Saturday, June 5, 2010

Pocono Northeast RC&D Council Announces the 2010 Energy Environmental Expo - June 2010

The Pocono Northeast Resource, Conservation, and Development Council is announcing the 2010 Northeastern Pennsylvania Energy and Environmental Expo. This 10 county community event that will be held at the Luzerne County Fairgrounds in Dallas, PA. The event will be held rain or sunshine on June 26 - 27, 2010. At part of this event, there will be over 30 businesses promoting alternative and renewable energy, energy conservation, and environmental stewardship. In addition to the local and regional businesses, there will be over 20 hours of training an alternative energy system, conservation, climate change, and other environmental issues. The following is a partial listing of the training programs with a listing for the presenter:

"Home Energy Conservation/Wind Energy" - Sandy Babuka, Trehab Renewable Energy-Wind
"Home Energy Performance" - Frank Malpere, Quality Building and Remodeling
"Fueling Pennsylvania – Current & Future Trends & Pennsylvania’s Contribution to Global Warming" - Joy Tetlak-Adelstein, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture), Outreach Coordinator for Northeastern PA
"Geothermal – Ground Source Energy from the Mine Pool" - Stephen C. Daiute, PE, LEED AP, Greenman-Pederson, Inc
"Energy Audits" - National Energy Education Development Project
"Solar Home Energy " - Nora Buckman, Trehab Renewable Energy- Solar
"Native Grasses for Energy" - Scott Singer, US Dept of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS)
"Building Envelope " - Rick Czajkowski, Quad-K Energy Conservation
"Groundwater and Geology for Northeastern PA—Getting the Waters Tested " - Brian Oram, Wilkes University
"Ground Source Heating and Cooling for Your Home – Using the Earth to Save Money" - Scott Moyer, Duane Moyer Well Drilling
"Biomass Heating Opportunities- Pennsylvania Fuels for Schools & Beyond – A Community – Based Solution – Reduce School District Fuel Costs by over $ 30,000/yr." - Ryan Koch, US Dept of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS)
"Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology" - Stephen Kew-Goodale, Weatherly Institute for Robotics and Engineering
"Solar Photovoltaics" - AJ Bittner, Keystone Energy
"Geothermal Energy / Ground Source Heating and Cooling for Your Healthy Home" - Thomas E. Spall, T.E. Spall & Son – “The Comfort Doctors”

In addition, on Saturday - June 26, 2010 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm - the Sustainable Energy Fund is offering an education session titled "NO Cost and Low Cost Energy – Solutions for Citizens and Businesses".
The Expo Committee would like to thank our Event Sponsors and Sponsors. The following are the sponsors for the event:

Event Sponsor - Encana - underwriting the cost for Energy Audit workshops being done by the National Energy Education Development Project (NEED) and discount coupon for the event.

The mission of the National Energy Education Development Project is to promote an energy conscious and educated society by creating effective networks of students, educators, business, government and community leaders to design and deliver objective, multi-sided energy education programs.

Platnium Sponsors

Wilkes University is helping to sponsor, promote and provide free continuing education units and a certificate for continuing education for all of the training sessions during the event and conducting an education session related to developing or reviewing baseline water quality data for private well owners

B.F. Environmental Consultants Inc is helping to promote and sponsor this event and conducting an education session.
Gold Sponsors

Duane Moyer Well Drilling and Moyer's Plumbing Supply and Hardware is helping to sponsor, promote, and conducting an education session during the event and exhibiting.
Reilly Associates is helping to sponsor and promote and will be exhibiting at the event.
Web Design Pros is helping to sponsor and promote the event and will be giving away stainless steel sports bottles during the event.

Silver Sponsors

Shoener Environmental is helping to sponsor and promote the event and will be exhibiting at the event.
Green Field Energy Solutions is helping to sponsor and promote the event and will be exhibiting at the event and has volunteered time during the event.

Tomhicken Pure Spring Water is helping to sponsor the event and is donating product for the event.

Rick Grant and Associates is helping to plan, sponsor, and promote the event and working with local and regional media.


In addition to the sponsors, this event would not happen without the help of our planning partners and media partners: B.F. Environmental Consultants, Inc, Endless Mountains RC&D Council, Green Building Association of Central PA Luzerne, Columbia, and Wayne County Conservation Districts, PennFuture, National Energy Education Development Project, National Awakenings Magazine, Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support, Sustainable Energy Fund, Times-Shamrock Communications, Trehab Renewable Energy, Wilkes University and WNEP-TV.
To learn more about the event, please visit

http://www.pnesolutions.org
The Council is always looking for good projects, board members, and project partners. If you want to learn more about Council, please visit - http://www.pnercd.org

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