IDNR Conservation Congress

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President Illinois Renewable Energy Association Oct. 24-25, the lllinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
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1 green thing: Statistics show scouting could make us greener

By Jan Herbert Rockford Park District Whether you were “green” before the color was fashionable or whether you’re just ready to find
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Illinois places second in Solar Decathlon

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President Illinois Renewable Energy Association For three weeks in October, the U.S. Department of
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1 green thing: Cold weather snuck up on us

By Jan Herbert Rockford Park District Whether you were “green” before the color was fashionable or whether you’re just ready to find
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Is a solar boom on its way?

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President Illinois Renewable Energy Association Oct. 8, at the opening of the Solar Decathlon
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DC Solar Electric class Oct. 24

From press release OREGON, Ill.—Are you interested in the possibility of installing a solar electric system on a cabin or isolated
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1 green thing: Last-minute ‘green Halloween’ ideas

By Jan Herbert Rockford Park District Whether you were “green” before the color was fashionable or whether you’re just ready to find
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A historic political perspective on environmental issues

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President Illinois Renewable Energy Association When we started our doctoral work at the University
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1 green Thing: You have to read the garment labels!

By Jan Herbert Rockford Park District Whether you were “green” before the color was fashionable or whether you’re just ready to find
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Seeing is opposing?

By Mark Burger Illinois Solar Energy Association This column is a response to Frank Schier’s editorial about the wisdom of situating wind
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Green Communities Coalition hosts Low-Carbon Diet meeting Oct. 15

From press release Green Communities Coalition (GCC) will host a free public informational meeting introducing an educational program, “The Low-Carbon Diet,”
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Educational efforts of the Illinois Renewable Energy Association

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President Illinois Renewable Energy Association The Illinois Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
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Illinois Renewable Energy Association’s new projects

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President Illinois Renewable Energy Association Once again, the Illinois Renewable Energy Association (IREA) has
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Urgency by U.S. and China to reduce emissions could create opportunity for Rockford

By Stuart R. Wahlin Staff Writer During a United Nations summit Sept. 22, President Barack Obama (D), along with China’s president, Hu
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Energy-saver homes

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President Illinois Renewable Energy Association With 40 percent of our nation’s primary energy use
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Looks like solar, in Illinois

By Mark Burger Illinois Solar Energy Association The Sept. 15 groundbreaking ceremony of the Wanxiang America Corporation’s solar photovoltaic manufacturing plant in
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The path to low and net-zero energy buildings

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President Illinois Renewable Energy Association In explaining the Smart Energy Design Assistance Center’s (SEDAC)
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1 green thing: Who knew?

By Jan Herbert Rockford Park District Whether you were “green” before the color was fashionable or whether you’re just ready to find
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Get free document shredding and help the Rockford Rescue Mission

From press release Every weekday during the month of September, bring an item to Mailboxes & Parcel Depot from the
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Atmospheric CO2 levels and rising oceans

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President Illinois Renewable Energy Association Since the 1970s, scientists have been concerned about rising
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Beginning wind class Sept. 19 in Oregon, Ill.

From press release OREGON, Ill.—Does the idea of saving money on your energy bills interest you? Are you interested in the
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1 green thing: Just get rid of them (chemicals, that is)

By Jan Herbert Rockford Park District Whether you were “green” before the color was fashionable or whether you’re just ready to find
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1 green thing: They confessed…

By Jan Herbert Rockford Park District Whether you were “green” before the color was fashionable or whether you’re just ready to find
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The Thousand Home Challenge

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President Illinois Renewable Energy Association Linda Wigington’s presentation at this year’s Aug. 8-9 Illinois
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Deep-energy retrofits

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President Illinois Renewable Energy Association Pat Murphy, a keynote speaker at this year’s Aug.
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1 green thing: You might think this is obvious…how to shop at a farmers’ market

By Jan Herbert Rockford Park District Whether you were “green” before the color was fashionable or whether you’re just ready to find
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Wind farm hearing extends to second night

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer A large crowd of more than 100 people packed Memorial Hall Monday night, Aug. 17, the majority
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Reflections on the energy fair

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President Illinois Renewable Energy Association Each Illinois Renewable Energy and Sustainable Lifestyle Fair is
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1 green thing: ‘Green’ your back-to-school supplies

By Jan Herbert Rockford Park District Whether you were “green” before the color was fashionable or whether you’re just ready to find
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1 green thing: Just a few more tips for ‘coolness’

By Jan Herbert, Rockford Park District Whether you were “green” before the color was fashionable or whether you’re just ready to
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Economic collapse and survival

People have commented about how frightening current economic and energy conditions are and on their efforts to reduce their sense
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Something for everyone at Aug. 8-9 energy fair

Interest in having booths and making presentations at the Illinois Renewable Energy and Sustainable Lifestyle Fair (Aug. 8-9 at Ogle
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One Green thing: More ‘cool for less’

Whether you were “green” before the color was fashionable or whether you’re just ready to find the “shade” that works
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Returning food choices to the local level

In his recent testimony to the House Oversight Committee, Hank Paulson justified last fall’s sudden call for the $750 billion
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Study examines rain barrel adoption in Chicago

URBANA, Ill.—Residential rain barrel usage can help with storm water management and water conservation. Getting people to adopt this relatively
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Federal stimulus package and the Aug. 8-9 Energy Fair

Illinois’ share of the federal stimulus money for renewable energy and efficiency programs is expected to approach $97 million. Details
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