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“Energy Upgrades for the Homeowner”
By Mary Green, MoValley Sierra Club Program Chair “Energy Upgrades for the Homeowner” with Eric Williams, Program Coordinator with the reEnergize Program, and Leon Komar, certified Home Energy Rater Thurs. May 24, 7 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 7020 Cass … Continue reading
Solar Co-op Workshop on “Solar Gardens”
“Solar Gardens: An Innovative Way to Provide Homegrown Renewable Energy to Nebraska Communities” When: Saturday, May 12th – 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Where: First Unitarian Church, 3114 Harney St. Featured Speaker: Joy Hughes, founder of Solar Gardens.Org UNO business student … Continue reading
Urban Farming – A Panel Presentation
By Helen Deffenbacher, MoValley Sierra Club Activist When: Thursday, May 10th from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Where: Neighborhood Center, 115 S 49th Avenue As everyone involved in the local urban farming movement knows, the number of backyard and community gardens … Continue reading
Earth/Passive Solar Home Open House: (6th Annual)
WHEN: Tues, May 1, 2012, 12:00 to 8:00 pm *Rain or Shine* WHERE: Concrete Earth-Sheltered Home and Earth-Sheltered Community Garden at 4510 and 4511 and 4515 and 4538 N 65 Ave, Omaha, NE (Plenty of Parking Available within 2 Block Radius, Bus … Continue reading
Tour Solar-Powered Greenhouse at MCC
What: (1)tour the MCC Fort Omaha Campus solar greenhouse, (2) followed by discussion of solar greenhouse designs & kits. Both led by: MCC Solar Instructor, Michael Shonka. When: Saturday, April 28th at 1 p.m. Where: Metropolitan Community College Fort Omaha Campus, … Continue reading
Please contact your senator to oppose LB 1161
By Ken Winston, Nebraska Sierra Club Policy Advocate LB 1161 is the last bill on the agenda for Final Reading Wednesday (4/11). The Legislature is scheduled to convene at 1:30 p.m. It will probably be on the agenda around 2 … Continue reading
Statement on LB 1161 for 4/10/2012 Press Event
By Ken Winston, Nebraska Sierra Club Policy Advocate “The Nebraska Legislature sacrificed its public process on the altar of TransCanada’s tar sands pipeline,” said Ken Winston, Nebraska Sierra Club Policy Advocate. “The Legislature requires every bill to have a public … Continue reading
Watch “Revenge of the Electric Car” with Us
What: View and Discuss “Revenge of the Electric Car” When: Thursday, April 12th., 7 p.m. Where: McFosters Natural Kind Cafe, 302 S. 38th St., Omaha Host: Jane Wilson, MoValley Sierra Club Activist To Register: Click here>> REGISTER Sierra Club supporters … Continue reading
Timeline for Tar Sand Pipeline Activities in Nebraska
By Ken Winston, Nebraska Sierra Club Policy Advocate Timeline for Tar Sands pipeline activities in Nebraska: Summer of 2010 through April 8 2012 Summer 2010 TransCanada threatens to use eminent domain against Nebraska landowners. Neither the first nor the last … Continue reading
NE Sierra Club Legislative Report 4/6/2012
By Ken Winston, Chapter Policy Advocate I have been sending regular email updates on legislative activities for the last couple of months so I will use this as an opportunity to summarize what has happened. Since dealing with climate change … Continue reading