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Internships Available at WARM Training Center
Sep 20th
WARM Training Center has three unpaid internship positions available (click on for descriptions):
Besides working in an awesome work environment and getting great experience, these internships will be no fun at all. But seriously, if you are authentically interested in advancing sustainability, climate protection, equitably distributed water resources, and energy efficiency in Detroit and the region…these internships are for you. Apply today… the application period closes on September 30th! Thanks.
D-YES at Power Shift
Apr 25th
On April 15th, students in WARM’s Detroit Youth Energy Squad (D-YES) stood alongside 10,000 youth gathered from around the country to voice their support for clean energy initiatives at the 2011 Power Shift conference in Washington, D.C. During the conference, D-YES crew member Miah Ward attended a meeting with President Obama to discuss current energy policies with the President. Students also led a workshop titled “The First Green Steps: Engaging People in Disadvantaged Communities.” All 19 D-YES crew members played a direct role in teaching over 100 attendees about low-cost and no-cost ways to save energy.
Miah Ward (bottom left corner) at meeting with President Obama
D-YES is an innovative program that trains high school students and AmeriCorps members between the ages of 16 and 24 to help low-income households reduce their energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. D-Yes is supported by funding from the Erb Family Foundation, the Michigan Public Service Commission, the National Audubon Society, and AmeriCorps.
Detroit Incinerator Seeks $4.2 million in Tax Credits
Mar 15th
The Detroit Incinerator, which burns the vast majority of trash collected in the city of Detroit, as well as from several surrounding communities, is applying for a brownfield tax credit of $4.195 million.
The City of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority will host public hearings Thursday on the Brownfield Tax Credit for the Detroit incinerator.
An informational session will be held at 5:30 p.m. The hearing on Detroit Thermal, which would purchase steam from the incinerator, begins at 6 p.m. and will be followed at 6:30 p.m. by a hearing on the incinerator, to be owned by Detroit Renewable Energy.
The meetings will be held at the College for Creative Studies in the Walter B. Ford Classroom Building Auditorium on Frederick Douglass Street, between Brush and St. Antoine.
Source: http://www.freep.com/article/20110314/NEWS05/103140325/Incinerator-hearings-held
EECBG Case Studies
Dec 17th
Looking for some case studies about local government implementing energy efficiency projects? Look no further:
The Southeast Michigan Regional Energy Office, WARM Training Center, and State of Michigan Energy Office have collaborated on case studies that highlight the challenges for local governments in implementing energy efficiency projects:
Check them out here:
EECBG Case Study 1: Small Governments tells the story of little Yale, MI and its quest to reduce the amount of energy used in the city hall, as well as to be able to see out the windows. Luckily, their city manager sought help from many different organizations around the state for help in making this quest a reality. Due to his persistence, the retrofits are underway!
EECBG Case Study 2: Single Stream Recycling is an account of the challenges and victories of Huntington Woods, MI and SOCRRA as they fought to implement a pilot single stream recycling program in the community.
EECBG Case Study 3: Workforce Development regales us with the tale of how the City of Warren facilitated partnerships between many organizations to integrate workforce development into its green roof projects.
EECBG Case Study 4: Lighting Retrofit tells about what was saved (energy) and what was gained (better lighting) as Lathrup Village implemented a lighting retrofit project in their city hall.
EEECBG Case Study 5: Joint Purchasing is the story of six communities who banded together with the help of the Southeast Michigan Regional Energy Office and saved over $40,000 in lighting supplies through joint purchasing for their lighting retrofits, equivalent to $0.68 cents/capita for residents in those communities.
EECBG Case Study 6: Historic Buildings recounts the story of the preservation and restoration of both historic character and energy in the 130 year old one room school house turned library in tiny Ray Township, MI.