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West Michigan, like most places in the world is wrestling with energy consumption, demand and how to build a cleaner energy future. Be a part of the solution...
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*** Coming Events *** Meet the Author: Henry Pollack, PhD*****GLOW COUNCIL MEETING IN GRAND RAPIDSTUESDAY, JULY 20TH
The Michigan Great Lakes Wind Council is hossting a series of meetings to get input from the public on its recommendations related to offshore wind energy development.
July 20: Eberhard Center, GVSU, Grand Rapids (www.gvsu.edu/meetatgvsu/)
*****"The Earth is the Lord's"The Western Theological Seminary is hosting a conference through their Journey group called, "The Earth is the Lord's" from Sept. 23-25. The conference is designed to, "...increase the awareness of why Christians ought to care for creation and will provide biblical and theological resources for Christians to become better earth-keepers."
WEST Energy News
Click for the **latest news letter: July 2010 *Extra Edition*
**Please note that newsletters may not come out every month.
Quick summary of MPSC findings by Sara Leeland
The Speakers Series presented by WEST on the 2nd Tuesday of the month will be suspended over the summer in order to spend time on these important issues:
Holland's Energy Plan- The Sustainability Committee is meeting on Monday the 17th, and will be drafting a Citywide Energy Plan. The full presentation for how to approach a plan is here: Drafting a City Energy Plan
Read the Energy News Alert from Sara and Don.
The Importance of Networking- Sharing information using the internet is important to the viability and growth of any organization. Learn how to identify and use the tools at your finger tips to interact with other members. No need to wait for a physical meeting!
Planning for the year ahead- It's time to take a look at how we are using our resouces, and introduce new ideas for what we want to do next.
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Co-chairs: Don Triezenberg and Sara Leeland Treasurer: Russ Packard
Founders: Marty Dugan & John Fulenwider
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