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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 13h

The Illinois EPA Clean Industry Concierge has launched! Industry leaders, gov officials & technical experts met for the IL Clean Industry Concierge Kick-Off Workshop & Industrial Heat Pump Bootcamp, both part of the Illinois' Climate Action Plan. Check out the details here: cleanindustry.uic.edu

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We have been recognized by @wifr.com for our recent free, hands-on workshop to help businesses transition to safer, more sustainable packaging at at Katie's Cup. We provide free assessments with personable support to food-focused businesses. Learn more: smartenergy.illinois.edu/a-safer-futu...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Register for Illinois Innovation Network 2026 Conference: Powering Illinois Together coming up Oct. 22-23 at Southern IL Univ. Edwardsville. Join INN & learn about projects to support ethical, socially engaged & sustainable economic growth in Illinois. Register here: iin.uillinois.edu/conference/

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Illinois Innovation Network Conference 2026: Powering Illinois’ Future Together

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The IL Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity has released 3 notices of opportunity for 3 CEJA programs: the Clean Jobs Workforce Network, Energy Transition Navigators & the Climate Works Pre-apprenticeship. Application deadline is 10/30, 2026. Click for details: dceo.illinois.gov/ceja/ceja-pr...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Next week is the IL Concierge Kick-Off Workshop & Industrial Heat Pump Bootcamp at Elgin Community College on 10/6 & 7. This two-day in-person event features two industry-focused workshops on decarbonization. To learn more & to register click here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/hyfk7h8

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Food waste generates enormous amounts of GHG emissions, especially methane, which is created when food breaks down in landfills. The EPA estimates the US annual food waste emissions are greater than those from all domestic & international US flights. More here: www.epa.gov/sustainable-...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

EnergySense, with Choose DuPage, Kane County & the @prairieresearch.bsky.social, provides free tech assistance to 10 small food-focused companies, and then recommendations to reduce food & resource waste & improve operational sustainability. Apply here! tinyurl.com/2s4cxkds #fwpw2026

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In 2020, the Wasted Food Action Alliance spearheaded the development of the Food Waste Reduction Toolkit for Illinois Schools, with input from stakeholders throughout the state. Help spread the message by sharing it with teachers and schools in your area! wastedfoodaction.org/school-toolk...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The theme for Food Waste Prevention Week 2026 is Food Heroes in Your Neighborhood! Highlight your food waste prevention heroes on social media! Share a photo & your reason & tag @savethefoodweek & your nominee & include #FoodHeroesInMyHood. And check out: foodwastepreventionweek.com

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A major aspect of the US Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 is to reduce or eliminate “waste at the source, promoting the use of nontoxic substances." These actions save lives, & billions of dollars in pollution clean up. Learn about the P2 Act & other policies here: www.epa.gov/p2/pollution...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This Pollution Prevention Week, are you wondering what you can do to help prevent pollution in your community? The US EPA has tips for what we can do at home, work and school to help reduce pollution. Check it out here: www.epa.gov/p2/what-you-.... #P2Week2026

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Safer Foodware Initiative is a collaboration of EnergySense, IL Green Business Association, Takeout 25, Bright Beat & Seven Generations to promote widespread adoption of PFAS-free single use foodware to protect human health. Learn more: smartenergy.illinois.edu/a-safer-futu... #P2Week2026

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Food Waste Prevention Week (FWPW) is Sept. 28 - Oct. 4, 2026. EnergySense will be sharing relevant tips, resources, & highlights from IL projects during the week on social media. Be sure to follow us & learn more at foodwastepreventionweek.com #FWPW2026

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Food Waste Prevention Week | Save Food

Join the global campaign to reduce food waste and make a positive environmental impact.

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Join EnergySense, Energy Resource Center & the Industrial Heat Pump Alliance Oct. 6 and 7, for the IL Concierge Kick-Off Workshop & Industrial Heat Pump Bootcamp, industry-focused workshops at Elgin Community College. Learn more & register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/hyfk7h8

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Join EnergySense, IL Green Business Association & Sustain Rockford for a free, hands-on workshop to help you transition to safer, more sustainable packaging. Learn about cost-effective sourcing, gain peer insights & make local connections. Register here: energysense.uillinois.edu/events/13591/

