ENERGY FAIR EXHIBITORS
Better World Builders - Duluth, MN
Website: www.betterworldbuilders.com
Company Info: Better World Builders has
been putting together residential and
commercial energy efficient remodeling and
new construction projects in Northern
Minnesota and western Wisconsin since
2007. We are Certified Green Professionals
through the National Association of Home
Builders, trained Residential Energy Auditors,
and Blower Door Certified through Dunwoody
College of Technology.
Bluewater Geothermal - Duluth, MN
Website: www.bluewatermechanical.com
Company Info: Bluewater is a full service
plumbing, heating and air-conditioning
company located in Duluth with a division that
specializes in geothermal heating and cooling
systems.
Carlton County By-Products Program-
Carlton, MN
Website: www.co.carlton.mn.us
CERTs - Duluth, MN
Website: www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org
Company Info: Clean Energy Resource
Teams (CERTs) has been working since 2002
to help the state's economy reduce its
dependence on fossil fuels. CERTs work is
done in 7 regions of Minnesota to increase
conservation, efficiency and renewables.
These are keys to the 21st century economy.
Families, organizations, businesses and
communities that make these changes in
energy use will be more sustainable in the
21st century. Learn what we can do together
to make our state and community more
resilient.
City of Duluth Utilities - Duluth, MN
Website: www.duluthmn.gov
Company Info:
Conservation Technologies -
Duluth, MN
Website: www.conservtech.com
Company Info: Conservation Technologies
sells energy efficient building supplies,
Venmar heat recovery ventilation systems,
and solar electric and hot water systems. We
also consult in building design and
performance. We work with various utilities on
the design and delivery of energy efficiency
and conservation programs. Conservation
Technologies has a comprehensive support
team that includes sales, installation and
technical support professionals. We serve a
growing area in the upper Midwest from our
Duluth office.
Country Financial - Duluth, MN
Website: www.countryfinancial.com/megan.
swap
Company Info: Country Financial provides
farm insurance and will be providing
information on products and services.
Duluth City Chickens -
Website: www.duluthcitychickens.org
Company Info: Learn about raising chickens
in Duluth and come see how to build an urban
chicken coop. Everything you need to know
and more about keeping chickens in Duluth.
Duluth Community Garden Program -
Duluth, MN
Website: www.duluthcommunitygarden.org
Company Info: The mission of the Duluth
Community Garden Program is to strengthen
the Duluth area community and foster self-
sufficiency by providing access for all to food
production and preservation resources and
promoting sustainable gardening practices.
Duluth Energy Efficiency Program -
Duluth, MN
Company Info: The Duluth Energy Efficiency
Program (DEEP) will be launched this fall to
assist homeowners in completing energy
efficiency home improvements. DEEP will
provide financial tools to help accomplish air
sealing and weatherization of structures as
well as educational information to the general
public on effective energy efficiency measures
Duluth Grill - Duluth, MN
Website: www.Duluthgrill.com
Company Info: The Duluth Grill is a family
owned and operated restaurant with a modern
feel. We offer everything from homemade
comfort food to eclectic "Flexitarian" foods.
Our goal is to become a leader in the food
service industry with sustainable practices and
to positively impact our local community. This
company is a Sustainable Twin Ports Early
Adopter.
Duluth Stove and Fireplace – Duluth, MN
Website: www.duluthstove.com
Company Info: High efficiency hearth and
heating products, masonry, heaters, biom-
mass appliances.
Duluth Superior Area Community
Foundation - Duluth, MN
Website: www.dsacommunityfoundation.com
Company Info: The Community Foundation
was eager to explore what it could do as a
local, service-oriented organization situated in
a larger building in order to decrease its
environmental footprint. This company is a
Sustainable Twin Ports Early Adopter.
Duluth Transit Authority - Duluth, MN
Website: www.duluthtransit.com
Company Info: DTA’s Compelling Vision
Statement: Improve energy conservation and
reduce emissions while providing high quality
public transportation services to the Twin
Ports. This company is a Sustainable Twin
Ports Early Adopter.
The DuSu - Duluth, MN
Website: www.thedusu.com
Company Info: TheDuSu.com is an online
experience offering young adults in the Twin
Ports the opportunity find and share their
DuSu. What is DuSu, you ask? It’s the feeling
you get when you’re doing something you love
with people you care about in a place you can’
t live without. In other words: Being here.
