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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Sustainability:Making Green Choices in Energy & the Environment- Seminar April 12, Monroe County, PA

The seminar will provide an overview of energy conservation and renewable energy options, practical energy efficiency facts, and suggestions to reduce your operational costs and environmental impact. Learn more about energy auditing, weatherization, and renewable energy such as solar PV and wind technologies.

Representatives from commercial, residential, government, and non-profits are welcome. This seminar will also highlight loan programs, rebates and grants to implement feasible projects that reduce energy demand and maintenance, and improve facility and office functionality.

Where and When?
April 12, 2012

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Monroe County
Public Safety Center
100 Gypsum Road
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Phone: 570-992-4113

www.co.monroe.pa.us
To register, please contact to Lee Ann Chamberlain

E: lchamberlain@nepa-alliance.org
P: 570-655-5581
F: 570-654-5137

M: NEPA Alliance
1151 Oak Street
Pittston, PA 18640
For more information, please contact Kurt Bauman,
NEPA at (570) 655-5581, ext. 237 or via email at
kbauman@nepa-alliance.org or Deana Kilmer, GFES at
(570) 876-0537 or via email at deana@gfeswind.com.

Promoted by the Pocono Northeast RC&D Council - http://www.pnercd.org/

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Pennsylvania Energy Service Provider Network- Funding Alternative Energy Projects

Pennsylvania Energy Service Provider Network- Funding Alternative Energy Projects
The Sustainable Energy Fund has partnered with Wilkes University and the Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation & Development Council to host a meeting to introduce the SEF Energy Service Provider Network to Northeast Pennsylvania.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 12, 2009 – On Wednesday, Nov. 18th from 9:30AM-4PM at Wilkes University's Martz Center (Room 214- Building 28), the Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF) in cooperation and coordination with the Pocono Northeast RC&D Council and Wilkes University Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences Department will be hosting a meeting/seminar for businesses, companies, and individuals on alternative and renewable energy and funding energy related projects.

The SEF is working on developing a service provider network to help deliver quality, cost effective sustainable energy projects to businesses, citizens, and non-profit organizations. The network will not only help to educate and inform local business and citizens, but will facilitate funding of local energy projects for individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations.

The meeting/seminar will focus on:

9:30AM-1:00PM - The SEF's "Energy Service Provider Network"

2:00PM-4:00PM - Energy info seminar for business people and the general public

Note: For the morning meeting parking is limited and preregistration is required- Mr. Chris Flynn at (610)264-4440 ext.16.

The morning session is for businesses or non-profit organizations that provide alternative energy services, such as: energy audits, solar and PV Systems, wind generation, groundsource, geothermal heating and cooling, biomass systems, insulation and weathering services, alternative energy training, and other energy related services. The main goal of the morning session is to inform the service providers how this partnership business could streamline the loan underwriting process, provide working capital, and introduce a microloan program.

The afternoon session is for citizens, businesses, and non-profits that are end users of energy related products and services. The purpose of the meeting will be to educate and inform the public on the financial incentives, financing options, ways to conserve and use energy more efficiently, and to introduce the Energy Service Provider Network. The main goal of the afternoon session is to inform the end users with information on the benefits of the Service Provider Network and the potential for streamlining the process of funding an energy project. For the afternoon session- no on-campus parking is being provided.

For more information, Visit http://www.thesef.org or call Mr. Chris Flynn at (610)264-4440 ext.16.

Visit
http://www.pnercd.org
http://www.wilkes.edu

For a Map of the Campus
http://www.wilkes.edu/pages/201.asp

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

The Pickens Plan - The Talking Points

The following are some of the talking points from the Pickens Plan America is facing major threats to our economy, national security and environment, and foreign oil is at the heart of all 3 issues.

1. Since 1970, our oil imports have grown from 24% to nearly 70%.

2. America uses 25% of the world’s oil, but only has 4% of the population and just 3% of the world’s oil reserves.

3. This addiction exposes our economy to price fluctuations. 4 of the last 5 recessions have followed significant jumps in oil prices.


Investing in America
1. High oil prices and an outflow between $350 and $700 billion a year are devastating our economy.

2. The solution to foreign oil and the economy are one and the same: Investing in a new energy infrastructure for America would create more than 3.45 million new jobs while keeping our money in here at home instead of sending it overseas.

The Security Issue

1. Relying on foreign nations for oil has made us perilously vulnerable to enemies and accidents.

2. Violence and uncertainty in the Middle East, Africa and Venezuela could threaten 51% of our import supply.

3. Russia, emboldened and armed by huge oil profits, invaded Georgia and shut down an oil pipeline capable of carrying a million barrels a day.

We Need Big Numbers

1. 70% of oil is used as fuel for transportation.

There are 244 million cars and trucks in America. To end dependence on foreign oil, we have to use something other than foreign oil to run those vehicles.

We Can’t Just Drill Our Way Out

1. America imports 12 million barrels a day, and Saudi Arabia only produces 9 million a day.

2. Does anyone think there is more undiscovered oil here than in all of Saudi Arabia? That doesn’t pass the laugh test.

There is a Way

1. Within 10 years, 22% of our electricity can come from wind and solar — helping conserve America’s natural gas for use in transportation.

2. Conservation - we need to improve our energy awareness and efficiency.

3. Switch to local or homegrown solutions - biomass, biofuels, natural gas, geothermal, regional wind, regional solar, and individual solar/wind systems.

For more information on the Pickens Plan - go to
http://push.pickensplan.com/profile/BrianOram

Local Regional Events - NE Pennsylvania
http://www.pnesolutions.org/
Energy and Environmental Expo and Green Event
June 13 - June 14, Dallas, Pennsylvania

Source of Information - Pickens Plan Website