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Education Programs
Additional Resources

MidAmerican Energy provides the following additional educational resources.
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SafetyLink Zone Web Site –
An interactive Web site that offers students valuable safety
lessons and free classroom materials for teachers.
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Web-Based Virtual Plant Tours – Tour a
generation facility without leaving the
classroom, and expose students to the inner workings of a coal,
combustion,
wind or geothermal facility. The online animated tours, complete with narration and captions, showcase the entire energy process.
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History of Wind – Visit MidAmerican's Wind Energy Web site for information about MidAmerican's
project and a detailed history of wind energy.
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Teachers who used MidAmerican's resources also found the following listings useful for finding free or inexpensive energy-related information.
Coal
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Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs Department of Coal Development and Marketing 620
E. Adams Springfield, IL 62701 217-782-6370
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American Coal Foundation 1130 17th Street, N.W., Suite 220 Washington,
D.C. 20036-4604 202-466-8630; fax 202-466-8632
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation Energy Systems, Communications Department P.O. Box 355, Bay 216E Pittsburgh,
PA 15230-0355 412-374-6803
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General
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Energy Quest Energy Education from the California Energy Commission www.energyquest.ca.gov
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Exploratorium www.exploratorium.edu/snacks
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National Energy Information Center, EI-30 Energy Information Administration Forrestal Building, Room 1F-048 Washington,
D.C. 20585 202-586-8800
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Energy Information Administration www.eia.doe.gov
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation Energy Systems, Communications Department P.O. Box 355, Bay 216E Pittsburgh,
PA 15230-0355 412-374-6803
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Bill Nye the Science Guy www.billnye.com
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Edison Electric Institute www.eei.org
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Electric Drive Transportation Association www.electricdrive.org
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Geothermal
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Geothermal Education Office 664 Hilary Drive Tiburon,
CA 94920 800-866-4436; fax 405-435-7737
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Geothermal Resources Council www.geothermal.org/what.html
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Natural Gas
Nuclear
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Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington,
D.C. 20006-3708 202-739-8000 www.nei.org
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U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy NE-12 Plans and Evaluation Division Washington,
D.C. 20585 301-903-6590
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Wind
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American Wind Energy Association 122 C Street, N.W., Suite 220 Washington,
D.C. 20001 202-383-2500; fax 202-383-2505
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