Being happy. TheDuSu.com is a project of the
Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation
and supported in part by the A.H. Zeppa
Foundation. Created by young people for
young people, it is the place for 18-35 year
olds to get the information they need to thrive
in the Twin Ports.
ECO - Duluth, MN
Website: www.ecolivingspace.com
Company Info: Eco sells eco-friendly
materials for your home or commercial spaces
as well as some locally made gifts and items
such as water bottles, chlorine filters, etc.
Energy Conservation Products and
Services - Carlton, MN
Website: www.soalrway6000.com
Company Info: Solar heating panel
manufacturer, sales, design, installation,
service, education and promotion of
renewable energy, manufactured in Duluth, MN
Glenwood Signs & Awards, Inc -
Duluth, MN
Website: www.glenwoodduluth.com
Company Info: Glenwood is a custom sign
and award shop including large format
printing, vinyl, rotary and laser engraving,
sandblasting and subimation. This company is
a Sustainable Twin Ports Early Adopter.
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church - Duluth, MN
Website: www.gloriadeiduluth.org
Company Info: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church is
a city-wide congregation that for nearly 140
years has been committed to ministry in the
Central Hillside of Duluth. Our mission:
"Empowered by Christ's love, Gloria Dei
reaches out as an inclusive, welcoming
congregation through worship and social
action." As part of the Sustainable Twin Ports
Early Adopter training program, our vision is
"that we understand, teach, and model
sustainability as a biblical mandate and
expression of discipleship reflecting God's
love for all creation." This organization is a
Sustainable Twin Ports Early Adopter.
Hartley Nature Center - Duluth, MN
Website: www.hartleynature.org
Company Info: Visit the Hartley Nature
Center and learn about Hartley’s green
building design and alternative energy
systems. See the new alternative energy
trailer, the Electron. It has a musical theme
with instruments powered by alternative
energy.
Heritage Window and Door -
Superior, WI
Website: www.heritagewindow.com
Company Info: Heritage Window and Door
offers energy efficient window and door
replacement and new construction.
International Motorwerks, Inc. -
LaCrosse, WI
Website: www.hybridcarstore.com ;
www.hope3.org ; www.parcar.com
Company Info: Specialists in Honda motor
cars, hybrid, compressed natural gas, and
electric lo-speed vehicle technology. Chris
Schneider, “the Hybrid Guru” will present at
3PM on the above technologies.
KUMD – Duluth, MN
Website: www.kumd.org
Company Info: KUMD is a public radio station
broadcasting from the University of Minnesota
Duluth campus. Member supported KUMD
103.3 FM offers independent alternative
music, insightful local interviews and
distinguished public affairs coverage 100-mile
radius from Duluth.
League of Women Voters – Duluth, MN
Website: www.lwvmn.org
Company Info: League of Women Voters will
provide voter registration information as well
as membership opportunities.
Locally Adapted Food Systems
Initiatives - Lake Superior Bioregion
Website: www.foodsummit.ning.com ; www.
superiorgrown.org ; www.d.umn.edu/cscd
Company Info: Showcases several current
activities around strengthening and rebuilding
a locally adapted food system. Projects
highlighted include the Superior Grown Food
Summit (to be held at UMD on Nov. 14, 2009);
and UMD research "Defining the Agricultural
Landscape of the Western Lake Superior
Region: Realities and potentials for a healthy
local food system for healthy people. "
London Road Carwash and Lube
Center - Duluth, MN
Company Info: This organization is a
Sustainable Twin Ports Early Adopter.
Midwest Renewable Energy
Association (MREA) - Custer, WI
Website: www.the-mrea.org
Company Info: The MREA promotes
renewable energy
Website: www.betterworldbuilders.com
Company Info: Better World Builders has
been putting together residential and
commercial energy efficient remodeling and
new construction projects in Northern
Minnesota and western Wisconsin since
2007. We are Certified Green Professionals
through the National Association of Home
Builders, trained Residential Energy Auditors,
and Blower Door Certified through Dunwoody
College of Technology.
Bluewater Geothermal - Duluth, MN
Website: www.bluewatermechanical.com
Company Info: Bluewater is a full service
plumbing, heating and air-conditioning
company located in Duluth with a division that
specializes in geothermal heating and cooling
systems.
