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Exploration of Alternative Energy
Classes to begin on January 16th at Wilkes Community College Ashe Campus
This eighteen week course will be one of the most comprehensive courses available as an introduction to energy, its use, and its future. The course will teach the basics of traditional alternative energy resources: wind, solar, bio-diesel, and hydro-electric power, how to size a system and basics of electricity and battery maintenance. From there, the adventure begins. Not only will the class look at more formidable solutions such as fusion, fission, hydrogen, and fuel cells, but will explore the fringe areas where people are exploring the unknown. It also will be opening the doors to new ideas and inventors working on projects from magnetic motors to zero point energy. The class concludes with an introduction to Tetrahedral Physics and the String Theory. Students will tour Mountain Mission Farms model Eco-home as well as put together a team to build and test prototype 'new energy' devices including the modification of a diesel vehicle to run on Waste Vegetable Oil. Guest inventors will also present their ideas on fuel vaporization, alternator power generation, and ocean-thermal power generation. The class is held on Tuesdays from 6PM to 9PM at Wilkes Community College, Ashe Campus. Class space is limited so contact Celia Robinson at WCC to reserve your place (336) 846-9034 Extension 223 or Gerry Tygielski, MMF Director at mmfev@aol.com.
Choices for Sustainable Living
Next Course is Planned for January 2007 in West Jefferson
This New River Earth Institute discussion course explores the options we have in our daily lives to live in harmony with nature. This eight week course follows the Northwest Earth Institute study guide and looks at an array of well know authors and their insights into how we affect the planet by our choices in buying, building, and living. Classes are planned for Ashe and Watauga counties. For more information about this and other New River Earth Institute courses contact Peggy Setzer, founder of The New River Earth Institute at nrei@skybest.com or Gerry Tygielski, NREI President at nreiinfo@aol.com.
Voluntary Simplicity
Current Courses Started September 2006 at West Jefferson Coffee House
and October 2006 at Appalachian State University in BooneNext Course is Planned for January 2007 in West Jefferson
This New River Earth Institute discussion course looks ways of living a more simple life and in the process protect the earth. This eight week course follows the Northwest Earth Institute study guide. Classes are planned for Ashe and Watauga counties. For more information about this and other New River Earth Institute courses contact Peggy Setzer, founder of The New River Earth Institute at nrei@skybest.com or Gerry Tygielski, NREI President at nreiinfo@aol.com.
Deep Ecology
Current Course Started September 2006 at Black Bear Books in Boone
Next Course Planned for January 2007
This New River Earth Institute discussion course looks looks at the spiritual, emotional, and cultural ties we and other civilizations have had to ecology. This eight week course follows the Northwest Earth Institute study guide. For more information contact Peggy Setzer at nrei@skybest.com or Gerry Tygielski at nreiinfo@aol.com.
A full description of this and other NREI courses can be viewed at the NREI Website.
Other courses are being planned for this next calendar year will encompass the following areas:
Choices for Sustainable Living Discovering a Sense of Place Sustainable Agriculture Alternative Energy Systems Land Use & Permaculture High Efficiency & Durable Construction Alternative & Green Building MaterialsGlobalization and It's Critics
Healthy Children - Healthy Planet
This page is under continual construction.
