Nebraska’s Energy Fair

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September 12, 2008
By Martin Kleinschmit, Center for Rural Affairs 
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Other topics that will be presented at the Renewable Energy Fair include: climate change discussion, carbon credit program, cutting crop inputs and livestock feed costs, school wind projects, energy safety, and much more. 

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"We have the desire to do something about energy costs. Sometimes we just need to see ideas and talk to others before we put these measures into place. The fair is designed to provide that opportunity," Kleinschmit says. "It is fitting to hold the Renewable Energy Fair in Hartington. It gives us the opportunity to re-visit the projects featured in the Small Farm Energy Project, hosted by the Center for Rural Affairs in 1978. To view a summary of that project, visit www.CFRA.org."

According to Kleinschmit, the farmers involved in the Small Energy Project saved up to 17 percent on their energy bills. And most savings could be credited to practices added or behavior changes rather than devices they made or purchased, demonstrating that knowledge is as important to technology when it comes to energy savings. The Renewable Energy Fair will provide opportunities to visit with farmers involved in the Small Farm Energy Project.

For more information, contact Martin Kleinschmit at 402-254-6893 or martink@cfra.org. Check the Center's Web site for more details.    

The Center for Rural Affairs was established in 1973 as an unaffiliated nonprofit corporation. It was formed by rural Nebraskans concerned about family farms and rural communities, and the staff works to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities.

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