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APPENDIX ENERGY CITY COMMISSION <br /> INTERVIEWS <br /> I see it to promote energy conscious applications and certainly promote recycling. I think <br /> recycling is a big part of that. The Commission has been going on since 1997. It's a long-standing <br /> Commission. We also have municipal utilities, where we provide energy, and so that is tightly <br /> connected. <br /> Kallie: How important is Energy City to you? <br /> I think it is the City's mantra. There is another side, or another approach called Powered by <br /> Nature, which is a pretty common label used by many companies. It's not trademarked per se, <br /> whereas as Energy City is trademarked. <br /> Kallie: Is there anything that would make Energy City more important to you or make it <br /> more attractive? <br /> Well I have a passion, I am also on the Park and Recreation Commission, where we just updated <br /> our by-laws.We added things like rain gardens,nature preserves,and nature areas. <br /> Kallie: Okay, in this sense, we were wondering about Energy City and Powered by Nature, <br /> do you see them working together or what is their relationship? <br /> Well they both have different roots, and Energy City been around a little longer. I think they <br /> should work together. Perhaps that's an issue that we have, how to do that. We could use your <br /> help on that. <br /> Kallie: Do you find that it might confuse residents or do they understand the role of Energy <br /> City and the role of Powered by Nature? <br /> Powered by Nature is probably heard more, because you have heard it from a couple hundred <br /> advertisers. Whereas Energy City, we haven't heard that enough, but so many things we are <br /> doing,and we have a grant. <br /> 0 <br /> Page 84 UNIVERSITY of ST.THOMAS <br /> �'_M_-AGY�C] <br /> Opus College of Business <br />