Events
Conference: 28th Annual NOFA Vermont Winter Conference
February 13, 2010
More than 75 workshops, a children's conference, a farmers' market, and much more! LaDonna Redmond, president of the Institute for Community Resources Development in Chicago, keynotes on Saturday. Jack Lazor, Vermont organic dairy farmer at Butterworks Farm in Westfield, will keynote on Sunday. University of Vermont.
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Workshop: Green Building Design
February 25, 2010
A two-hour program hosted by the Addison County Regional Planning Committee. For more information, contact Elizabeth Golden at 802-388-3141. ACRPC Office, 14 Seminary St., Middlebury
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Expo: Addison County Green Energy
March 13, 2010
This year's keynote speaker will be Jim Merkel, author of "Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth." In his address, Jim will suggest many Yankee-practical lifestyle steps to help lighten your ecological footprint and brighten our prospects for the years ahead. Attend workshops, visit exhibits of area businesses and groups, ask about local energy projects. Children's activities and contests too! Middlebury Union High School. 9 to 4.
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Conference: New England Farm Energy
March 15, 2010
Please join us for this two-day event that will include concurrent workshop tracks, one geared toward Oilseed Production and another focused on Greenhouse Energy Efficiency and Conservation. The goal of the conference is to provide farmers with effective on-farm energy practices that are suitable for New England. Presentations will combine practical farmer experiences with the most current research results from area Universities. WHERE: Radisson Conference Center, Manchester, NH. WHEN: March 15-16, 2010. KEYNOTE: Mike Morris from the ATTRA / National Center for Appropriate Technology. COST: $25 per day per person.
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Conference: Algae & Energy in the Northeast
March 17, 2010
Designed for professionals, college students, and others in the academic, business or government sectors with interest in biofuels, energy, chemistry, engineering, biology or agriculture. Topics include: Overcoming challenges to algae feedstock production in the Northeast; Algal harvesting, lipid (oil) extraction, and biofuel conversion; Uses and markets for algal oil and by-products. Concurrent poster session featuring algae R&D projects. Some of the foremost algae researchers and entrepreneurs have been invited to present the current state and projected future of algae as a biofuel feedstock. Hosted by UVM and Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund. For more info, contact Netaka White at 802-828-0040. UVM, Burlington.
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BSR Solar Hot Water Workshops: 2010 Series
March 20, 2010
Building for Social Responsibility (BSR) is proud to present the 2010 workshop series on domestic solar hot water and space heating. Workshops are available across the state from March 20, 2010, through October 16, 2010. These courses are recognized by Renewable Energy of Vermont (REV) as credits towards applying for Solar Thermal Partnership. Learn how to design, install and maintain solar thermal domestic hot water and space heating systems for Vermont climate!
All workshops run 8am to 5pm and include lunch.
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Workshop: Global Warming Mitigation Strategies
March 25, 2010
A two-hour program hosted by the Addison County Regional Planning Committee. For more information, contact Elizabeth Golden at 802-388-3141. ACRPC Office, 14 Seminary St., Middlebury.
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Northeast Kingdom Energy Fair II
March 27, 2010
A full day of exhibits, demonstrations, workshops & educational seminars presented by the Northeastern Vermont Development Association, serving Orleans, Essex and Caledonia Counties. Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT. 9 to 4.
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Workshop: Reducing Electronics' Phantom Loads in Our Homes and Businesses
April 22, 2010
A two-hour program hosted by the Addison County Regional Planning Committee. For more information, contact Elizabeth Goldenat 802-388-3141. ACRPC Office, 14 Seminary St., Middlebury.
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