Carlton County By-Products Program-
Carlton, MN
Website: www.co.carlton.mn.us
CERTs - Duluth, MN
Website: www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org
Company Info: Clean Energy Resource
Teams (CERTs) has been working since 2002
to help the state's economy reduce its
dependence on fossil fuels. CERTs work is
done in 7 regions of Minnesota to increase
conservation, efficiency and renewables.
These are keys to the 21st century economy.
Families, organizations, businesses and
communities that make these changes in
energy use will be more sustainable in the
21st century. Learn what we can do together
to make our state and community more
resilient.
City of Duluth Utilities - Duluth, MN
Website: www.duluthmn.gov
Company Info:
Conservation Technologies -
Duluth, MN
Website: www.conservtech.com
Company Info: Conservation Technologies
sells energy efficient building supplies,
Venmar heat recovery ventilation systems,
and solar electric and hot water systems. We
also consult in building design and
performance. We work with various utilities on
the design and delivery of energy efficiency
and conservation programs. Conservation
Technologies has a comprehensive support
team that includes sales, installation and
technical support professionals. We serve a
growing area in the upper Midwest from our
Duluth office.
Country Financial - Duluth, MN
Website: www.countryfinancial.com/megan.
swap
Company Info: Country Financial provides
farm insurance and will be providing
information on products and services.
Duluth City Chickens -
Website: www.duluthcitychickens.org
Company Info: Learn about raising chickens
in Duluth and come see how to build an urban
chicken coop. Everything you need to know
and more about keeping chickens in Duluth.
Duluth Community Garden Program -
Duluth, MN
Website: www.duluthcommunitygarden.org
Company Info: The mission of the Duluth
Community Garden Program is to strengthen
the Duluth area community and foster self-
sufficiency by providing access for all to food
production and preservation resources and
promoting sustainable gardening practices.
Duluth Energy Efficiency Program -
Duluth, MN
Company Info: The Duluth Energy Efficiency
Program (DEEP) will be launched this fall to
assist homeowners in completing energy
efficiency home improvements. DEEP will
provide financial tools to help accomplish air
sealing and weatherization of structures as
well as educational information to the general
public on effective energy efficiency measures
Duluth Grill - Duluth, MN
Website: www.Duluthgrill.com
Company Info: The Duluth Grill is a family
owned and operated restaurant with a modern
feel. We offer everything from homemade
comfort food to eclectic "Flexitarian" foods.
Our goal is to become a leader in the food
service industry with sustainable practices and
to positively impact our local community. This
company is a Sustainable Twin Ports Early
Adopter.
Duluth Stove and Fireplace – Duluth, MN
Website: www.duluthstove.com
Company Info: High efficiency hearth and
heating products, masonry, heaters, biom-
mass appliances.
Duluth Superior Area Community
Foundation - Duluth, MN
Website: www.dsacommunityfoundation.com
Company Info: The Community Foundation
was eager to explore what it could do as a
local, service-oriented organization situated in
a larger building in order to decrease its
environmental footprint. This company is a
Sustainable Twin Ports Early Adopter.
Duluth Transit Authority - Duluth, MN
Website: www.duluthtransit.com
Company Info: DTA’s Compelling Vision
Statement: Improve energy conservation and
reduce emissions while providing high quality
public transportation services to the Twin
Ports. This company is a Sustainable Twin
Ports Early Adopter.
The DuSu - Duluth, MN
Website: www.thedusu.com
Company Info: TheDuSu.com is an online
experience offering young adults in the Twin
Ports the opportunity find and share their
DuSu. What is DuSu, you ask? It’s the feeling
you get when you’re doing something you love
with people you care about in a place you can’
t live without. In other words: Being here.
Being happy. TheDuSu.com is a project of the
Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation
and supported in part by the A.H. Zeppa
Foundation. Created by young people for
young people, it is the place for 18-35 year
olds to get the information they need to thrive
in the Twin Ports.
ECO - Duluth, MN
Website: www.ecolivingspace.com
Company Info: Eco sells eco-friendly
materials for your home or commercial spaces
as well as some locally made gifts and items
such as water bottles, chlorine filters, etc.
