Montana Climate Events
DECEMBER 2008
Decmeber 4-6. Montana Organic Association Annual Conference-- Growing New Organic Farmers. WHERE Bozeman Holiday Inn. Sessions on Economics & Production Issues, Organic System Planning, Marketing, Cropping systems, Political/Legislative issues, Food systems, Carbon Credits, and great food & networking! Cost varies (depending on meal plan, membership, etc) $35-$180. For more info, call 406-871-0019.
December 8. Wood to Energy Workshop. Helena Regional Airport, Helena. This 5 hour workshop will provide an introduction to wood energy technologies and the challenges and opportunities for wood energy in Montana. There will be a lunchtime demonstration of the Biomax 25 Power System which produces both electricity and heat from wood scraps and forest and agricultural residues. The workshop is co-hosted by the US Forest Service and Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) with co-sponsorship by CTA Architects and Engineers and McKinstry Co. Please RSVP by phone or email to Duane Harp, Helena National Forest at (406) 495-3924; dharp@fs.fed.us.For more information contact Duane Harp or Julie Anderson, Montana DNRC at (406) 542-4280; janderson2@mt.gov.
December 8-12. Home Energy Rater Training. NCAT Office, Butte. This workshop is a comprehensive energy auditor training with an emphasis on new residential construction and the HERS rating process. This workshop will incorporate information about how the Energy Star New Homes program is operated both nationally and in the four northwest states. This training is intended to prepare the participant to take the tests necessary to become a certified HERS Rater, an Energy Star Homes Northwest Energy Star Verifier, and an Energy Star Homes Northwest Performance Tester. This training is the first step to becoming qualified to provide certification for the Federal Tax Credit for energy efficient new homes. the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is a RESNET accredited HERS Rater Training Provider. For more information about the training, contact Dale Horton at 406-494-8653, daleh@ncat.org .
JANUARY 2009
January 14-15. Energy Summit for Montana Schools. Colonial Inn, Helena. DEQ with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, State Energy Program, will help sponsor "Repowering Montana's Schools Conference" designed for K-12 superintendents, maintenance supervisors, and school board. Contact School Administrator's Association, www.sammt.org , for registration and agenda.
January 25-27. Harvesting Clean Energy Conference. WHERE: Billings. The conference charts the future of rural clean energy in the Northwest. Discussions focus on the steps to successful project development, including financing, to cut costs on the farm and produce power or feedstocks for market. Technologies covered include wind power, biofuels, biopower, geothermal, solar, and energy efficiency.
