Over the last year, energy has been a hot topic in Kansas. Replacing fossil fuels with renewables is a widely embraced goal.
How can Kansas get there? For the lastest update, please join the Bonneville Environmental Foundation’s Zephyr Energy, the Climate and Energy Project, and the Kansas Rural Center.
Wednesday, April 23rd
7:00 p.m.
Lawrence Public Library
free and open to all members of the public
Please join us for a facilitated community conversation following brief
presentations.
Together we will consider practical educational, policy,
and market-based pathways to
increased use of renewable energy.
The
evening provides an excellent opportunity to increase your
understanding
of Kansas’ renewable energy potential -
and how you might
practically be involved.
Presenters:
Dan Nagengast, Director of the Kansas Rural Center, Coordinator of the Kansas Wind for Schools Project and member of the Lt. Governor’s Wind Working Group. Dan will speak on wind potential in Kansas and policies that would support community-owned wind projects.
Sarah Hill-Nelson, Bonneville Environmental Foundation and Zephyr Energy. Sarah’s family owns the Bowersock hydroelectric project in Lawrence. Sarah will talk about Green Tags, (also known as RECs or Renewable Energy Certificates), how they support renewable energy development, and other ways that consumers can make market choices favoring renewables.
Nancy Jackson, Executive Director of the Climate & Energy Project at The Land Institute, sits on the Kansas Wind Working Group, the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord Advisory Group, and participated in completion of the Presidential Climate Action Plan. Nancy will provide an update and answer questions about energy at the statehouse this session.
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