When it comes to energy, it is easy to find information on the problems: fossil fuel supplies, national security, air quality, environmental impacts, rising costs. And when you start to really delve into the details, there can arise this overwhelming sense of dread. What are we going to do in the face of disappearing fossil [...]

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Tonight, the Grand Vision Energy Working Group will host an energy forum on saving energy and reducing greenhouse gases.
The featured speaker will be David Konkle, who is the municipal training director for the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI). There will also be presentations from four Grand Vision working groups: Energy, Natural Resources, and [...]

On Feb 18, the Grand Vision Energy Working Group will host an energy forum on saving energy and reducing greenhouse gases.
The featured speaker will be David Konkle, who is the municipal training director for the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI). There will also be presentations from four Grand Vision working groups: Energy, Transportation, [...]

Mr. Konkle will explain the big opportunities that energy efficiency provides to communities for cutting costs by decreasing their energy demand. He will speak about how business and government can save money for taxpayers and businesses by reducing investments in costly new power plants. After the presentation, MEAP’s Tom Karas facilitates a lively question and answer session.