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Local Energy Thursdays at North House Folk School




April is Earth Month! The Cook County Local Energy Project presents Local Energy Thursdays at North House Folk School. Each event is free and takes place 7-9 p.m.

April 7 is Seal it up! A Home Energy Efficiency Pep Talk with builder and energy auditor Mike Senty. Watch an energy efficient house be built from the ground up. Win a REEP home audit. Take home a grab bag of energy tools and start saving money and energy now.

April 14 is Solar Power Hour and Grow Solar. Use the sun to power your home, business or farm. This event includes testimonials from local solar power homeowners, an introduction to the Arrowhead Electric Community Solar project, and solar basics and step-by-step with Dathan Lythgoe of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association.

Finally, April 21 is Bringing Climate Change Home: A Community Show and Tell. During this event, learn about a vegetable-oil powered road trip with Jonathan Hedstrom, and hear Morgan Weyrens Welch report on her trip to the Paris COP21 Climate Talks. This event also includes The Carbon Fee and Dividend Solution, an educational session by the Cook County Citizens Climate Lobby.

Additional information is available at www.cookcountylocalenergy.org.



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