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Renewable Energy Training Grants for Teachers

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) Executive Director Mitchell Adams announced that it will sponsor five Renewable Energy Content Institutes to train up to 150 teachers this summer. Through a continuing partnership with the Department of Education, teachers will learn innovative ways to incorporate renewable energy into science and math curricula in the fall. "Last summer 76 teachers participated in the program, and we hope to double that number this year," said Adams. "Working with DOE and more than a dozen communities in Massachusetts, we are building the state's first 'green' schools incorporating energy efficiency and renewable technologies such as wind turbines and solar panels. These content institutes are part of our integrated strategy to teach the next generation about the benefits of harnessing clean energy resources." Topics at the training sessions include the science of energy, the impacts of energy choices, various renewable energy technologies used in electricity generation, energy use in buildings, and renewable energy for transportation. MTC administers the state's Renewable Energy Trust, which awarded a $190,000 grant that enables teachers to participate free and receive funding for new educational materials to use in classrooms next fall. The Content Institute Program was created by the Education Reform Act of […]

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Sierra Club Showcases Hybrid Vehicles Coast to Coast

On Memorial Day, the Sierra Club kicked off its new Hybrid Evolution Campaign which encourages Americans to demand clean cars and clean energy at a time when gas prices are hitting record highs, U.S. oil dependence is increasing, and global warming is heating up. Driving hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles campaigners are touring the country, stopping in communities to hold rallies. The hybrid vehicles will travel three routes – along the East Coast from Key West, Florida to Portland, Maine; across the Midwest from Chicago to Los Angeles; down the West Coast from Seattle, Washington to San Diego, California. The rallies are intended to give Americans a chance to test drive hybrid vehicles, and learn about renewable energy. There is a political component to the tours as well – Sierra Club workers will speak about "how Bush administration policies threaten the local environment." The will criticize the Bush administration's "backward energy policy that increases America's dependence on oil and other polluting sources of energy." "The Sierra Club is playing Paul Revere," said Dan Becker, Washington director of the Sierra Club's Global Warming program. "We're driving hybrids from town to town to tell people that hybrid cars and renewable energy are a reality. […]

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CUNO Drinks in WTC

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