Energy Conservation Products and
Services - Carlton, MN
Website: www.soalrway6000.com
Company Info: Solar heating panel
manufacturer, sales, design, installation,
service, education and promotion of
renewable energy, manufactured in Duluth, MN
Glenwood Signs & Awards, Inc -
Duluth, MN
Website: www.glenwoodduluth.com
Company Info: Glenwood is a custom sign
and award shop including large format
printing, vinyl, rotary and laser engraving,
sandblasting and subimation. This company is
a Sustainable Twin Ports Early Adopter.
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church - Duluth, MN
Website: www.gloriadeiduluth.org
Company Info: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church is
a city-wide congregation that for nearly 140
years has been committed to ministry in the
Central Hillside of Duluth. Our mission:
"Empowered by Christ's love, Gloria Dei
reaches out as an inclusive, welcoming
congregation through worship and social
action." As part of the Sustainable Twin Ports
Early Adopter training program, our vision is
"that we understand, teach, and model
sustainability as a biblical mandate and
expression of discipleship reflecting God's
love for all creation." This organization is a
Sustainable Twin Ports Early Adopter.
Hartley Nature Center - Duluth, MN
Website: www.hartleynature.org
Company Info: Visit the Hartley Nature
Center and learn about Hartley’s green
building design and alternative energy
systems. See the new alternative energy
trailer, the Electron. It has a musical theme
with instruments powered by alternative
energy.
Heritage Window and Door -
Superior, WI
Website: www.heritagewindow.com
Company Info: Heritage Window and Door
offers energy efficient window and door
replacement and new construction.
International Motorwerks, Inc. -
LaCrosse, WI
Website: www.hybridcarstore.com ;
www.hope3.org ; www.parcar.com
Company Info: Specialists in Honda motor
cars, hybrid, compressed natural gas, and
electric lo-speed vehicle technology. Chris
Schneider, “the Hybrid Guru” will present at
3PM on the above technologies.
KUMD – Duluth, MN
Website: www.kumd.org
Company Info: KUMD is a public radio station
broadcasting from the University of Minnesota
Duluth campus. Member supported KUMD
103.3 FM offers independent alternative
music, insightful local interviews and
distinguished public affairs coverage 100-mile
radius from Duluth.
League of Women Voters – Duluth, MN
Website: www.lwvmn.org
Company Info: League of Women Voters will
provide voter registration information as well
as membership opportunities.
Locally Adapted Food Systems
Initiatives - Lake Superior Bioregion
Website: www.foodsummit.ning.com ; www.
superiorgrown.org ; www.d.umn.edu/cscd
Company Info: Showcases several current
activities around strengthening and rebuilding
a locally adapted food system. Projects
highlighted include the Superior Grown Food
Summit (to be held at UMD on Nov. 14, 2009);
and UMD research "Defining the Agricultural
Landscape of the Western Lake Superior
Region: Realities and potentials for a healthy
local food system for healthy people. "
London Road Carwash and Lube
Center - Duluth, MN
Company Info: This organization is a
Sustainable Twin Ports Early Adopter.
Midwest Renewable Energy
Association (MREA) - Custer, WI
Website: www.the-mrea.org
Company Info: The MREA promotes
renewable energy
Midwest Renewable Energy Society
(MRES) - Minneapolis, MN
Website: www.mnrenewables.org
Company Info: The Minnesota Renewable
Energy Society (MRES) is a member-run, 501
(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in
Minneapolis in 1978 to promote the use of,
and to engage in advocacy for, renewable
energies in Minnesota through education and
through the demonstration of practical
applications. MRES is involved in education,
awareness, and advocacy efforts for all forms
of renewable energy, with a particular
emphasis on solar technologies.
MN Department of Commerce - Office
of Energy Security - Saint Paul, MN
Website: www.energy.mn.gov
Company Info: The MN Office of Energy
Security provides energy information in the
areas of conservation, efficiency, renewable
energy including solar, wind biomass in
addition to financial investors for energy
efficiency and sustainable energy.
MN Department of Agriculture Energy
and Sustainable Agriculture Program -
Saint Paul, MN
Website: www.mda.state.mn.us
Company Info: The Energy & Sustainable
Agriculture Program was established in 1987
in response to concerns over the impact of
conventional agricultural practices on farm
profitability, health and the environment. The
purpose of the program is to demonstrate and
promote alternative practices which are
energy efficient, environmentally sound,
profitable and which enhance the self-
sufficiency of Minnesota farmers.
