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Have you noticed the increased price of fuel?
Blog Series #2 by Jim Brown As prices for fuel continue to rise, you might begin to look for ways to reduce how many miles you put on your car. You might also have noticed that your electric bill has...
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Prince of Darkness over Phantom Loads
Blog Series #3 by Jim Brown “Hey! It’s the Energy Guy!” said one of the group of teachers walking out of the building. “My lights are off!” exclaimed another. On another day I was greeted with “Hey Mr....
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PG&E Summer High School Fellowship
PG&E Summer Fellowship Program Wraps Up! PG&E and NEED just wrapped up a mostly virtual Summer Fellowship program for twenty high school juniors and seniors from throughout the Pacific Gas and...
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It Makes “Cents”
There are many things we can do to use less energy and use it more wisely. These things involve energy conservation and energy efficiency. Although many people use these two terms interchangeably,...
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2022 California Science Educator Conference
2022 California Science Education Conference Reflection from a long-time attendee, presenter, and exhibitor. Hooray! Just in time, the return of the annual conference for California Science Educators!...
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Energy Education in San Pedro
This past Friday (February 10, 2023), NEED provided an engaging energy education workshop in San Pedro, CA with 33 K-12 classroom teachers and educators from local Boys and Girls Clubs. This workshop...
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PG&E Career Exploration Week
NEED loves creating opportunities for students to work with mentors to learn about exciting careers in energy. In July, we piloted a new model program in two communities called “PG&E Career...
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PECO Summer Internship
You may find yourself asking, what does a day in the life of a NEED and Exelon Foundation STEM Academy scholar look like? Luckily, I am here to help! My name is Emily Curran, and I am a class of 2026...
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Decarbonization
The term “decarbonization” is popping up everywhere. But what does it mean? Decarbonization is a method of climate change mitigation used for removal or reduction of carbon dioxide output into the...
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Dominion Energy Wind for Schools
Hampton Roads Students Harness the Power of Wind, Thanks to NEED and Dominion Energy Thanks to a partnership between the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation and the National Energy Education...
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Energy Awareness Month
What are your students doing to celebrate Energy Awareness Month? Each year, the U.S. Department of Energy designates October as Energy Awareness Month. During the month, many schools undertake energy...
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Pi Day and NEED Education at Rochester School
March 14th is International Pi Day. This year, at Rochester School, students from science, math, and technology organized a show and tell of their best projects from class for Pi Day. Rochester School...
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Student STEM Workshop at the Offshore Technology Conference
On May 8, 2025, Energy4me held a successful Student STEM Workshop at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston with nearly 100 students from the Houston area to learn about the industry. NEED had...
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Open Letter Elon Musk, Tesla Motor CoDear Elon,Thank you for naming your car company after me. Doing so has renewed interest in who I was and what I contributed to society. Thomas Edison and Guglielmo...
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Celebrating 45 Years of NEED Curriculum
Sometime in the past 45 years, you may have attended a NEED Energy Education Workshop, where you mastered the Science of Energy stations, made an anemometer and designed wind turbine blades; observed...
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High School EV Challenge With PG&E Crosses the Finish Line!
An engaging STEM internship program concluded on August 5 when teams raced electric go-karts at the Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Electric Safety Academy in Livermore, CA. The EV Challenge...
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Power in Numbers
Blog by Jim Brown, NBCT, CEM7/8 STEM Teacher, Sand CreekOn-site Energy Manager What an energy manager does can vary greatly from one organization to another. Some energy managers focus solely on...
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Blog by Jim Brown, NBCT, CEM7/8 STEM Teacher, Sand CreekOn-site Energy Manager There are various reasons for instituting an energy management program. It might be to reduce expenditures on utilities,...
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Ella’s Green Thumb
NEED is excited to spotlight a new book from Dr. Kristina Anderson Griffith! Kristina is one of NEED’s talented facilitators in Alabama and we know our teachers, students, and families will enjoy her...
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