On a warm Thursday afternoon, 32 students and teachers from the Youth Energy Summit (YES!) team, and three science classes at New Ulm Middle School attended the recent Composting Presentation at New Ulm Middle School on May 4, 2017. This presentation focused on the topic of composting, giving examples of how and why to do it. Betty Winkworth and Jane Dow from Mankato Zero Waste provided a bounty
April 28 – Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (ACGC) Community Event
Arbor Day Community Event - Tree Trench Dedication & Climate Convening Arbor Day Community Event JOIN THE ACGC YES! TEAM FOR AN EDUCATIONAL NIGHT SEE THE NEWLY IMPLEMENTED TREE TRENCH AND LEARN THE EFFECTS IT WILL HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY. HEAR FROM CLIMATE GENERATION ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE (WHAT ARE THE CAUSES AND HOW DOES IT AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY). LOCAL CLIMATE STORIES WRAP UP
Solar Boating at Glencoe-Silver Lake
The Glencoe-Silver Lake YES! Team has been working on a project that reduces the dependence on fossil fuels and is a zero-emission vehicle to boot. Our team is in the final assembly of building a one person solar boat. The team will be competing at the MRES Solar Boat Regatta May 20th at Lake Riley. The objective of our project was to create and demonstrate a non-polluting way to
Winter Workshop 2017
Submitted by: Jim DeVries, Northeast YES! Coordinator On March 31st teams from Virginia and Carlton participated in a waste reduction winter workshop. The day started out at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center (DECC) where Chelly Thompson, the Associate Director of operations, gave us a wonderful tour. Over the past ten years the DECC has made a commitment to reduce their impacts on
Hydrating ROCORI!
Submitted by the ROCORI YES! Team Thanks to the McKnight Foundation and YES for helping the ROCORI Environmentalist Club/YES team install a third hydration station! Along with helping to decrease disposable water bottle usage and cut down on transportation emissions, it's definitely being used - about 50 times per day! Since its installation in mid-March, it has saved 1,100 bottles! Staff
Winter Workshop: Gaining Energy Skills
By Southern MN YES! Coordinator Michelle Isaacson On the blustery Wednesday March 22, 2017, 14 students from Mankato West High School and New Prague Alternative Learning Center gathered at Mankato West High School to attend the Gaining Energy Skills Winter Workshop. Students spent the day learning about energy efficiency of buildings. The day started with a survey to see how much the students