MCLA Series Looks at Wind Power
NORTH ADAMS – The Berkshire Environmental Resource Center at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will continue its series of 14 "Green Living" seminars tonight, Feb. 21, at 5:30 with "The Promise of Wind Power" in Murdock Hall, Room 218.The series, Achieving Energy Sustainability for the 21st Century: Choices and Challenges, is free and open to the public.
Charles McClellend is the presenter. He joined the Renewable Energy Research Laboratory at University of Massachusetts at Amherst last October, assisting with predevelopment support services for community-owned wind projects in New England. He graduated with a bachelor of science in chemical engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 2004. At Penn State, he helped form an on-campus pilot plant to produce biodiesel from fryer grease.
The Green Living series aims to inform students and the community about strategies for meeting the growing demand for energy and to encourage debate around several energy options, including those involving water, wind, hydrogen and nuclear power.
The series will continue on Thursdays through April 24 in Murdock Hall Room 218. For more information: www.mcla.edu or Elena Traister at 413-662-5303.
