Teachers to Gather at Energy Conference

Fifty-five teachers from across the nation will meet in Ventura on Saturday for a four-day conference to discuss plans to help teachers and students learn more about energy sources and conservation, said Mary Sprewell, state coordinator for the National Energy Education Development Project.

The curriculum created by the education group, which is based in Virginia, is part of a plan to get “students and teachers to research and evaluate current uses of energy and explore the possibility of uses of alternative sources of energy,” said John Romero, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Interior Minerals Management Service in Camarillo.

Students will learn about ethanol fuel, coal, electricity, geothermal energy, hydropower, natural gas, nuclear energy, petroleum, propane, solar energy and wind. They also will be taught about hybrid energy sources, such as hydroelectric power and cars fueled by electricity and petroleum.

Other issues, such as new technologies, will be addressed. The conference will be at the Ventura Holiday Inn.