1. Fill the 3E education void which currently exists in Minnesota by including within the State educational and advocacy opportunities to demonstrate 3E interrelationships.

2. Create consortia and partnerships of energy utilities, private businesses, public and educational institutions, environmental groups, foundations and individuals, to sponsor, facilitate and maintain working demonstrations and displays at appropriate sites in Minnesota to illustrate these 3E interrelationships.

3. Enhance and broaden the appeal of these demonstration sites for the general public's 3E education, as well as recreation, especially as field trip learning opportunities for schools.

4. Develop 3E curricula, teacher training materials and courses which will include visits to demonstration sites and be synergistic with the outcome-based criteria of programs produced by institutions such as Hamline University's Center for Global Environmental Education, the Science Museum of Minnesota, the "Energy Alley" program of the Minnesota Environmental Initiative and the Laurentian Environmental Center.

5. Select a variety of 3E demonstrations for chosen sites in Minnesota, consistent with the long range plans of CREED, its funding priorities and other environmental criteria.

6. Develop an annual budget of at least $150,000 in order to maintain an office, employ full- and part-time staff to carry out the goal-related activities, and put together an aggressive, proactive plan to raise the necessary funds to achieve this.

7.Finalize a job description, set up a search committee and hire a new Executive Director to be on the job no later than January 1, 2004.

1. Solicit funds both private and public to support the ongoing activities of the project.

2. Elicit political support, especially for State funds during the early stages of the project.

3. Prepare a detailed land use and demonstration specific functional plan for enhancing the development of the Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park or of an alternative public site.

4. Prepare a list of eligibility criteria for proposed demonstrations.

5. Prepare designs and plans for the facilities at the park to support both the physical demonstrations and the educational delivery requirements.

6. Conscript a group of teachers, educational consultants and 3E experts from local school districts, Community Colleges, Hamline University's Center for Global Environmental Education (CGEE), the University of Minnesota, the Renewable Energy Industry, the Energy Division of the Department of Commerce and the Office of Environmental Assistance to develop educational materials.

7. Develop over the long term a database/library/workshop/museum/archive complex for in-depth research.

8. Solicit the help and ongoing support of the Minnesota National River and Recreational Area (MNRRA).

9. Provide support to and encouragement of Minnesota's growing renewable energy/environment industrial sector and its entrepreneurs in partnerships with the Minnesota Environmental Initiative.

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Last updated September 1, 2004