Salado, Texas Renewable Energy Stampede 2010

For everyone who attended the First Annual Renewable Energy Stampede in Salado, Texas, wasn’t it great! The line-up of speakers was excellent (even if the weather wasn’t very cooperative). Salado, Texas is such a beautiful town with a long history and friendly folks; the bluebonnets were in bloom; so a little rain here and there was tolerable.

As in most renewable energy forums we’ve attended in the last several years, the focus is mostly wind and solar energy, but there were several speakers talking about biofuels (including biodiesel). The vendors present showed many ways that home owners can take advantage of energy saving devices for even the most urban and suburban homes.

There were a number of speakers talking about waste management and ways to reduce impacts on landfills by composting and recycling on a large scale.  It is encouraging to hear business’ talk about having zero waste.  This presenter runs a restaurant in the Austin Texas area and they either compost or recycle all of the restaurant waste, eliminating the need for any trash collection.

West Texas BioEnergy isn’t about recycling and organic growing but these are topics that fit perfectly with our business vision of creating energy at the local level to support and strengthen our country and personal spheres of life.