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Illinois Solar for All, a state program to make solar accessible to residents, nonprofits & public facilities in low-income communities & environmental injustice areas, has been gaining momentum. Learn if you qualify here: www.illinoissfa.com For more, read: www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The IL Climate Bank has announced the 4th round of funding for the IL CPRG: Small Utility Clean Energy Planning Grant Program to support municipal & cooperative electric utilities transition to clean energy. Deadline is 11/13/26. For more details: illinoisclimatebank.com/financing-pr...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Our Asst. Dir. Cassie Carroll appeared w. Saba Haider from the DuPage Co. Board & Jennifer Larson from Chicago Glue & Machine on the DuPage Business Beat podcast to discuss Chicago Glue & Machine becoming the 1st in DuPage to achieve IL Green Bus. Certification! Listen here: lnkd.in/duFEZMEG

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Call for poster abstracts! The IL Innovation Network's Conference 2026: Powering Illinois’ Future Together will be 10/ 22-23 @ SIU Edwardsville. Research poster presentations will be on 10/23. Deadline is 9/21/26. Register for the conference & submit your abstract here: iin.uillinois.edu/conference/

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Illinois Innovation Network Conference 2026: Powering Illinois’ Future Together

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Join staff at Sangchris Lake State Park for a Habitat Initiative Tour to learn how they turned an area of turfgrass into a thriving 3-year old prairie. Restoring habitats is a central goal of @illinoisdnr.bsky.social Climate Action Plan (CAP). Register here: forms.illinois.edu/sec/549274193

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Choose DuPage IL will hold a free & public webinar on how to access clean, affordable energy with community solar on 9/16 at 1 pm. Register for this webinar to learn the about this history & benefits community solar in Illinois. Click to register: www.choosedupage.com/events/susta...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

EnergySense joined @illinoisdnr.bsky.social at the IL State Fair to educate people on actions to fix climate change & to share details of IDNR's Climate Action Plan. Visitors also shared their actions: tree planting, EV & heat pump adoption & more. See IDNR’s CAP: dnr.illinois.gov/content/dam/...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Illinois EPA has announced a NOFO for the Public Buildings Energy Efficiency Program, which provides financial assistance for energy efficiency improvements at public buildings owned by municipalities, counties, etc. Deadline is 9/30/26. For details, click: epa.illinois.gov/topics/energ...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The IL Climate Education Hub, in partnership with SubjectToClimate, offers lesson plans, teacher guides & more to help IL teachers educate their students on climate change. Also, register for the Zero Waste: Back to School Webinar on 9/15: illinoisclimateeducation.org

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Starting 5/27, the Chicago-area electricity grid will meet demand during heatwaves by turning up participating household smart thermostats, which will reduce the region’s demand by the equivalent of several power plants. For more on this ComEd program: insideclimatenews.org/news/0207202...

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Smart Thermostats Will Soon Come to the Rescue During Heatwaves - Inside Climate News

An Illinois virtual power plant program shows how networks of home appliances can reduce strain on the grid.

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

@uofigrainger.bsky.social mechanical science & engineering professor Kyle Smith & IL grad students Paul Rozzi & Jeong A Lee, in partnership with Toyota, have developed a new way to pull CO2 directly from the atmosphere using a battery type device. For more, click: news.illinois.edu/new-electroc...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

EnergySense website is currently down. We are working to address the problem. In the meantime, if you need to contact us, please email us at energysense-info@uillinois.edu. Thank you for your understanding! We'll let you know when we are back up and running!

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

IL American Water is now accepting applications for their Hydration Station Grant Program that will award bottle-filling stations to select eligible organizations located within IL American Water’s service territory. The deadline to apply is 9/4/26. Learn more here: www.amwater.com/ilaw/News-Co...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is holding a series of in-person and virtual informational events for potential applicants, partners, and workforce system stakeholders. To see a full list of these workshops, click here: dceo.illinois.gov/ceja/ceja-pr...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

On 8/25, EnergySense will hold a training webinar on the IL Energy Conservation Code: COMcheck & REScheck, software that helps builders demonstrate energy code compliance & generate reports for code officials based on project inputs. Please register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ae06b8...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

EnergySense Assistant Director Cassie Carroll will speak at the Illinois Circularity Conference, taking place August 19-20, 2026, at the EVEN Chicago-Tinley Park Hotel and Convention Center. To view the full menu of events and to register, please click: illinoiscircularityconference.org/agenda

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Today @ISBEnews is hosting a webinar at 4pm to provide information/resources for IL teachers teaching climate change. To register for this event, click: apps.isbe.net/pdplus/index... Interested by not an IL k-12 teacher? Join here: teams.microsoft.com/meet/2595521...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

