 | eHub Tour: MG&E West Campus CoGen Plant |
Madison Gas and Electric has arranged to give Energy Hub members a tour of the West Campus Cogeneration Facility on Friday, March 19, 2010. Tour starts at 3:00pm.
The Co-Gen facility is a state-of-the-art natural gas-fired generation station, completed in 2005. Learn more about how the CoGen plant works online, or by visiting the plant and seeing for yourself on the March 19 tour.
| “Fossil Fools” talk with Joe Shuster, March 9 |
Energy Hub, the UW-Madison chapter of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), and the UW-Madison Center for Business, Environment and Social Responsibility have teamed up to bring a special lecture to the UW campus. Join us on March 9 to learn about Joseph M. Shuster’s “Roadmap to Energy Independence”.
7:00pm, March 9, 2010
Morgridge Auditorium, Grainger Hall
UW-Madison School of Business
975 University Avenue, Madison WI 53706
*refreshments served at 6:45pm
| MIT Energy Conference Energy Showcase Opportunity |
We received the following email from our colleagues at the MIT Energy Club. This is a great opportunity and we encourage UW students to take advantage of it!
Dear students and researchers,
The application process for presenting at the Friday Energy Showcase of the MIT Energy Conference is still open and the deadline for submitting an abstract has been postponed to February 3rd.
| Science Fair Volunteer Opportunity |
Remember the fun days of science fairs as a kid? Now you can relive those days with the opportunity below. This message comes from Alicia Jackson, Director of the Student Leadership Center at the UW College of Engineering:
Donna Cutler-Landsman, the gifted and talented resource coordinator for two Middleton-Cross Plains area elementary schools is in the process of planning Science Fairs for these schools to be held the evenings of March 11, 2010 and April 12, 2010. Donna is looking for university students to attend the science fairs either to do presentations, have exhibits, or both.
If you would like to do some outreach to elementary school students and/or exhibit at these science fairs - the time commitment would be from approximately 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. both nights.
Please email Alicia Jackson, ajackson@engr.wisc.edu, if you are interested and available and she can connect you to Donna.
| WI Sustainable Business Council Conference – Register NOW! |
Presented by The WI Sustainable Business Council and the
University of Wisconsin Business, Environment and Social Responsibility Program.
When: December 3, 2009, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (lunch provided)
Where: Discovery World, 500 N Harbor Dr, Milwaukee WI
The WI Sustainable Business Council Conference is the only conference in Wisconsin that brings together businesses from around the state who are interested in, or working towards, sustainability. This conference will give businesses from all sectors, sizes and locations valuable tools to implement sustainability in their business practices. Moreover, attendees will become part of a growing network of businesses active in sustainability, and connect with businesses at the forefront of the green movement.
| Water Scarcity Panel: Tuesday, November 10 |
Contact: John Kenney, Engineers Without Borders, jrkenney@wisc.edu
| Madison March for Green Solutions 11/13/09 |
This information is forwarded by friend of Energy Hub,
Niels Ole Holck, who works with WISPIRG, www.wispirgstudents.org:
We are marching because energy consumption, depletion of natural resources, local pollution, and green house gas emissions all are rising. This is a completely unsustainable path and cannot be continued!
| REthink Wisconsin: Recyclers Needed at Camp Randall |
Members of REthink Wisconsin storm Camp Randall Stadium after every UW home football game to collect discarded plastic bottles and other recyclables. They’ve collected over 1,200 lbs. of recyclables at a single game! (see image above) This is an important service to the UW Athletics community – help divert tons of non-trash from the landfill!
Energy Hub members can help out by volunteering with REthink during and after UW football games – it’s fun, eco-friendly, and easy! Contact Maggie Galloway mgalloway@wisc.edu to sign up to volunteer, or show up at Gate A just after the game ends and look for the other volunteers wearing blue shirts (the shirts are provided for volunteers). With 30+ pairs of hands, sweeping the stadium only takes an hour or so.
REthink still needs volunteers for the upcoming football game, Saturday, November 14.
Where: Gate A, Camp Randall Stadium
When: 2pm, or just after the game ends
What to bring: just yourself – collection bags and protective gloves are provided!
| Kickoff meeting covered in Badger Herald |
Our kickoff meeting was a success, with lots of new students coming to hear what they can do to get involved in our energy future. To get involved with Energy Hub, email info@uwehub.org with “Join eHub” as the subject line.
The event was also covered in the Badger Herald. Click here for the full story.
Many thanks to our guest speakers, Lauren Azar of the Public Service Commission and Professor Dane Morgan of the Materials Science and Engineering Department at UW-Madison. They gave excellent talks about the enormity and uncertainty of the challenges surrounding energy but also the opportunities we have to make a difference.
