Sleepy Eye YES! team recently went caroling for lights, where they went door to door to collect old holiday lights people wanted to recycle. They have collected 400lbs so far, and they are still going! They plan to continue to collect lights now through next week at their schools. If you still have a bag of lights you'd like to recycle drop them off at either the Sleepy Eye High School or St.
the POWER shower
Let's be honest, our daily shower routine may not be the most efficient (see image). But apart from saving us some time, taking shorter showers can dramatically help conserve water and energy. Showering is one of the biggest uses of water in the home, representing approximately 17% of residential indoor water use, or more than 1.2 trillion gallons of water consumed in the United States each year
5th Annual YES! Fall Summit
More than 125 students from throughout southern and central Minnesota gathered at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter Nov. 9 for the fifth annual YES! Fall Summit. Participating students were charged with saying "yes" to each other throughout the day as they explored information and resources to support energy conservation and renewable energy projects in their communities. Rotating
Recycle Your Lights!
Several YES! teams are collecting old lights to be properly recycled. SO, take the opportunity to off-load those broken, non-functioning lights by bringing them to one of the following collecting teams: Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (ACGC) High School (Grove City) Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop High School (Winthrop) Litchfield High School Minnewaska High School Redwood Valley High School (Redwood
Winter is Here
While we haven't hit the winter solstice yet, it's currently snowing, so by my calendar it's winter. While you may not be the "keeper of the thermostat" in your house, you can encourage your parents to be mindful of how they set the thermostat this winter season. As a rule of thumb, your home will operate at optimum energy efficiency if you “heat to 78, cool to 68” degrees F. By adjusting the
Willmar Community Greenhouse
The Willmar Community Greenhouse is showcased in this informative post on the Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) website. Be sure to preview the video to learn more (and picture warmer times in Minnesota!). “Our ultimate plan for implementing a year-round greenhouse into Willmar’s community is to build the greenhouse on the Willmar Senior High School’s property and grow fresh produce for the