This guest blog post is brought to you by the Mankato West High School YES! Team. Last week, the Mankato West YES! (Youth Energy Summit) team attended the YES! Fall Summit in Redwood Falls. The mission of YES! is to empower youth to partner with their community to create economic and environmental vitality through hands-on learning and team-based projects. Students attending from Mankato West
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Sixth Annual Fall Summit Emphasizes “One You, Many Connections” Theme
Over 150 students and teachers from 21 schools throughout southwest, west-central and central Minnesota gathered at the Redwood Area Community Center October 31 for the sixth annual Youth Energy Summit (YES!) Fall Summit. This year’s Summit provided a variety of energy-related experiences around the theme, One You, Many Connections. Throughout the day, students were able to connect with resource
Fall Summit Survey
If you were able to attend the 2012 Fall Summit in Redwood Falls, please take some time to fill out this short survey: Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world's leading questionnaire tool.
Guest Post: Foley High School YES! Team Tours Northern MN
This guest blog post is brought to you by the Foley High School YES! Team. The Foley High School YES! Team, in conjunction with SkillsUSA, recently toured Northern Minnesota. The group, consisting of 6 students and Technology Education teacher Mr. Mark Voigt, planned an Alternative Energy and transportation tour, which included ships, turbines, dams and a historic gas station. The students are
One week until the 2012 YES! Fall Summit
We’re looking forward to our fall event with YES! teams, plus great energy-related businesses and organizations. Date: Wednesday, October 31st Time: Registration starts at 8:30 am. The day will wrap up at 2:15 pm. Location: Redwood Area Community Center, Redwood Falls Participants: 175 students and coaches representing 21 YES! teams as well as representatives from 20 energy-related MN
Tours and Workshops in Marshall and Pipestone
The Minnesota Renewable Energy Society is hosting two free Renewable Energy Workshops and Tours on October 27th for anyone interested in seeing large-scale renewable energy projects grow in SW Minnesota. The workshops will focus on encouraging local schools, public institutions, farms and businesses to use cleaner fuel sources as well as the technical process it takes to begin and complete a