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Nebraskans for Solar Presentation:
Align Your Principal With Your Principles
Our speaker will be Tyler Mainquist, CFP®, ChFC®, CAP®, CLTC 
Financial Advisor, Central Financial Services, Lincoln.

October 8, 2019 - 7 to 8:30 pm
UNO's Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, Rooms 201 & 205
6400 University Drive (64th & Dodge)

This presentation will provide practical methods for implementing sustainable, responsible and impact (SRI) investing — including how to avoid carbon-intensive and other polluting industries, and instead support companies that are working to reduce, mitigate, and/or adapt to our changing global climate.

Additional material will cover recent updates re: comparisons against traditional investing, as well as the use of companies’ ESG (environmental, social, governance) data to reduce financial risk by avoiding bad corporate behavior.

Co-sponsored by Green Bellevue, Nebraska Interfaith Power & Light, Conservation Nebraska, Nebraska Sierra Club, OTOC’s Environmental Sustainability Action Team.
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National Solar Tour: The Largest Annual Grassroots
Renewable Energy Event In The Nation
These local events are part of the annual nationwide tour. Visit with Nebraskans who have installed solar arrays and gain information about how, why and when they decided to go solar, how solar works, and what local resources are available. The tours are free and open to the public – everyone is welcome to attend. Whether you are a solar owner, completely new to solar, or somewhere in between – these events are for you. Click links to learn more about each event and RSVP:


This is the second year for the Omaha and Bellevue/Sarpy County Tours.
Sponsors: Green Bellevue, Nebraska Sierra Club, Nebraskans for Solar
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Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference 
The Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference & Exhibition is a two-day event that brings together a diverse range of stakeholders from Nebraska and across the country to share the latest information and innovations in wind and solar. Shaped by volunteers from state agencies, farmer and rancher organizations, public power utilities, the renewable energy industry, and academia – the Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference aims to present accurate and objective information pertaining to all aspects of wind and solar development.

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NDEE To Revise State Energy Plan
The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy has started work to revise the State Energy Plan. The current plan was completed in 2011 and NDEE intends to refocus the development and delivery of the plan. This plan will be developed in two phases. The first will resemble portions of the annual Energy Report and describe where the state is now when it comes to energy. Phase two will be considered a "living document," where energy issues are examined on a continual basis and issues addressed on a regular schedule.

To help the agency determine the schedule of phase two, NDEE has issued a survey, which can be found   here . It is open until Oct. 11. This survey asks respondents about their views on sustainable energy, what energy issues are most important to them, energy use and more. It is important the agency hear from Nebraskans across the state on these topics.
For additional details and other news see: Nebraska Energy Quarterly
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Campus Sustainability Month
Sponsored by The Association for the Advancement of
Sustainability in Higher Education

Held every October, Campus Sustainability Month is an international celebration of sustainability in higher education. Throughout the month, colleges and universities organize events on campus and elsewhere to engage and inspire incoming students and other campus stakeholders to become sustainability change agents. These events include teach-ins, sustainability pledge drives, zero-energy concerts, waste audits, green sporting events, letter writing campaigns, service projects and much more. Learn more here.
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Energy Awareness Month & Happy Energy Efficiency Day!
October is National Energy Awareness Month, and today we celebrate Energy Efficiency Day and the approximately 2.3 million men and women who are employed in the industry. The following resources provide numerous ways you can reduce your energy use and save money today and every day of the year:
 
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Featured Solar Example
The SmartFlower
The SmartFlower generates 5.5 Mwh of energy per year. The one in the above photo is located at Timberlake Ranch Campus, a Christian family camp at 2709 North S Road, Marquette, Nebraska. A second SmartFlower was installed at the Nebraska Christian School, 1847 Inskip Avenue in Central City, Nebraska. See additional projects here.
SmartFlower Distributor & Installer:   Interconnection Systems, Inc.
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