Tuesday, 17 May 2011 11:19

Energy efficiency curriculae: where it all started
By Jane Pulaski -- Origionally Published on irecusa.org: May 16, 2011 - A version of this article appeared as a feature in the IREC email newsletter

ispq_insider_storyFeature: Energy Efficiency Education: a conversation with NEEi's Roger Ebbage

Roger’s a very compelling (though modest) kind of guy.  Back in 1992, he convinced Lane Community College (LCC) to hire him as its Energy Management Coordinator, and (not surprisingly) transformed a moribund program into the national model for energy education.  We all owe him, big time.  Today, as the Northwest Energy Education Institute’s (NEEi) Director of Energy and Water Programs, Roger’s visionary work continues—he’s busier than ever.  I called him on Earth Day (how appropriate) to chat about his work and the changes he’s seen over the past two decades.  As with the first time we talked, Roger was gracious, compelling and modest.  Read more...

Entire article:  irec-energyefficency-education_rogerebbage_neei.pdf
Origional article Link: http://irecusa.org/2011/05/energy-efficiency-education-a-conversation-with-neei's-roger-ebbage/
 
We do OK with most parts of everyday reality: if someone asked us to guess how much time it'll take to get to the store, or how much a car weighs, or how tall a house is, we'll probably be pretty close. But ask us about energy, and we can be wrong by many orders of magnitude.
-Clark Williams-Derry
Lane Community College
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