UMN Energy Club

02/02/2022

⚡️ Join us TODAY for our first SUST(ainability) chat of the semester! ⚡️

Olivia will be giving her chat on Energy Recovery from Waste! 🗑

“There are a lot of negatives that come from waste production, such as greenhouse gas emissions and environmental pollution. Can we start using waste as a new input to create energy? This sustainability chat will focus on the pros and cons of energy recovery from different waste streams!” ♻️

We hope to see you there!

09/04/2021

04/23/2021

Happy Earth Day! 🌎🌍🌏

We want to say thank you to Maǩa Ina, or Mother Earth, for sustaining us even though recently we as humans have forgotten to show our gratitude and give back.

We as a club are advocating for just and equitable clean energy and sustainable solutions to help our planet out! We hope that everyone is finding ways to celebrate the Earth today and learning ways to advocate for her well being! Maǩa Ina does so much for us, how can we give back and show thanks?

One way is to show up to a couple of our events tomorrow!

UMNEC is touring TCF Bank Stadium tomorrow @ 2:30pm to learn about their sustainability practices!

We are also holding a movie screening of the film “Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change” @ 7pm

DM or email us at [email protected] for more info!

11/11/2020

Everyone congratulate UMN Energy Club for participating the the MIT Energy Hack this weekend 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 They had a great time learning and presenting about sustainability and energy!! Also reminder we have our 10th General Meeting TONIGHT 6-7pm central!! Ms. Janiece Watts will be discussing the many forms of activism and the roles of policy and advocacy in environmental justice cases. DM us for the zoom link and remember to sign up for our email list to get info for future events.

11/02/2020

Hey! Check out Energy Club members volunteering with Mississippi Park Connection this past weekend! They helped maintain the rain gardens near the Mississippi River right here in the UMN campus! Reminder: VOTE TOMORROW if eligible. Also we have a meeting this Wednesday discussing the importance of policy in energy and sustainability. In our Sustainability Chat meeting we will discuss the Green New Deal and try to answer the tough question: Will it be enough? We can’t wait to see you all there!

10/28/2020

Join us tonight at 6-7pm Central time for our 4th Speaker Series with Ms. Kenna Ryan and Ms. Gayatri Narayanan. They will discuss “Biomimicry and Inspiration from Nature in Sustainable Design” Where in nature can we look for ideas? Come and find out at our Speaker Series talk! DM us for the zoom link! Sign up for our email list for future event details! Link in bio

10/22/2020

Hey! Anyone out there thinking about joining our club, but haven’t made it to a meeting yet? Want to learn more about what we do and what we represent as UMN Energy Club? Then come meet with us tomorrow at the CSE Student Org Fair!! It’s not too late to learn more and join us for the awesome stuff we have planned for the rest of the semester! ALL MAJORS WELCOME

10/14/2020

Speaker Series TONIGHT @ 6-7 Central!!! Want to learn about how people apply sustainability practices in industry?? Join us tonight with our guest Ms. Joanna Esther Schneider and learn more about how she combines Product Development Engineering and Sustainability at 3M. Message us for the Zoom link! Sign up for our emails for future meeting details. Link in bio!!

10/13/2020

Happy Indigenous People's Day, everyone! Let's start off our week celebrating and learning more about the history and cultures of Native peoples today. If you're looking for ideas on how to celebrate and ways to be a more informed citizen, check out this article from the Smithsonian Magazine: https://z.umn.edu/SmithsonianMag

As a reminder, the University of Minnesota campus lies on the unceded lands of the Dakȟóta people. One way we can be better citizens, as students, can be by learning more about our institution. This truth-telling tour was created by Grand Challenge Curriculum students at the U of M. Check it out!
https://z.umn.edu/TruthTellingTour

Join two students on a Truth Telling Tour of the University of Minnesota. Together we will take a look into the history and present day events of the university, and take action as we work towards a brighter future.

10/07/2020

TONIGHT 6-7 pm Central on Zoom! Learn more about Industrial H**p from Valerie Paul, and discuss about if it could truly be an answer to the global deforestation crisis. Message us for Zoom link and more info! Sign up for our newsletter with the link in our bio🌲🌳🌿

10/04/2020

Volunteering last weekend with Great River Greening last weekend was a blast! Swipe to see Nolan and Vijay planting some shrubs 🌿 Volunteer with us again next weekend!! Also join us this WEDNESDAY for our 2nd Sustainability Chat with Valerie Paul discussing “Industrial H**p: The Answer to Deforestation?” Follow the link in our bio or message us for more details about anything going on this week!

09/30/2020

TONIGHT @ 6-7pm Central join us for our fourth general meeting with Mr José Luis Villaseñor! Be ready to join in conversation about the realities of environmental racism in Minnesota. Message us for zoom meeting details 😁