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Project proposal for "Ride for the Sun" Scholarship Program

 

     

 

 

Iain Deason

Mentored by Juan Reynosa

In affiliation with the UNM Sustainability studies program, New Mexico Solar Energies Association, Sierra Club, and New Mexico Youth Organized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abstract:

Over the next three months there will be a fantastic opportunity to allow youth to enter the professional world of renewable energies and play a role in it too. With New Mexico providing some of the most profitable conditions for solar energy, it is a great way for local youth to secure what is right for their energy and their future. There should be no reason that a new coal-fired power plant was scheduled to be commissioned in the Four-corners region. Workshops provided by New Mexico Solar Energy Association (NMSEA) can allow its students to take action at the local level and learn the skills necessary to make change in a recession-proof industry. By educating youth at the local training seminars it allows them to learn invaluable skills that can potentially give them a job for summer, job for school, or a career to fulfill their own creative goals. Applicants of the program will have the chance to:

    Enroll in solar energies workshop in August per Diem (for free!)

    Learn skills that can educate the practices of putting together PV systems with hands on training.

    Provide the background to take more advanced licenses

When it comes to the sustainability of New Mexico, the youth of today is going to be providing to the New Mexican economy within the decade. Alternative Energies remain a crucial instrument into the issuing change. The Ride for the Sun Scholarship Program will allow endorsers to sponsor a local cyclist mile-for-mile to help benefit the potential youth to earn scholarships. Sponsors can pledge any increment any time from now until August. And using Internet and GPS technologies miles will be updated accurately. The sun is a blessing to the area and its best to harvest the best minds and our most important national resource available.

 

 

 

 

 

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Goals:

The intention of the project to facilitate youth to follow a career path that is both sustainable in nature, and also dealing with a renewable energy source. With New Mexico, an area diverse with its energy potentials, we are often lacking in solar technologies, relying on out-of-state or international businesses to produce results that could be homemade.

My goal is to allow the opportunity for two to five young, passionate individuals the chance to take a solar power design workshop provided through New Mexico Solar Energy Association (NMSEA) in early August. I will be creating a schlorship allowing students across the state to take a workshop per Diem. To aid in the cause I will be reaching out to the community for support in turn by showing good faith of energy independence A fundraising-sponsorship will follow my bicycle commuting as a way to raise money. 

In order to fundraise the costs of people taking the course ( I am planning on raising up to 3000 dollars), a corresponding fundraising program will be used. A program where people can sign up via PayPal on the Internet will allow sponsors to pledge amounts from April 1^st to August 1^st. During this time I will ask local businesses and interested individuals if they would be interested in sponsoring me for a month at a time for a dollar-a-mile basis of my commuting.  A GPS tracker will tabulate my progress Participation is not mandatory—people agreeing to sponsor can cancel at any time and the tax exemption number will be given with the donations.  

I will create an application process very similar to an internship asking for a general overview of the people that might be willing to get involved.  I will be asking there name, age, education as well as allow creative responses with the questions:

What motivates you to be involved in your community and what was one of your first experiences doing this?

What do you think the greatest that can achieved with solar power in New Mexico?

 Intentions:

I want to create a scholarship that will rethink the way many people look at the local energy sector. It does not all need t be done by huge corporate entities; it can actually be changed at the local level. By getting young people involved that would generally not have the financial means necessary, it will empower our community and help make Albuquerque a model for responsible energy consumption.

 

Tales of the Drag'nfly: Day 1-3

SO it is called the "drag'n'fly cue to the fact that the 30lbs. of gear makes the bike so ridiculously heavy when going uphill, but makes it soar when going downhill. Drag and Fly get it? Its also a trucker reference as well.

Well the first couple of days have been a success. I would have managed on making it to Sante Fe in 4.5 hours, but alas flat tires have a different say in the manner.I was treated to good company adnd even better spagetti-macaroni hybrid dinner. I fell asleep soundly knowingthat today was the first day of many. The next day woke up to a long ride along Sante Fe roads. After doing the Century in this city was not too pleased with the condition of the roads especially for cycling. I would expect that Bill Richardson would have paved the streets with gold or turquoise(there isn't a spell checker on this public computer). And I decided it would be fun to take the "Scenic High road to Taos; without hesitation I would be emersed in a world of brutal rolling hills, beautiful landscapes, and towns in New Mexico that I only thought would exist in books or museum dioramas. There were about 4 (or close to it) mountain passes I had to undertake most going over 10000, granted I did take "high road" superficially. I made it finally into Taos after battling hills for eight hours and muscles on fire.
Mostof the communities her I could tell that there was a lack of inherent infastructure with the initial viewing of Bud Light cans littering the highway could only co that drinking during the process of driving was only a suggestuon rather than a law. Using penasco as an example, there appeared it used to be a thriving community but the huge amont of buildings were boarded up and many of the remaining businesses catered to the particular tourist that might have car problems. I did thoough enjoy the dandelions having their first bloom today as the seedlings seemed to flood the air that I breathed. I fell asleep unsoundly in a campsite nearby a river in Shady Brook, NM. Red ants I have determined, are quite possibly the best way to wake someone up. Today's top speed have 40.5 mph.

The next day I needed to restock my food and other supples. relising that I could not survive solely on ClifBars and homemade beef jerky, decided to raid the pantries in the humble family cbin that is located therein. I decided to take a rest day here to prepare myself for the 150+ mile ride that is going to happen the following day. Tomorrow I will not be entering the familar surroundings of the Land of Enchantment. But instead my tires will be cristening Colorado, New Mexico's hat, for the first time.

Are you ready for a Renewable Energy Economy?

If you are aged 18 to 25, apply for a scholarship to take a solar design workshop through Albuquerque's New Mexico Solar Energy Association (NMSEA).

Link for the application is here



Deadline for application is on July 1st, so don't hesitate.

Project Proposal

Ride for the Sun Scholarship Program

Over the next three months there will be a fantastic opportunity to allow youth to enter the professional world of renewable energies and play a role in it too. With New Mexico providing some of the most profitable conditions for solar energy, it is a great way for local youth to secure what is right for their energy and their future. There should be no reason that a new coal-fired power plant was scheduled to be commissioned in the Four Corners region. Workshops provided by New Mexico Solar Energy Association (NMSEA) can allow its students to take action at the local level and learn the skills necessary to make change in a recession-proof industry. By educating youth at the local training seminars it allows them to learn invaluable skills that can potentially give them a job for summer, job for school, or a career to fulfill their own creative goals. Applicants of the program will have the chance to:

Enroll in solar energies workshop in August per Diem (for free!)

Learn skills that can educate the practices of putting together PV systems with hands on training.

Alternative energies remain a crucial instrument into the issuing change and when it comes to the sustainability of New Mexico, the youth of today are going to be providing to local economy within the decade. In order to reach the goals of getting several active youth from different areas into these programs. The Ride for the Sun Scholarship Program will allow people to sponsor a local cyclist mile-for-mile on a cycling tour to add awareness to renewable energies and help benefit the potential youth to enter the program. The goal of the program is to raise 2000 dollars, which would yield lots of sunscreen, bike shorts and devotion. And using a internet and video technologies miles will be updated accurately and published on the blog: rideforthesun.blogspot.com. The sun is a blessing to the area and its best to harvest the best minds and our most important national resource available. Why not endorse those actions that are going to collaborate these two resources together?