MN Institute for Sustainable
Agriculture - Saint Paul, MN
Website: www.misa.umn.edu
Company Info: The purpose of MISA is to
bring together the diverse interests of the
agricultural community with interests from
across the University community in a
cooperative effort to develop and promote
sustainable agriculture in Minnesota and
beyond.
MN Pollution Control - Duluth, MN
Website: www.pca.state.mn.us
Company Info: The MN Pollution Control
Agency provides free information on win-win
environmental solutions such as rain barrels,
rain gardens, previous paving systems and
green rooffs. MN Power - Duluth, MN
Website: www.mnpower.com/powerofone
Company Info: Minnesota Power, a division of
ALLETE, provides electricity in a 26,000-
square-mile electric service territory located in
northeastern Minnesota. Minnesota Power
supplies retail electric service to 143,000
customers and wholesale electric service to
16 municipalities.
Neighborhood Housing Duluth -
Duluth, MN
Website: www.nhsduluth.org
Company Info: NHS provides low interest
home improvement loans, first time home
buyers education and counseling and
community development
North Country Water Treatment -
Duluth, MN
Website: www.northcountrywater.com
Company Info: Kinetico water treatment
products
Northern Communities Land Trust -
Duluth, MN
Website: www.landtrustduluth.org
Company Info: NCLT provides home
ownership opportunities for low to moderate
income households while preserving the
permanent affordability of the homes for
future generations.
Northland Geothermal - Duluth, MN
Website: www.northlandgeothermal.com
Company Info: Heritage business providing
geothermal heating and colling for
homeowners
Norwex - Duluth, MN
Website: www.norwex.com
Company Info: The Norwex mission is to
improve the quality of life by radically reducing
the use of chemicals in personal care and
cleaning.
Nukewatch - Luck, WI
Website: www.nukewatch.com
Company Info: Providing information and
activism about Lake Superior barrels, nuclear
power and weapons, radioactive waste, food
irradiation, uranium munitions, cancer.
Positive Energy Outdoor - Duluth, MN
Website: www.outdooredventures.org
Company Info: Positive Energy Outdoor (ed)
Ventures encourages people and animal
powered exploration of the outdoors. Our
programs emphasize teamwork, healthy risk
taking, and positive communication, creating
learning opportunities that can lead to a
lifetime of active adventures. Co-founders
Stephanie Love and Blake Cazier have over
30 years of combined experience as outdoor
educators.
Rural Renewable Energy Alliance -
Duluth, MN
Website: www.rreal.org
Company Info: Manufacture, sales and
installation of solar air heating collectors.
Market rate PV and Hot Water Solar Systems.
A 501C3 non-profit organization.
Seeds of Success - Duluth, MN
Website: www.communityactionduluth.com
Company Info: Community Action Duluth has
launched its new urban farming program,
Seeds of Success. Created in partnership with
Green Duluth, the Zeppa Foundation and the
City of Duluth, Seeds of Success provides
employment opportunities to low-income youth
through urban agriculture. The program
currently has eight sites throughout the city of
Duluth, ranging from an old tennis court in
Chester Bowl to a formerly blighted lot in
Lincoln Park. Program staff and community
volunteers work together to grow a wide
variety of fresh produce. In addition to
creating green jobs and neighborhood green
spaces, the program seeks to include low-
income community members in the local food
system. Income-eligible volunteers earn
shares of the harvest, as well as the
knowledge and tools to grow their own
vegetables and herbs at home.
South St. Louis Soil & Water
Conservation District - Duluth, MN
Website: www.southstlouisswcd.org
Company Info: The mission of the South St.
Louis Soil and Water Conservation District is
to provide technical, educational, and
financial resources to land occupiers in order
to implement practices and projects that
preserve, protect, and enhance water quality
and other natural resources.
Stark Enterprises - Duluth, MN
Website: www.starkllc.com
Company Info: Water, waste and energy
consulting focusing on low energy, zero waste
and rain water harvesting designs.
Sustainable Twin Ports Early Adopter
Project – Twin Ports Region of MN and WI
Website: www.sustainabletwinports. org
Company Info: An Early Adopter implements
innovative technologies ahead of the
majority. The Twin Ports Early Adopter
Project is focused on training greater
Duluth/Superior area businesses,
organizations and municipalities in
environmentally, economically and socially
sustainable practices.
