NEF Has Moved
National Energy Foundation has relocated its offices. The new address is 145 South 400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. The new headquarters is a renovated house built in 1902 which has been retrofitted for office use. The move will allow NEF to more closely live its mission of Cultivating and Promoting an Energy Literate Society by providing a more energy efficient building and promoting alternate transportation methods (mass transit and walking) for the employees.

BLM Video Project
The Utah Bureau of Land Management and NEF have teamed up to create a script for a new educational film about mine safety called Stay Out and Stay Alive. The film, which has yet to be produced, will feature a song written by NEF’s own Gary Swan; Mr. Swan also wrote and performed all the songs from the popular Rock Music CD. For the script writing, NEF contracted the services of Lezlee Whiting. NEF would like to thank Terri Snyder (Utah BLM) and Lucy Malin (Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining) for their support and help with the project.

ICE
Though the entry deadline of January 31st, 2008 has come and gone, Igniting Creative Energy is in full swing at National Energy Foundation. Over the past two weeks, judges from across the country have critiqued over 1,500 projects. The projects come from both the United States and Canada in the form of essays, art, PowerPoint presentations, websites, dioramas, posters, and other creative media. This year marks the eighth annual Igniting Creative Energy Challenge and NEF would like to thank Johnson Controls Inc, Philips Lighting, and the United States Energy Association for their support as well as all the teachers and students for their entries.

Citizens Gas Adult Ed
NEF and Citizens Gas share common goals concerning the importance of energy efficiency and energy education. Together they have launched an adult training program for employees that interact directly with the public. These employees will receive training services, educational materials, and energy efficiency technologies that will assist them to better understand energy efficiency and conservation and will enable them to pass along energy savings tips and strategies to the consumers. NEF has created a nine-step Take Action Guide for use in the Citizens Gas Adult Education program. Sunny Dent, NEF Master Trainer and Vice President of Program Operations conducted 18 sessions at Citizens Gas locations in Indianapolis, IN during the month of February training approximately 250 Citizen Gas employees.

Coordinators Conference
National Energy Foundation held its annual coordinators conference February 5, 2008 at the Hampton Inn in Salt Lake City. Coordinators from Florida and Idaho joined the Utah team to share best practices, learn about what's new at NEF, plan and strategize program implementation for next year as well as participate as preliminary judges for the 2008 Igniting Creative Energy Challenge. The sessions included training on new NEF materials and a thorough introduction to NEF's new national Think! Energy program.