matters, what the benefits of local ownership are/can be, and why schools and local government should be aware of local ownership issues. |
| Sustainable Community Comprehensive Planning Philipp Muessig, MPCA |
Improve the speed, responsiveness and efficiency in planning land use and infrastructure as well as how we make decisions on significant infrastructure projects - including energy and transport. |
| Living Simply: Behavorial Changes Leading to Efficiency Doug Karnuth, Schools for Efficient Energy Program (SEE) |
Learn about a comprehensive program to help schools save energy by changing behavior throughout the district through a systemized plan, awareness materials, training, and utility tracking for immediate and sustainable savings. |
| Local Foods 101 Mary Jo Forbord, Sustainable Farming Association |
The What, Why, and How of local foods. What it is, why it's important in relationship to energy, environment, health, and how to get started. |
| Basics of Biofuels Greg Cuomo, University of Minnesota |
Understand the basics of biofuels currently on the market, key environmental and social factors at play, and what sorts of biofuels developments on are the horizon. |