The Green Mercantile - Duluth, MN
Website: www.greenmercantile.com
Company Info: A local store with a global
impact
The Hillsider - Duluth, MN
Website: the-hillsider.blogspot.com
Company Info: The Hillsider is a monthly
paper created through the work of a non-
profit board encouraging and promoting the
good things about Duluth's Central Hillside,
East Hillside and Lincoln Park neighborhoods.
Twin Ports Testing - Superior, WI
Website: www.twinportstesting.com
Company Info: In business since 1972, Twin
Ports Testing, Inc. (TPT) was initially formed
as a non-destructive testing company. Over
the years, TPT expanded by adding
Geotechnical Engineering and Construction
Material testing, Environmental and Industrial
Hygiene consulting, and a Chemistry
Laboratory for fuels analysis. TPT has been
instrumental in fostering the development of
renewable fuels. As an active member of the
Pellet Fuels Institute, TPT is part of a team
leading the way for pelletized and densified
fuel standards. Located in Superior WI, TPT is
proud to provide quality testing services to the
local, national, and international arena. This
company is a Sustainable Twin Ports Early
Adopter.
University of Wisconsin-Superior -
Superior, WI
Company Info: The University of Wisconsin-
Superior is a 4 year institution of Higher
Learning. Our goal for participating in the
Early Adopters program was to learn more
about sustainability, identify our current
sustainability issues, and develop a plan for
improving our efforts in being a more eco-
friendly campus. This organization is a
Sustainable Twin Ports Early Adopter.
UMD Office of Sustainability - Duluth, MN
Website: www.addinguptozero.com
Ventera Energy – Duluth, MN
Website: www.venteraenergy.com
Company Info: Ventera is proud to present
to the world our all-new 10 kilowatt VT10 Wind
Turbine, our exclusive taper leg self-
supporting tower and the first ever dual wind
and solar input, dual peak power tracking 12
kilowatt VI12 Synchronous Inverter. In wind
regimes having 12.5 mph-5.5m/s or better
average wind speeds at 30 feet (10 meters
elevation), we have achieved our goal of a 10-
year payback for many if not most potential
users.
Wagner Zaun Architecture, Inc. -
Duluth, MN
Website: www.wagnerzaun.com
Company Info: Wagner Zaun Architecture is
a full-service architectural firm specializing in
energy-efficient design. Our booth will feature
our work in residential design, along with
providing consumer information about energy-
efficient, sustainable buildings.
The Western Lake Superior Sanitary
District (WLSSD) - Duluth, MN
Website: www.wlssd.duluth.mn.us
Company Info: The Western Lake Superior
Sanitary District (WLSSD) provides solid
waste management and wastewater services
for an approximately 500 square mile region
around Duluth, Minnesota that includes the
cities of Duluth, Cloquet, Hermantown,
Proctor, Carlton, Scanlon, Thomson and
Wrenshall, and the surrounding townships.
WLSSD's nationally recognized pollution
prevention programs serve as models across
the nation and its award-winning operations,
facilities and environmental programs stand
as evidence of the area's commitment to a
clean environment and economic stability.
Zeitgeist Arts - Duluth, MN
Website: www.zeitgeistartscafe.com
Company Info: Zeitgeist Arts is a
philanthropic social venture of the A.H. Zeppa
Family Foundation that seeks to create
socially responsible and environmentally
sustainable enterprises that support and
celebrate the arts. Proceeds from Zeitgeist
Arts are returned to the Foundation allowing
further giving locally, regionally, and globally
to organizations that support the overall
missions of the Foundation.
(MRES) - Minneapolis, MN
Website: www.mnrenewables.org
Company Info: The Minnesota Renewable
Energy Society (MRES) is a member-run, 501
(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in
Minneapolis in 1978 to promote the use of,
and to engage in advocacy for, renewable
energies in Minnesota through education and
through the demonstration of practical
applications. MRES is involved in education,
awareness, and advocacy efforts for all forms
of renewable energy, with a particular
emphasis on solar technologies.
