For all of the details, see ccawarenessaction.wordpress.com/portfolio/explore-our-energy-future/
See renewable energy sources of the future in action today. Learn how they work in our environment. Find out why owners installed them; costs and benefits and ask your questions.
Climate Change Awareness & Action has organized a self-guided tour of over 20 sites in Onondaga County where you can see geothermal, solar, and wind energy in action in homes, farms, commercial buildings, schools and municipal settings as well as alternative fuel transportation sites and innovative efficiency technologies.
Tour takes place: Saturday, April 23, from 11 am to 3 pm (Self guided: visit as many sites as you wish)
Learn how these clean energy sources are transforming energy production across Onondaga County and helping safeguard the environment for future generations.
* Visit homes in the city and county where geothermal and solar energy provide 100% of their energy needs;
* See a geothermal system that taps into the salt aquifer running beneath Salina St. that provides heating & cooling of 30,000 sq. ft. of commercial space;
* Find out how farms use solar and wind to provide energy for crop and livestock production; tour buildings that require no additional electricity or natural gas for heating, cooling, lighting and or water;
* Learn the significant commitment Onondaga County has made to solar energy;
* Hear a presentation at an electric car charging station on how they work; differences in charging technologies; learn of over 120 charging stations in the county and the future for new technologies. See an electric car in action.
Visit our web page at www.ccawarenessaction.wordpress.com/portfolio/explore-our-energy-future/ for information on the tour, (open 11 am to 3 pm), description of the sites and directions.
The owners will explain how their systems work and answer questions Information will be provided on how homes and businesses can install these systems; an exciting new program on accessing solar through “power purchase agreements” just made available this year in NY state and why climate change needs to be addressed now.
Recent reports show that February was the hottest on record. The New York Times reports coastal flooding is rising at the greatest pace in 28 centuries, up more than tenfold in Annapolis in 50 years.
Individual actions on energy choices, transportation decisions and consumption habits do make a difference in reducing greenhouse gases, the primary cause of climate change.
For more information contact Peter Wirth at pwirth2@verizon.net or 315-476-3396.
Climate Change Awareness & Action is a local organization of volunteers who believe that climate change is a serious issue that needs to be addressed now through education and action to make it possible for future generations to adapt to a new environment.
For more information go to www.ccawarenessaction.wordpress.com or call 315-637-0331.
Syracuse-centric readers may have also seen the cover story in this week’s edition of the Syracuse New Times by my friend Renée K. Gadoua. Click the image below to be taken to the full article online.
