energy efficiency

Minnesota GreenStar to Take Center Stage

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Author
Michael Anschel & Corey Brinkema
Green Remodeling Group & Green Institute

 

This has been a great year of progress in Minnesota's efforts to become a national leader in preserving and restoring our environment. From the landmark legislation in addressing climate change and developing sustainable energy resources to the growth of our farmers markets and the success of the light rail, Minnesota is becoming a model for other states and on the national stage.

Minnesota GreenStar

Resources

Web Resources

Minnesota GreenStar
www.mngreenstar.org

Builders Association of the Twin Cities, www.batconline.org

National Assoc. of Remodeling, www.narimn.org

MN Pollution Control Agency
www.pca.state.mn.us

Green Institute
www.greeninstitute.org/reuse

Otogawa-Anschel Architects
www.otogawa-anschel.com

Verified Green
www.verifiedgreen.org

US Green Building Council, www.usgbc.org

Print Resources

Builder's Guide to Cold Climates: Details for Design and Construction, Joseph Lstiburek, Taunton publisher, 2000.

Buliding Green in a Black and White World, David Johnston, BuilderBooks.com, 1999.

Confronting Electric Racism

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Author
Lea Foushee
Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota (EJAM)

Resources

Web Resouces:

Nuclear Information Resource Service
www.nirs.org

Rocky Mountain Institute
www.rmi.org

Print Resources

Dumping on Dixie, by Dr. Robert Bullard, Westview Press 2000.

Soft Energy Path: Towards a Durable Peace by Amory B. Lovins, Harpercollins 1979.

Organizations

Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota (EJAM)
Minneapolis, MN
612-436-5402
www.ejam.com
 
Indigenous Environmental Network
PO BOX 485, Bemidiji, MN
218-751-4967
www.ienearth.org

Getting to the Next Level in Home Energy Efficiency

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Author
John F. Neville
The SEA Group

Spend a Little Money, Take a Little Time

Here are some simple and inexpensive ways to make your home energy efficient. They involve minor costs and some work on your part, but the energy and cost savings make it worthwhile.

Switch to fluorescents

Resources

DOE - Energy Efficency and Renewable Energy

Co-op America at Home


Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), www.aceee.org/
consumerguide


Minnesota Department of Commerce - Energy Division
85 7th Place East
Suite 500
St. Paul, MN 651-296-5175
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