We have chosen "THE STREAM" as our newsletter title. Apart from the acronym whose main use is as a memory jogger, the title, like our other acronym "CREED" has a pertinent message in itself. "THE STREAM" conveys a sense of ongoing dynamic flow. Energy flows to us as a stream of photons from the sun. These are absorbed by the earth and its atmosphere as heat, which drives the streams of air, and water, which make up our climatic and hydrological systems. Solar energy also drives the photosynthetic process exemplified by streams of sap, which course up through the capillaries in the stems of plants. The earth's resources flow to us in streams both natural and manufactured to supply our needs, and these are balanced by streams of economic activity. Now we are endeavoring to make "THE STREAM" a stream of information flowing out to the people of our State about these issues. That is our mandate!
From the end of 1999 to the beginning of 2006, "THE STREAM" was published jointly by CREED and the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES). MRES is the Minnesota chapter of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES), which in turn is the American branch of the International Solar Energy Society ISES). In 2006 the Board and Directors of MRES opted to start publishing their own individualized newsletter. "THE STREAM" which is now solely a publication of CREED is published bimonthly and has an annual subscription rate of $15.00 ($10 for students) for hard copy, which is used to defray the costs of preparation, printing, copying and postage. Single issues are available for $3.00. The online version through this website is free. Each issue addresses a different theme. So far, our issues have had the following themes:
Vol. 1 No. 1 Summer 97 Inaugural Issue. Vol. 1 No. 2 Fall 97 Global Warming. Vol. 1 No. 3 Winter 98 Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Vol. 1 No. 4 Spring 98 Wind Energy in Minnesota. Vol. 1 No. 5 Summer 98 Biomass Energy in Minnesota. Vol. 1 No. 6 Fall I 98 Alternatively Fueled Vehicles. Vol. 2 No. 1 Fall II 98 CREED's Board Express Their Views on RE and 3E Education. Vol. 2 No. 2 Winter 99 Solar Photovoltaics. Vol. 2 No. 3 Spring 99 Biomass Revisited: Production of Ethanol as an Alternative Fuel. Vol. 2 No. 4 Summer 99 1998-99 Annual Reports Vol. 2 No. 5 Fall I 99 Energy Efficiency in Buildings Revisited. Vol. 2 No. 6 Fall II 99 Minnesota's Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Industry. Vol. 3 No. 1 Winter 00 Personal Rapid Transit (PRT). Vol. 3 No. 2 Spring I 00 Dual Theme Issue. Hydroelectric Power/MRES Solar Boat Regatta. Vol. 3 No. 3 Spring II 00 Wind Power in Minnesota Update. Vol. 3 No. 4 Summer 00 Mid-Year Reports from MRES & CREED. Vol. 3 No. 5 Fall I 00 Energy Efficient Appliances : Part 1. Vol. 3 No. 6 Fall II 00 Energy Efficient Appliances : Part 2. Vol. 4 No. 1 Winter 01 Energy Efficient Appliances : Part 3. Vol. 4 No. 2 Spring I 01 Energy Efficient Appliances : Part 4. Vol. 4 No. 3 Spring II 01 Global Warming : Is It For Real? Vol. 4 No. 4 Summer 01 Xcel Energy's Biomass Mandate. Vol. 4 No. 5 Fall I 01 Annual Reports from CREED & MRES. Vol. 4 No. 6 Fall II 01 Energy Education in Minnesota. Vol. 5 No. 1 Winter 02 The Laws of Thermodynamics. Vol. 5 No. 2 Spring I 02 Renewable Projects? - They're Happening in Minnesota!! Vol. 5 No. 3 Spring II 02 MN's EERE Industry Faces Critical Shortage of New Tech. Grads. Vol. 5 No. 4 Summer 02 Renewable Projects - They're Happening in Minnesota. Part 2! Vol. 5 No. 5/6 Fall I/II 02 Energy Efficient, Environmentally Friendly Means of Transportation. Vol. 6 No. 1 Winter 03 Renewable Projects - They're Happening in Minnesota. Part 3! Vol. 6 No. 2 Spring I 03 Teacher Associations Weigh In on the Need for Energy Education. Vol. 6 No. 3 Spring II 03 Minnesota's EERE Industry No.1 What is it? Who are the players? Vol. 6 No. 4 Summer 03 Minnesota's EERE Industry No.2 What is it? Who are the players? Vol. 6 No. 5 Fall I 03 Minnesota's EERE Industry No.3 What is it? Who are the players? Vol. 6 No. 6 Fall II 03 Minnesota's EERE Industry No.4 What is it? Who are the players? Vol. 7 No. 1 Winter 04 Minnesota's EERE Industry No.5 What is it? Who are the players? Vol. 7 No. 2 Spring 04 HESO Grant, E85 Hybrid program launch, Abeles new Director. Vol. 7 No. 3 Spring II 04 Minnesota's EERE Industry No. 6 What is it? Who are the players? Vol. 7 No. 4 Summer 04 U of M’s Initiative for Renewable Energy & the Environment (IREE) Vol. 7 No. 5 Fall I 04 Minnesota Energy Agency Flashbacks from the early years. Vol. 8 No. 1 Winter 05 Minnesota Snowmobiling: Efficiency, Economy, Stewardship. Vol. 8 No. 2 Making Fuel from Crop Residues could benefit Minnesota's Farmers. Vol.8 No. 3 MRES 10th Annual Solar Tour Vol.9 No. 1 Biodiesel and Green Range Energy Vol.9 No. 2a U of M's IREE Research on Solar Energy Vol.10 No.1 e-ride Industries and Electric Vehicles Vol.10 No.2 Biomass fuels are carbon neutral or are they? Vol.11 No.1 Osmotic Power: An Alternative Energy ResourceIn future issues we will continue to look at themes associated with the growth of the EERE Industry in Minnesota. We will also look at ways in which homeowners can save energy and in so doing be good to the environment and of course we will keep track of the Global Warming and Oil Supply/Cost Issues. Your suggestions for future issue topics are welcome.
"THE STREAM " has become a forum for the discussion of 3E
educational issues and we welcome letters to the editors.
It is of great concern to us that energy educational programs that have
been started in Minnesota in the past have either closed down or been suspended. If we are to help people in our State understand that there
is a direct link between our use of energy and wider lifestyle changing issues
such as pollution, global warming, transportation mobility and economic
prosperity, then we must begin to make information pertinent to these issues
widely available to everybody.
If you would like to contribute to "THE STREAM" with a letter, comments or a contribution article, please do so to CREED's Newsletter Editor, Roger Aiken, at:
CREED Project
Newsletter Editor
1589 Hollywood Court
Falcon Heights, MN 55108-2130
Telephone:
(651) 644-8318
E-mail: rogeraiken@creedproject.org