{"id":64051,"date":"2008-10-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-launches-program-to-train-residents-to-save-energy-protect-environment\/"},"modified":"2008-10-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-01T00:00:00","slug":"uri-launches-program-to-train-residents-to-save-energy-protect-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2008\/10\/uri-launches-program-to-train-residents-to-save-energy-protect-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 launches program to train residents to save energy, protect environment"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tFive-week Master Energy Program begins Oct. 20<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 October 1, 2008 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Energy Center is launching a new training program aimed at teaching local residents how to save money and protect the environment through energy efficiency measures and the use of renewable energy.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe five-week Master Energy Program, which begins Oct. 20 at 6 p.m., will be held at Weaver Auditorium in the Coastal Institute building on the 溏心vlog免费B站 Kingston campus.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThis is a great opportunity for local residents who are concerned about rising energy costs and want to learn concrete steps they can take to reduce their energy consumption,\u201d said Marion Gold, co-director of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Energy Center. \u201cAfter completing the program, not only will our Master Energy volunteers be prepared to conserve energy and save money, but they\u2019ll also be prepared to engage their communities in discussing energy issues and spreading their newfound knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tModeled after the 溏心vlog免费B站 Master Gardener program and the 溏心vlog免费B站 Master Composter & Recycler program, the Master Energy Program will be taught by Robert S. Cerio, who has 25 years of experience in environmental and energy conservation management. <\/p>\n


\nA graduate of 溏心vlog免费B站, Cerio was instrumental in convincing the Warwick School Department to use biodiesel to heat its 29 buildings and fuel its fleet of buses. These measures, along with the administration of an energy conservation and management program, saved the district $2.6 million and earned it the 2002 National School Business Officials Pinnacle Award and the 2003 John Chafee Memorial Conservation Award. Cerio was recognized as the Rhode Island Earth Day 2005 Environmentalist of the Year.<\/p>\n


\nIncluded in the weekly workshops will be sessions on assessing energy savings opportunities, calculating the value of efficiency projects, and small-scale renewable energy installations. Participants will also learn about energy use in the community, from \u201cgreen\u201d building practices and alternative fuels for transportation to the latest information on energy legislation and policy.<\/p>\n


\nThe final session of the program will be a visit to the Rhode Island Energy Expo on Nov. 16 at the Ryan Center at 溏心vlog免费B站, where participants will be invited to attend any of the event workshops and listen to keynote speaker Gary Hirshberg, CEO of Stoneyfield Farms. In addition, Cerio will lead participants on a tour of the expo exhibits and vendors.<\/p>\n


\nA course fee of $75 will be charged to each registrant to cover classroom materials. To download a registration form for the course, visit www.uri.edu\/cels\/ceoc<\/a>. For more information call 401-874-2900 or email ceec@etal.uri.edu<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Five-week Master Energy Program begins Oct. 20 KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 October 1, 2008 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Energy Center is launching a new training program aimed at teaching local residents how to save money and protect the environment through energy efficiency measures and the use of renewable energy. The five-week Master […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64051\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}