U of I is coordinating a statewide survey open to all IL adults to learn about food waste at home and to guide efforts that support cost savings, stronger communities, reduce landfill & a healthier environment Please help by taking the survey! Click here: illinois.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

EnergySense joins @IllinoisDNR once more at the IL State Fair to educate fairgoers at the Climate Action Plan tent on how small changes in daily routines can add up to big wins for our environment. Learn more about the fair & Conservation World here: dnr.illinois.gov/conservation...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Our next energy code training session will be held 8/25/26, 12:00pm - 1:30pm online on IL Energy Conservation Code: COMcheck & REScheck: how to use these US Department of Energy’s online software compliance tools. More info & registration link here: energysense.uillinois.edu/events/comch...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The IL Dept of Commerce & Economic Opportunity is holding in-person funding workshops for CEJA Workforce Training Programs later this August. For more info, register for the preview kickoff call on 8/12, by clicking here: illinoisstate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Clemson University partnered with the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) to study the impact food residue has on the recyclability and consumer treatment of paper packaging to learn how the process can be improved. For more info on this study, click: trellis.net/article/food...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Recent analysis from the Rainforest Foundation Norway shows that indigenous people have received less than 1% of the money from the Green Climate Fund. Learn more about what needs to be done to meet the needs of indigenous people around the globe, click: grist.org/indigenous/i...

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Indigenous peoples bear the brunt of climate change — and get almost none of the money to fight it

Billion-dollar climate funds have structural barriers that keep Indigenous peoples from accessing them. Advocates say that's not a bug, it's a feature.

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

DuPageCounty & ChooseDuPage gathered with EnergySense to celebrate local sustainability initiatives driving resilient growth with 3 incredible green business leaders: Fringe Salon Experience, Tierra Distilling Company & Birches Assisted Living. For more, www.choosedupage.com/sustainable-...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The Illinois Climate Bank recently announced that their Community EV Charging Program -- the 1st sites funded by the USDOT Charging & Fueling Infrastructure Grant have come online in Springfield and Charleston! For more, visit: illinoisclimatebank.com/news-updates/

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The Climate & Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) Capacity Grant Program application window closes this Friday! The CEJA Capacity Grant provides IL community-based organizations with funding & much more. Applications are due 7/24 at 11:59pm CT. For more info, click: sway.cloud.microsoft/5TA7mRTe03cT...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The IDOT has opened their 4th National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding round for organizations developing charging sites for passenger & medium to heavy duty vehicles in Illinois. Submit by this Monday, 7/20! Full details here: idot.illinois.gov/programs-and...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The Next Generation Codes Coalition seeks to give jurisdictions pathways to strengthen their residential building energy codes “to increase energy savings, reduce water use & air pollution, & improve comfort & health.” Access the overlay toolkit here: www.aceee.org/toolkit/2026...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

From 8/2 to 8/5, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy will hold their 2026 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings; professionals from around the world to share research to improve efficiency, affordability & resiliency. For more info, click: www.aceee.org/2026-summer-...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Chicago Climate Week Career Development Day is 7/23 featuring IIN on Panel 3: From Research Lab to Community Impact: Building the Green Research Workforce on the education & career opportunities through the IL University System. Learn more & register: luma.com/le8ovmpu

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

July 23 from 4:30 to 7pm @ Tierra Distilling in Clarendon Hills, @ChooseDuPage is holding a Chicago Climate Week Business Panel & Social featuring business leaders leading the charge in environmental stewardship & sustainable economic growth. Register here: events.humanitix.com/chicago-clim...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The Plastic Free July is an initiative to help reduce plastic waste through simple choices. According to the Plastic Free July, they “share resources & ideas to help people, workplaces, schools & communities reduce single-use plastic waste. For more visit: www.plasticfreejuly.org

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

On Thursday, July 16th at 9am CT, the British Consulate-General Chicago is holding a unique webinar entitled, UK Experience with Heat Networks to share the UK’s goals and strategies to double their clean thermal energy networks. To register, click: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d40e2c...

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EnergySense Resilience Center @energysense.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Geothermal networks are making inroads in the US, requiring the need for vast workforce expansion. To develop this workforce, several organizations have come together to form the Geothermal Drillers Association. For more information, visit the GDA here: geothermaldrillersassociation.org/about-gda

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Geothermal Drillers Association

Promoting professionalism in the geothermal drilling industry through access to education, safety, and business resources

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