MN Department of Commerce - Office
of Energy Security - Saint Paul, MN
Website: www.energy.mn.gov
Company Info: The MN Office of Energy
Security provides energy information in the
areas of conservation, efficiency, renewable
energy including solar, wind biomass in
addition to financial investors for energy
efficiency and sustainable energy.
MN Department of Agriculture Energy
and Sustainable Agriculture Program -
Saint Paul, MN
Website: www.mda.state.mn.us
Company Info: The Energy & Sustainable
Agriculture Program was established in 1987
in response to concerns over the impact of
conventional agricultural practices on farm
profitability, health and the environment. The
purpose of the program is to demonstrate and
promote alternative practices which are
energy efficient, environmentally sound,
profitable and which enhance the self-
sufficiency of Minnesota farmers.
MN Institute for Sustainable
Agriculture - Saint Paul, MN
Website: www.misa.umn.edu
Company Info: The purpose of MISA is to
bring together the diverse interests of the
agricultural community with interests from
across the University community in a
cooperative effort to develop and promote
sustainable agriculture in Minnesota and
beyond.
MN Pollution Control - Duluth, MN
Website: www.pca.state.mn.us
Company Info: The MN Pollution Control
Agency provides free information on win-win
environmental solutions such as rain barrels,
rain gardens, previous paving systems and
green rooffs. MN Power - Duluth, MN
Website: www.mnpower.com/powerofone
Company Info: Minnesota Power, a division of
ALLETE, provides electricity in a 26,000-
square-mile electric service territory located in
northeastern Minnesota. Minnesota Power
supplies retail electric service to 143,000
customers and wholesale electric service to
16 municipalities.
Neighborhood Housing Duluth -
Duluth, MN
Website: www.nhsduluth.org
Company Info: NHS provides low interest
home improvement loans, first time home
buyers education and counseling and
community development
North Country Water Treatment -
Duluth, MN
Website: www.northcountrywater.com
Company Info: Kinetico water treatment
products
Northern Communities Land Trust -
Duluth, MN
Website: www.landtrustduluth.org
Company Info: NCLT provides home
ownership opportunities for low to moderate
income households while preserving the
permanent affordability of the homes for
future generations.
Northland Geothermal - Duluth, MN
Website: www.northlandgeothermal.com
Company Info: Heritage business providing
geothermal heating and colling for
homeowners
Norwex - Duluth, MN
Website: www.norwex.com
Company Info: The Norwex mission is to
improve the quality of life by radically reducing
the use of chemicals in personal care and
cleaning.
Nukewatch - Luck, WI
Website: www.nukewatch.com
Company Info: Providing information and
activism about Lake Superior barrels, nuclear
power and weapons, radioactive waste, food
irradiation, uranium munitions, cancer.
Positive Energy Outdoor - Duluth, MN
Website: www.outdooredventures.org
Company Info: Positive Energy Outdoor (ed)
Ventures encourages people and animal
powered exploration of the outdoors. Our
programs emphasize teamwork, healthy risk
taking, and positive communication, creating
learning opportunities that can lead to a
lifetime of active adventures. Co-founders
Stephanie Love and Blake Cazier have over
30 years of combined experience as outdoor
educators.
Rural Renewable Energy Alliance -
Duluth, MN
Website: www.rreal.org
Company Info: Manufacture, sales and
installation of solar air heating collectors.
Market rate PV and Hot Water Solar Systems.
A 501C3 non-profit organization.
Seeds of Success - Duluth, MN
Website: www.communityactionduluth.com
Company Info: Community Action Duluth has
launched its new urban farming program,
Seeds of Success. Created in partnership with
Green Duluth, the Zeppa Foundation and the
City of Duluth, Seeds of Success provides
employment opportunities to low-income youth
through urban agriculture. The program
currently has eight sites throughout the city of
Duluth, ranging from an old tennis court in
Chester Bowl to a formerly blighted lot in
Lincoln Park. Program staff and community
volunteers work together to grow a wide
variety of fresh produce. In addition to
creating green jobs and neighborhood green
spaces, the program seeks to include low-
income community members in the local food
system. Income-eligible volunteers earn
shares of the harvest, as well as the
knowledge and tools to grow their own
vegetables and herbs at home.
South St. Louis Soil & Water
Conservation District - Duluth, MN
Website: www.southstlouisswcd.org
Company Info: The mission of the South St.
