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> From: "Mary Morse" <marym@...>
> Date: December 18, 2008 11:32:50 AM CST
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> Subject: FW: Celebrate Solar HOURCAR on Friday, Dec. 19th
>
> Hi friends,
>
> We’d love to see you at this solar celebration. While we can’t
> promise balmy weather, we can promise warm drinks and bakery treats,
> a solar-powered outlet, and at least one PHEV.
>
>
> Mary Morse
> Neighborhood Energy Connection
> (651) 221-4462
> www.TheNEC.org
> tools for energy-efficient living
> From: Mary Morse [mailto:marym@...]
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 3:30 PM
> To: marym@...
> Subject: Celebrate Solar HOURCAR on Friday, Dec. 19th
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> Join us for a celebration of Minneapolis’ first HOURCAR solar hub!
> 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 19th, at the 46th StreetHiawatha light
> rail station
>
> Ride the train or walk, bike, or bus to the event. Enjoy hot cider,
> treats, and the inaugural plugging in of the solar-energy fueled
> HOURCAR by Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak.
>
> HOURCAR, a program of the nonprofit Neighborhood Energy Connection
> (NEC), is an environmentally-focused car sharing operation. The NEC
> installed a 2kW grid-tied solar system on the roof of a station
> utility building to provide electricity to the plug-in hybrid
> HOURCAR. The solar system was funded by a grant from the Minnesota
> Office of Energy Security, with cooperation from Metro Transit.
> HOURCAR is the first car-sharing organization in the world to power
> a portion of its fleet using renewable solar electricity.
>
> In addition to its vehicle at the 46th Street LRT hub, HOURCAR
> operates 17 other low-emissions vehicles in locations
> throughoutMinneapolis and Saint Paul. A fleet expansion is currently
> underway. More information is available at www.HOURCAR.org.
>
> Please join us at the solar kick-off, and pass this invitation on to
> others!
>
> Mary Morse
> Development & Communications Director
> Neighborhood Energy Connection
> (651) 221-4462 Ext. 113
> www.TheNEC.org
>
> tools for energy-efficient living
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