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Discussing Naperville’s electric utility
The January NEST meeting featured a presentation by Naperville Electric Utility Director Brian Groth. A summary of the meeting is available here through NCTV along with a full video of the event.
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November 2023: Kitchen Table Decisions, Meaningful Carbon Reduction
As we face daunting pollution and climate challenges, we can greatly increase the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy in our homes and in our transportation. We have the technology and incentives we need to make these key changes to deal with the climate crisis. Approximately 42% of greenhouse gas reduction in the United…
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NEST feature by NCTV
NEST co-chairs Carl VanDril and Cathy Clarkin discuss NEST’s mission and initiatives in an interview with NCTV.
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Naperville residents show up to demonstrate support for transitioning off of coal to clean energy
Climate change, pollution, and economic trends all point to a need to transition off of coal to clean energy, but Naperville and its electricity supplier, IMEA, have not yet made a clean energy transition plan. Speakers at the September 25 meeting and the over 200 residents in the audience are asking for such a plan.…
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NEST Youth Team Participates in Volunteer Fair
NEST Youth team (NESTY) recently had the opportunity to participate in the KidsMatter volunteer fair at Fort Hill Activity Center. NESTY leader, Emma Orend, spoke to attendees about getting involved in climate action and was able to signup several new members. We also spread the word about NEST’s high school environmental challenge, BLAST. The event…
