4-H Wind Energy Program

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Ulster County 4-H Youth Development, through the Cornell Cooperative Extension, will offer a 6-week series of classes on wind energy, for 6^th to 8^th graders. Classes will feature hands-on learning and visits by professionals in the wind industry, and will culminate with a field trip to a wind energy site at the end of the course.

Topics to be covered include:

· How wind energy works

· Residential-scale wind turbines

· Utility-scale wind turbines

· Wind energy and New York State

· Wind energy and the natural environment

· The history of wind energy

· New developments in wind energy

· Careers in wind energy

Classes will be held Thursday evenings, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, beginning October 22 and running through November 19, with a field trip on Saturday, November 21. The location is SUNY Ulster (Ulster County Community College ) room HAS-201. The cost will be $30 per student ($20 if you are a 4-H member). Registration and payment is required no later than Friday, October 16, 2009.

The class will be taught by Todd Olinsky-Paul, an energy policy analyst and wind energy specialist with Pace Energy and Climate Center. This program is made possible by a grant received from the New York State 4-H Foundation.

For more information contact Jenny Burkins at Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County at 845-340-3990.

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