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Concerned Citizens of Platte County, Inc. (CCPC)

August 2009 Newsletter

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Greetings!
Boy - did we have fun at the Trivia Challenge. Check out the photos and congrats to the winners - Jim Crist, Bill Roush, Gary Brush, David Avila, Ellen Brenneman, and Melissa Hope! Thanks to everyone that came - for your donations and your support.

Susan Brown
Director, Concerned Citizens of Platte County


Duct Sealing Party - Sept. 12 - 9am to noon
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If you have ever wanted to find out how to seal your own ducts and your rim joists - or just find out what those are - this is the party for you. Mike O'Connell with The Hayes Company and The Insulating Professionals will be at my house in Dearborn to show us all how to DIY. This will help reduce heating and AC bills. We can only take a very limited number of people so RSVP to Susan Brown (just reply to this e-mail) as soon as possible. Some of you more handy souls will be asked to help. Refreshments provided - Free.


Wind and Solar Showroom Grand Opening - Sept. 26 - 8am-3pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Visit the first of it's kind wind and solar showroom in KC opening in Lenexa, KS. You can touch and feel real wind turbines and different types of solar panels - including PV, Thermal and Air Heating. More info at The Energy Savings Store website.


Scotland County, MO Voters don't want CAFOs
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Scotland County voters voted 58% in favor of reinstating their county health ordinance protecting homeowners from the threat of large livestock confinement operations. County Commissioners were "shocked" by the results and have promised to bring back the health ordinance.

In a related story, a Missouri couple near Stockton Lake won $1.1 million in July in a lawsuit against a nearby hog farm.


Headlines
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Missouri posted the fastest growth in wind installations in US in second quarter 2009.

Renewable power consumption up, overall power use down.

KCP&L going green at new HQ.


Contact Information
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phone: 816-877-6760





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