Saint Francis University’s Renewable Energy Center will host “Citizen-Powered Energy: An Evening with Author and Community-Based Energy Expert Greg Pahl” on October 23, on the Loretto, Cambria County, campus at the John F. Kennedy Student Center.

Greg Pahl is a Vermont-based writer and co-founder of the Vermont Biofuels Association as well as the Addison County Relocalization Network. He is the author most recently of Citizen-Powered Energy: Community Solutions to a Global Crisis.

His works also include Biodiesel: Growing a New Energy Economy and Natural Home Heating: The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Options. He has lived “off the grid” and installed numerous renewable energy systems.

The event will include exhibitors and resources to help individuals take action for a greener tomorrow. Exhibits open at 6:15 p.m., and the evening program begins at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults; students and children are free. Free refreshments will be provided.

The Renewable Energy Center, winner of a 2005 Green Power Award, has a mission to lead and educate businesses, schools and communities in the development of cost-effective and environmentally sound energy alternatives.

More information is available at the Renewable Energy Center webpage or by calling 814-472-2872.

10/12/2007