At the carnival, the youth shared movies they had made about different green energy and the environment issues. One issue is that of energy efficiency and the environment. In this video, Jalah, Angel and Autumn explain how there are both energy technologies and energy behaviors that help address the problem. Have a look, and see …
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Restoration Works in Lansing
Restoration Works in Lansing is a joint project of Lansing Community College, the Ingham County Land Bank, and Allen Neighborhood Center to restore two vacant properties along East Kalamazoo Street.
Pleasant View Energy Audit
Get City visited Pleasant View Magnet School to audit of the schools energy use and conservation practices. Pleasant View is an elementary school next door to the Boys and Girls Club, and many Get City participants either attend or have attended Pleasant View.
Analyzing the Green Roof
Get City used Microsoft Excel to analyze the energy efficiency of the “green roof” that was installed in Summer 2009. Using the Boys & Girls Club’s energy bills, they compared the kilowatt usage from the year 2009 to the year 2010.
Erickson Power Plant Trip
Get City took a trip to the Erickson Power Station, a coal plant operated by the Lansing Board of Water & Light (LBWL).
Lansing Community College Field Trip
GET City took a trip to Lansing Community College (LCC) and visited Sean Huberty, a professor in the Alternative Energy Program Technology Program. They learned about LCC’s “off the grid house” that they designed and plan to build in Northern Michigan.
“Show Green” Competition Winners!
On Saturday, Get City veterans Jasmine Boyd, Camryn Turner, Chantalice Hicks, Jayla Dunlap and Jessalyn Embry walked away with awards for their entries in the Energy Works Michigan “Show Green” Student Film Challenge.
What we learned from solar and wind experiments
Today the GET city group participated in demonstrations of solar and wind technology. These demonstrations showed the students how natural resources can produce energy without using fossil fuels. After the demonstrations, two questions were asked: What did you learn, and what questions do you have? Here are some of the answers:
Introductions
Introducing the Get City participants for 2010-2011!
Painting Chicago Green
August 19-20 a group of 16 GET Citians trekked from Lansing to Chicago to expand their work on green energy technologies.
