ECCO,  the LWV oif the Elgin Area and Izaak Walton League present this award winning movie on alternative energy. We can get away from fossil fuels! Come and see one man’s journey into the history of oil and alternatives that can work for us now. Discussion to follow. Join us Sunday, January 16th from 2:00-4:00 PM at the Gail Borden Public Library.

Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite

Come see and learn about the importance of recycling as children of Fox River Country Day School’s Green Troupe perform a play on the negative impact of littering, plastic grocery bags, what we can do to stop the over use of water bottles and benefits of shopping at thrift stores.
After the play, join ECCO as [...]

Join us Thurs., Nov. 4 at 6:30 PM for a panel discussion of geothermal energy, Dirk Dypold presenting, solar energy, Dewaine Nelson, and Blue Star Energy with Lon Johnson. Q & A to follow. See which is best for you!

Gardening is easy and sustainable! Not to mention GREEN!

Come join us for a tour and discussion with Marko Spiegel of his One Watt House! Tues., Sept. 28 at 6 PM across from the Rec Centre.  Email sakaptain@gmail.com. to save a spot! See you then. Learn how to reduce your energy output!

A SPECIAL PRIVATE TOUR..Tuesday, September 28th…Program starts at 7PM…Van leaves the SW Parking Lot @ Kimball & Grove @ 6PM
Imagine…
• a 2000 ft2 house heated with only twenty 100W incandescent light bulbs or one powerful hair dryer!
• a 300 ft2 living room heated with 10 candles.
• Spending less than $1 a day to heat an [...]

Fox Valley Citizens For Peace & Justice is pleased to co-sponsor along with  with Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren and ECCO the upcoming appearance of Jarrod McKenna, the Australian peace & environmental activist.  Jarrod is active in The Peace Tree Community, Together for Humanity, and the award-winning initiative Empowering Peacemakers in Your Community.  
  
That’s at 6:30 PM [...]

 Tour  Dirk Dypold’s, of Advanced Geothermal Plumbing & Heating, home .   Check out his passive solar system, his geothermal setup, and his rain garden too. He’ll follow this with a discussion on geo-thermal.  All are welcome! Thursday, June 3rd @ 7PM at 323 S. Commonwealth-Elgin.

Sautrday May 8th 9am-4pm
Directions to the Centre of Elgin
100 Symphony Way, Elgin
 
Getting to the Centre of Elgin
The Centre is centrally located on a six-acre parcel in the heart of Elgin’s business district, bordered by Kimball, Douglas, North Grove Streets, and Symphony Way. Centrally located, residents can reach The Centre within 10 minutes from all city [...]

Lecture Three
At the Elgin Public Museum
Ice Ages and Beyond
Thermometer-based temperature records go back only 150 years. This lecture explores the techniques scientists use to push global temperatures back thousands, millions, and billions of years. In particular, we’ll explore the cyclic pattern office ages punctuated by brief warmer spells. Our understanding of this pattern involves a [...]