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For Project ReCharge, we are utilizing exciting energy monitoring technology from LoadIQ, a Reno-based business. This partnership will allow the students participating in Project ReCharge to monitor their school’s energy data in real time! LoadIQ is a remarkably innovative system for understanding electrical energy, and how it is used in buildings. The system allows people to see energy use, better understand energy sources and impacts, and to evaluate how we can use less energy. At the heart of the system is a sophisticated computer program and magic electronic box that together read signals at thousands of times per second coming from sensors that are placedRead More →

27 July
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Sharing energy efficiency education to Northern Nevadan’s is one big thing that Envirolution prides itself on. You can expect us to bring our energy bike to every event we attend. From adults to little kids, everyone seems to love riding the bike and generating power to turn on all the different lights and appliances. So how does it all work? In the simplest terms possible, as the rider pedals the bike, they move the back wheel, the back wheel moves a motor, and the motor generates electricity, this electricity to transferred through wires to power a light bulb or an appliance. In energy terms, theRead More →

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Congratulations to our Project ReCharge Year One participating teachers! Six teachers from Reed High School and O’Brien Middle School participated Year One of Project ReCharge, an energy efficiency program for Northern Nevada classrooms funded by the National Science Foundation. The teachers underwent extensive training about the program and provided valuable feedback on the curriculum, which is given to them for use in the classroom and covers topics such as energy generation, alternative energy production, and energy efficiency in lighting systems, appliances, and building construction. Their much appreciated feedback has been incorporated into the curriculum for future use by students and teachers. The teachers were provided nearly $2,500Read More →

01 June
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June’s newsletter is live! Click here to check out our June Newsletter to read a quick blurb on Envirolution’s participation in the Great Community Cleanup event hosted by KTMB and an upcoming event! If you are not already signed up for our newsletter, consider taking the plunge – it is the best way to stay up to date on everything Envirolution!  Read More →

06 May
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Envirolution Co-Executive Director Programs and Partnerships Vanessa is a Reno native whose passion for the outdoors, sustainability and education has to lead her to her dream job at Envirolution. While in graduate school in Monterey, Vanessa worked for two amazing non-profits; Surfrider Foundation as the Volunteer and Events Coordinator and for the Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association as the Program Development and Evaluation Assistant. She also started a student-run community garden on an abandoned lot on the Monterey Institute of International Studies campus and was instrumental in helping ban the use of styrofoam to-go containers in the City of Monterey. Her love for the SierrasRead More →

05 May
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Project ReCharge Technology Project Assistant Justin grew up on the Central Coast of California and spent his summers exploring the Sierra Nevadas. He has had a diverse career ranging from University Student Services to Bicycle Mechanic to Energy & Climate Policy work in Washington, D.C., among others. In his free time Justin can be found exploring our region on bicycles, feet, or skis. Degree(s): M.S. Environmental Science & Policy, George Mason University B.A. Environmental Studies, Minor History, Sonoma State University Email justin.jones@envirolution.org.Read More →

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Donna Walden works with Envirolution on Project Recharge and their annual Sustainability Tour. She is part of the Green Business Engagement National Network (GBENN) to facilitate sharing and relationship-building among green and/or sustainable business programs across the U.S. Prior to Envirolution, Walden worked for the University of Nevada Reno where she managed the Western Sustainability & Pollution Prevention Network (WSPPN) a four state network funded by the Environmental Protection Agency to provide technical resources to state and local source reduction programs. Walden received national recognition in 2013 as the Pollution Prevention Volunteer of the Year 2013 by the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable as part ofRead More →

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Project ReCharge Technology Analyst Peter is an outdoor enthusiast, engineer, designer and entrepreneur. He has a broad background, winning awards along the way in art, design, and athletics. He has a passion for mountain environments, has climbed El Captain, skied off volcanoes, and traveled to a good many countries. Peter’s professional involvement has spanned from research chemist to energy consultant, business owner, contractor and engineer. Peter is named on a variety of patents for energy efficient building products. His involvement in energy has spanned over twenty five years. Peter is involved with the Association of Energy Engineers. Degree(s): M.S. Environmental Engineering and Science, Stanford University B.A.Read More →