Louis Soil and Water Conservation District is
to provide technical, educational, and
financial resources to land occupiers in order
to implement practices and projects that
preserve, protect, and enhance water quality
and other natural resources.
Stark Enterprises - Duluth, MN
Website: www.starkllc.com
Company Info: Water, waste and energy
consulting focusing on low energy, zero waste
and rain water harvesting designs.
Sustainable Twin Ports Early Adopter
Project – Twin Ports Region of MN and WI
Website: www.sustainabletwinports. org
Company Info: An Early Adopter implements
innovative technologies ahead of the
majority. The Twin Ports Early Adopter
Project is focused on training greater
Duluth/Superior area businesses,
organizations and municipalities in
environmentally, economically and socially
sustainable practices.
The Green Mercantile - Duluth, MN
Website: www.greenmercantile.com
Company Info: A local store with a global
impact
The Hillsider - Duluth, MN
Website: the-hillsider.blogspot.com
Company Info: The Hillsider is a monthly
paper created through the work of a non-
profit board encouraging and promoting the
good things about Duluth's Central Hillside,
East Hillside and Lincoln Park neighborhoods.
Twin Ports Testing - Superior, WI
Website: www.twinportstesting.com
Company Info: In business since 1972, Twin
Ports Testing, Inc. (TPT) was initially formed
as a non-destructive testing company. Over
the years, TPT expanded by adding
Geotechnical Engineering and Construction
Material testing, Environmental and Industrial
Hygiene consulting, and a Chemistry
Laboratory for fuels analysis. TPT has been
instrumental in fostering the development of
renewable fuels. As an active member of the
Pellet Fuels Institute, TPT is part of a team
leading the way for pelletized and densified
fuel standards. Located in Superior WI, TPT is
proud to provide quality testing services to the
local, national, and international arena. This
company is a Sustainable Twin Ports Early
Adopter.
University of Wisconsin-Superior -
Superior, WI
Company Info: The University of Wisconsin-
Superior is a 4 year institution of Higher
Learning. Our goal for participating in the
Early Adopters program was to learn more
about sustainability, identify our current
sustainability issues, and develop a plan for
improving our efforts in being a more eco-
friendly campus. This organization is a
Sustainable Twin Ports Early Adopter.
UMD Office of Sustainability - Duluth, MN
Website: www.addinguptozero.com
Ventera Energy – Duluth, MN
Website: www.venteraenergy.com
Company Info: Ventera is proud to present
to the world our all-new 10 kilowatt VT10 Wind
Turbine, our exclusive taper leg self-
supporting tower and the first ever dual wind
and solar input, dual peak power tracking 12
kilowatt VI12 Synchronous Inverter. In wind
regimes having 12.5 mph-5.5m/s or better
average wind speeds at 30 feet (10 meters
elevation), we have achieved our goal of a 10-
year payback for many if not most potential
users.
Wagner Zaun Architecture, Inc. -
Duluth, MN
Website: www.wagnerzaun.com
Company Info: Wagner Zaun Architecture is
a full-service architectural firm specializing in
energy-efficient design. Our booth will feature
our work in residential design, along with
providing consumer information about energy-
efficient, sustainable buildings.
The Western Lake Superior Sanitary
District (WLSSD) - Duluth, MN
Website: www.wlssd.duluth.mn.us
Company Info: The Western Lake Superior
Sanitary District (WLSSD) provides solid
waste management and wastewater services
for an approximately 500 square mile region
around Duluth, Minnesota that includes the
cities of Duluth, Cloquet, Hermantown,
Proctor, Carlton, Scanlon, Thomson and
Wrenshall, and the surrounding townships.
WLSSD's nationally recognized pollution
prevention programs serve as models across
the nation and its award-winning operations,
facilities and environmental programs stand
as evidence of the area's commitment to a
clean environment and economic stability.
Zeitgeist Arts - Duluth, MN
Website: www.zeitgeistartscafe.com
Company Info: Zeitgeist Arts is a
philanthropic social venture of the A.H. Zeppa
Family Foundation that seeks to create
socially responsible and environmentally
sustainable enterprises that support and
celebrate the arts. Proceeds from Zeitgeist
Arts are returned to the Foundation allowing
further giving locally, regionally, and globally
to organizations that support the overall
missions of the Foundation.
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