1. 6 th Annual Biomass Workshop & Tour The Biomass Initiative at Providence Bruce Duggan Director BullerCentre.com

2. Providence is what? Christian small rural

3. actions carpooling recycling energy retrofits ‐ windows ‐ insulation ‐ boilers community garden geothermal wind research biomass rural transit campus redesign Providence Creation Care about energy  distributed biomass heating

4. distributed natural gas biomass heating “heats more than 1 building” natural gas biomass

6. carpooling recycling energy retrofits ‐ windows ‐ insulation ‐ boilers community garden geothermal wind research biomass rural transit campus redesign What Now?  replicate in other institutions Biomass Brokerage Manitoba Biomass Brokerage Manitoba  industry infrastructure – a brokerage  distributed biomass heating

7. A Brokerage? examples Manitoba Buy & Sell kijiji eBay Manitoba Hay Registry Pellet Zone Stick Man

8. cattails forestry residue urban forest prunings wood production residue willow straw food production residue loose baled cubed pelletized truck rail ash silo elevator shed barn stove stoker generator A Brokerage Makes a Market

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17. for Providence “The earth is the Lord’s”  Psalm 24 ‐ we’re accountable ‐ and so we’re making a start Why?