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 [...]

Elgin’s Premier Green Event – Family Friendly -Free Admission
Celebrate, explore and take in the remarkable cornucopia of sustainable living ideas, services and products in our community.

Hundreds of exhibitors coming together in one location-once a year!  This year we’re pleased to be partnering with the City of Elgins Sustainability Master Planning Committees, Elgin Heritage Commission, and [...]

We’ll be at In The Neighborhood Deli, 185 Edison in Elgin for a lights out mellow night!  This is from our good friend Mary Alice: 
Friends,
Just a reminder that Earth Hour is this Saturday at 8:30 pm local time.  Millions of people worldwide will be turning out the lights for one hour and making a collective statement of concern about our planet. [...]

Simple steps any homeowner can follow for the whole house. Cost effective ways to retrofit your home ~ update appliances ~Tax credits ~  City programs to offset these costs.
Moderated by Jennifer Fritz-Williams,  Elgin’s Historic Preservation Specialist
RSVP here as a comment or Become a Fan of
 our Facebook Page  @ Elgin Climate Change Organization
        Thursday, April 1st @ [...]

Sign up for Elgin's Green expo
Elgin’s Green Expo
Free admission, Saturday, May 8 from 9am to 4 pm at Elgin’s Centre, 100 Symphony Way.
View the PDF to see the invitation or fill out the application to become a part of the event.
Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite

An overview  from technology to installation in residential and commercial buildings, specifically in Elgin.  Is it doable here, what’s the  cost,  is there financial assistance,  what’s the return on investment, the  zoning/permit issues….what’s new on the horizon.
Join us as Solergy Alternative Energy Solutions gives us the nuts & bolts on Thursday, Feb. 25th @ 7PM at the wonderful [...]

We thank both Monarch Renewable Energy & you for coming out this evening.  For more info about Monarch turbines  www.recreateyourenergy.com And this is the information they talked about tonight on rebates-also taken from their website:
Tax Credit FAQ’s
 
ILLINOIS WIND ENERGY REBATE PROGRAM
Illinois Renewable Energy Resources Solar and Wind Energy Rebate:   Program Highlights
These interesting program highlights are  intended [...]

Wow. It was a truly dynamic convening of thinkers, leaders and activists here in Copenhagen this past week. And today, President Obama addressed this historic occasion and the full conference with a call for international cooperation and action.
 
Affirming the global impact of a clean energy economy and the urgency of the climate crisis, President Obama [...]