Solar and Sustainability Events*

JUNE 16: REGIONAL FOOD & FUELS PROJECT (ESPANOLA)

4:30 - 6:30PM  Northern New Mexico College, Joseph Montoya Building (follow signs).

Directions: NMC, Española Campus, 921 Paseo de Onate

The Regional Food and Fuels Project is linking rural and agricultural economic development to our urban economy in Santa Fe to localize our food system, increase food production by reducing costs through renewable energy projects, and connecting small rural areas to one another.  This program also seeks to create green jobs, which will address Santa Fe Alliance's workforce development initiative needs as well.

Future meetings are being planned for Ribera and Taos areas.  Stay tuned to these future announcements for upcoming meetings.

Email vicki@santafealliance.com for more information.

JUNE 17: REGIONAL FOOD & FUELS PROJECT (LA CIENEGA)

6 - 8 PM  La Cienega Community Center.

Directions: I-25 South to Exit 271 -- La Cienega Exit -- Take Entrada La Cienega west into the valley -- don't take the frontage road -- Stay straight at 3-way stop.  After crossing small bridge, Camino San Jose will be on your right, the community center is about 50 feet up the hill.  Camino San Jose is the first and only right turn you can make off Entrada.

See above Regional Food & Fuels Project description, or email vicki@santafealliance.com for more information.

JUNE 18: REGIONAL FOOD & FUELS PROJECT (DIXON)

6-8 PM Dixon Community Center

Directions:  Next to the Dixon Food Coop and Library, in the village.

See above Regional Food & Fuels Project description, or email vicki@santafealliance.com for more information.

JUNE 20: NMSEA SOLAR SOCIAL (ABQ)

11AM-3PM Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC), 1705 Five Points Road Albuquerque, 87105

Come meet people who know the industry. 
Discover how you can get involved! 
Eat free food! 

Directions to CAC From I-25:

Exit Avenida Cesar Chavez and go west
Cesar Chavez becomes Bridge as it crosses the Rio Grande River
Continue on Bridge to the intersection of Bridge, Sunset, and Five Points (a 3-way intersection)
Five Points is a soft right( about 45 degrees)
Turn right onto Five Points and continue to the CAC on the right side of the road

For more information, email NMSEA at info@nmsea.org, or call 505 246-0400.

JUNE 20: RECYCLING DRIVE (TAOS)

Something We Can All Do to Help! Save your plastic #1 ‘s and #2’s as well as computers and E-waste as these will all be accepted in a drive from 9am to 1 pm, sponsored by Taos County Solid Waste Department and the Town of Taos. Many of us in Taos have wished to have plastic recycled and now there is a chance to show how much can be collected, and a convenient way to do it. Save your plastic water bottles, soft drinks, juices, mouthwash, salad dressing, milk, shampoo, dish soap laundry soap, vitamins, hydrogen peroxide, any bottle which on the bottom shows triangle of arrows with a 1 or 2 in the center! Please rinse out any residue from the bottles and make sure not to bring any containers with numbers 3, 4 or 5, as these are not acceptable!

If we can make this a successful drive, we will have monthly drives until the county recycling center is constructed and up and running! So, please participate. Do your part to recycle what you can and the less that goes into the landfill the better for the earth and all of us! We thank you in advance, mark your calendars now! For locations in Taos, call Melissa Larson,  Taos Recycling Advisory Committee, 575-751-9862.

June 23: NMSEA ALBUQUERQUE CHAPTER MEETING

Event Description: “Ask a Solar Veteran: questions about living with residential Solar systems”, a talk sponsored by New Mexico Solar Energy Association
Tim Vaughn, Product Manager, Alternative Energy Engineering Solar, Inc. will present a variety of topics related to residential Solar equipment, electronics, maintenance, etc. Some of the topics will include: realistic cost recovery: (benefits from net metering, NM SRECs, NM solar tax credits, new Governor Richardson incentives and financing, plus federal ITCs and grants); resale value of a house with added PV; combining solar PV and solar thermal for domestic hot water; are there electric appliances/devices I just can't use with a PV system [and other lifestyle issues]; and many others !

Tim is a 19 year veteran of the solar PV industry. After 10 years as designer, engineer, salesman and installer he moved to New Mexico to work for then Dankoff Solar, then Unirac, SunPower, He was lead instructor for the UniRac training workshops and worked closely with Sharp Solar in the development of their original dealer training program.
Additional info at: www.aeesolar.com

Date: June 23rd, 6:30pm – 8:00 pm
When: 6:30pm
Where: UNM Continuing Education building, 1634 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque
Cost:  $2 (donation)
Phone:  505-246-0400

JUNE 23 -24: RENEW 09 EMPOWERING THE LAND CONFERENCE & EXPO (TUCUMCARI)

RENEW 09 will highlight and feature new and exciting developments in renewable energy. Designed as a “nuts and bolts” conference for anyone looking to prosper from the emerging renewable energy economy, this 2-day conference will feature major industry thought leaders, top governmental officials and landowners sharing best-practices for developing facility-scale and utility-scale renewable energy projects.

The goal of this conference and expo is to “empower” attendees with the knowledge and connections to be proactive in the development of renewable energy projects. Wind, solar, water, and other alternative renewable energy sources will be highlighted during the two-day event.

Visit www.empoweringtheland.com or call 877.536.1990 for more information.

JUNE 26-28: VIVA VERDE GREEN LIVING IN SOUTHERN NM, SILVER CITY

Global Resource Center, Western New Mexico University
Silco Theatre, Silver City, NM

The Viva Verde Expo is an excellent opportunity to get connected to green goods, information, resources and services that will help you reduce your carbon footprint and minimize your impact on the planet.

Come to the Expo to learn about sustainable solutions related to:

  • Green Building, Natural Home & Garden
  • The Stimulus, Green Jobs New Mexico & You
  • Local Food, Permaculture and Traditional Agriculture
  • Clean power, Energy Efficiency & Alternative Transportation

Complete schedule online at:  http://www.vivaverdenm.com/exposchedule.html

JUNE TAOS MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SOLAR VILLAGE  – CANCELED

The Taos Solar Music Festival has been around for a decade, gathering people from around the country for great solar, great music and great memories. However, due to a slow economy the Taos Solar Music Festival (TSMF Inc.) has decided to sit out this year’s show, originally scheduled for June 26, 27 & 28, 2009. We are already hard at work getting out refunds to those that purchased the early bird tickets, which could take a while, so please be patient with us. After rejuvenating and restructuring, we plan to return in June 2010 to start a whole new decade of creating wonderful memories by combining enlightening ideas with incredible music. The good news is that those of you that took advantage of the “early bird” specials for this year will be the ones eligible for the same offer in 2010.

Our gratitude to Chere Hartman of Sustainable ABQ for keeping our Event Calendar up to date. Please thank her when you have a chance!