The Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) project, launched in 2003, is connecting people with the technical resources needed to identify and implement community-scale energy efficiency and clean energy projects. Community members from around the state have developed a bold vision for Minnesota’s energy future, through greater energy efficiency and production from clean 21st Century technologies including wind, biomass, biofuels and solar power. Minnesotans’ vision is becoming a reality now, one project at a time. CERTs TV offers you CERTs video clips and news sightings, as well as videos and full documentaries produced by CERTs partners!
On January 11, 2012 CERTs was joined by over 150 Minnesotans to tour Silicon Energy's new solar PV manufacturing facility in Mt. Iron. Several educational speakers filled us in on the rising importance and presence of solar energy on the Iron Range and across the state, followed by a presentation and tour from president Gary Shaver and lots of networking time. Visit http://solar.mncerts.org to learn more!
The Northeast Clean Energy Resource Team hosted an educational event at Silicon Energy in Mt. Iron on Wednesday. About 150 people came to learn more about the solar power plant, and the possibilities of solar power in Minnesota. Learn more at http://solar.mncerts.org.
This Holiday Season, don’t just throw out those old inefficient holiday lights, recycle them! For the third year in a row the Recycling Association of Minnesota asks you to do something green this holiday season. Recycle your Holidays by dropping your holiday lights off at one of our participating locations. See the map of locations at http://lightmap.mncerts.org
Dale K. with Fox 9 TV interviews Ellen Telander with Recycling Association of Minnesota about Recycle Your Holidays program. Learn more at http://www.RecycleMinnesota.org.
Innovative superhero Gutsy is known to his colleagues as Randy Hagen, President of Solar Skies in Alexandria, MN, where he and his team manufacture solar thermal hot water collectors and mounting hardware. Clean Energy Superheroes are seemingly ordinary people doing amazing things to help build our clean energy future! Watch more heroes and suggest folks CERTs should feature at http://hero.mncerts.org.
The Gustafson Family from West St. Paul share what they do at home to save energy and how you can do the same! To learn more about saving energy, visit http://mncerts.org and to start saving at home, take the Minnesota Energy Challenge at http://mnenergychallenge.org.
Andrea from Minneapolis shares what she does at home to save energy and how you can do the same! To learn more about saving energy, visit http://mncerts.org and to start saving at home, take the Minnesota Energy Challenge at http://mnenergychallenge.org.
Bob the Builder and Quinnzillion (known to their friends and coworkers as Bob McLean and Quinn Swanson) are movers and shakers at the Hunt Utilities Group and Happy Dancing Turtle in Pine River, MN, whose 70-acre campus is a laboratory for better buildings, local food and zero waste--and over the past 12 years has become a destination for sustainable living. Clean Energy Superheroes are seemingly ordinary people doing amazing things to help build our clean energy future! Watch more heroes and ...
Visit http://bit.ly/videopledge to learn more and make your pledge! The Minnesota Energy Challenge and the Clean Energy Resource Teams are teaming up to get folks in Minnesota to share what they're doing at home to save energy and money--on video! This video includes two sample pledges to get you thinking about what you do and how you can capture it on film. To learn more and submit your video, visit http://mnenergychallenge.org.
The city of Austin is going green. The Austin City Council voted unanimously Monday to join the Minnesota GreenStep Cities program. The program supports and recognizes cities making an effort to participate in sustainable development practices. City Administrator Jim Hurm said it's something they've been wanting to do for awhile. "The mayor did sign a proclamation several years ago and the city council feels its time now to step up to the plate and actually become an active member of the Green...