Josh Mooneyham, Will Travis, Jacob Hall and Jeremy Cox, from left, listen as a fellow Graysville Elementary student asks a question of John Davis, of Crossville, Tenn., after his presentation on how a biodiesel system is used and maintained.GRAYSVILLE, Tenn. – For Graysville Elementary School fifth-grade student Tanner Turner, the slide show presentation about energy conservation hit close to home.
“[I learned] how to save water and electricity,” Tanner said after the recent presentation on renewable energy at City Hall in Graysville, Tenn.
Representatives of the Tennessee Renewable Energy Economic Development Council, the Tennessee Valley Authority and Aries Energy discussed the benefits of water conservation, renewable energy and alternative fuel options. Members of the city maintenance crew from Crossville showed the third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students how a biodiesel system works.
Robin Heriges with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s sustainable practices office told the students they were her “energy deputies,” which sparked murmuring among the 97 students attending.
In unison with Heriges, the students recited, “I promise to look for energy thieves in my house.”