Power Innovators:

What a creative structure for presenting all the research and thinking you've done! I happen to live in Skokie, so I'm particularly interested in what you have to offer in terms of "think globally, act locally." That's an awesome list of Social Innovation ideas, both written and in the four videos.

Your work raised so many new questions to investigate!

•power requirements of large planes; how to provide enough and reliably?•smart grid; getting renewables into the power supply
•drag created by a wind turbine on a car
•the mechanism of the cleaning boat idea; has anyone invented one yet? website and app: plasticpatrol.co.uk
•mass transportation, especially where the population is low
•upkeep for tree seedlings (especially watering)
•native plants as carbon sinks and natural drainage (with or instead of trees)
•Are your planned trees all native to Illinois? That's important to maintaining a habitat for local flora and fauna.
•Why is American Sweetgum better?
•Zero Waste cycle: http://zwia.org/zero-waste-business-principles/

How can Go Green Skokie and Evanston's Tree Keepers group help with your tree planting campaign?
•https://www.facebook.com/GO-GREEN-Skokie-128246927788376/
•https://www.openlands.org/trees/treekeepers/
•https://www.facebook.com/EvanstonTrees/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARBrxh7owAYncAhPyjYP0N8npBa0AmLWi3vtTIjAXKJd5INppd98vXbJS70HEhYiJBBCr-jiMu9cbtY8

May I forward your slide presentation to the Go Green Skokie group?