POWER FUND BOARD MEETING, PUBLIC FORUM SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 13, 2008 IN ALGONA The Iowa Power Fund board of directors will hold three of its monthly meetings in locations around the state with the second meeting being held on Wednesday, August 13 in Algona. This meeting, as well as the last summer meeting of the Power Fund directors, will be followed by an evening public forum on energy issues. The August 13 meeting of the Power Fund directors will be held at 10:00 a.m. at the Water's Edge Nature Center, 2407 Hwy 169, Algona. The meeting will include presentations by seven applicants for funding. They will include: Soy Energy, LLC - Biodiesel Plant at Marcus using PEF Pellet Boiler; Carbon-Free Energy, LLC - Vertical Wind Turbine Manufacturer; The cornerstone BRAD, LLC managed by Bison Renewable Energy, LLC; Indigo Dawn, LLC - Green & Main, Integrating Efficiencies into a Historic Mix; I-Renew - Energy and sustainability EXPO; TPI Iowa LLC - TPI Wind Blade Advanced Manufacturing Initiative; Prairie Land Enterprises L.C - Switchgrass. The evening public forum is the second in a series of six annual forums hosted by the Office of Energy Independence. The energy forum in Algona will also be held at the Water's Edge Nature Center and will begin at 6:30 p.m. The Power Fund board of directors will hold their September meeting in Mount Vernon with a public forum to follow. Other public forums for 2008 are tentatively scheduled for Decorah in October, Sioux City in November, and a location in southeastern Iowa in December. Power Fund Events What: Power Fund Board Meeting Where: Water's Edge Nature Center, 2407 Hwy 169 Algona, IA When: Wednesday, August 13, 2008,10:00 a.m. What: Office of Energy Independence Energy Public Forum Where: Water's Edge Nature Center, 2407 Hwy 169 Algona, IA When: Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 6:30pm - 8:30pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/