Member Plus One Film Screening

The Lingonberry 218 W Water St, Decorah, IA, United States

Local organizations partner to host member plus 1 film screening The Winneshiek Energy District (WED) and the Oneota Film Festival (OFF) will host a screening of the new documentary film Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution, directed by James Redford and featuring Mark Ruffalo, on Friday, November 2 at The Lingonberry, downtown Decorah. The doors will open at 6:30 pm. The film will begin at 7:00 pm and will be followed

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November Breakfast: Battery and Solar at Mi Energy Cooperative

T-Bock's Underground 206 W Water Street, Decorah, IA, United States

Winneshiek Energy District invites everyone interested in learning more about utility-scale solar and residential battery storage to the November Energy Breakfast, Tuesday, November 20th, 7:30 am at Tbocks Underground. Attendance is free, registration is requested (at www.energydistrict.org/breakfast), and a breakfast buffet is available for a fee if enough register and choose the option. The speaker this month will be Brian Krambeer, President and CEO of the member-owned MiEnergy Cooperative. Brian will

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Lecture: The Science of Measurement and Climate Change

For the past two years, Luther College adjunct faculty Philip Iverson and Iowa State University professor emeritus Jim Iversen have been compiling information about the science and measurement of climate change and will present a lecture on their research at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, in the Mott Room of the Dahl Centennial Union. This event, titled “The Science of Measurement and Climate Change,” is open to the public with

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Free

Sustainable Kids: Holiday Edition

Oneota Coop Kitchen Classroom 312 W Water Street, Decorah, IA, United States

This is a collaborative offering between Green Iowa AmeriCorps and the Oneota Co-op Kitchen Classroom and is focused on 3rd and 4th-grade students (though students in other grades are also welcome to join). This after-school program is composed of three class sessions, centered around teaching kids ways in which they can practice sustainable living, specifically around the holidays. We will discuss recycling and decorate our own recyclable wrapping paper, reuse

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Clayton County Energy Breakfast: Electric Vehicles

Johnson's Restaurant, Elkader 916 High Street, Elkader, IA, United States

The Clayton County Energy District is hosting an Electric Vehicle Clean Energy Breakfast! You are invited to a learning opportunity Friday, December 14, 8:00 a.m. at Johnson's Restaurant, Elkader. Featured Speakers: CCED Program Manager, Joleen Jansen will  present, "Why the time is now to consider Electric Vehicles EV's" Forest Brown of Brown's Sales & Leasing will talk EV availability and reality in Clayton County Dr. Jim Osterhaus - CCED Board Chairman will tell his

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Free – $10

December Breakfast: Energy Policy with Steve Falck

T-Bock's Underground 206 W Water Street, Decorah, IA, United States

Join Senior Policy Advocate Steve Falck from the Iowa Environmental Law and Policy Center to talk about environmental policy. You can enjoy a quiche and fruit breakfast buffet by T-Bocks Sports Bar and Grille (available for purchase – $10) while learning about relevant local energy topics. Those who plan to eat breakfast are requested to register by the Thursday before the event. Energy breakfasts are free and open to the public. Learn more and

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Free – $10

January Energy Breakfast: Eric Holthaus

T-Bock's Underground 206 W Water Street, Decorah, IA, United States

You are invited to Eric Holthaus, Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Cedar Rapids, to learn about Cedar Rapids’ sustainability initiatives. Holthaus will be the featured speaker at Energy Breakfast, Tuesday, January 15th at 7:30 AM at T-Bock’s Underground. He will cover topics including the development of the city’s Municipal Sustainability Plan, becoming a STAR Certified Community, and projects in waste reduction, solar, biking, and green yards. Since joining the

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Free – $10

February Energy Breakfast

T-Bock's Underground 206 W Water Street, Decorah, IA, United States

Check back for the February's Energy Breakfast topic. Register by Thursday, February 14th at energydistrict.org/breakfast/

Free – $10

March Breakfast: Net Metering Policy

T-Bock's Underground 206 W Water Street, Decorah, IA, United States

March's Energy Breakfast, hosted by the Winneshiek Energy District, will present information on a recently proposed law that would threaten the continued growth of solar for Iowa's two investor-owned utilities. The bill, HSB 185, was proposed by MidAmerican Energy and would instruct the Iowa Utilities Board to make changes to Iowa's net-metering policy which allows solar owners fair compensation for energy sold back to utilities. Johnson and Energy District staff

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Free – $5