CenterPoint Energy Puts Safety First for American Education Week in Minnesota
November 16 2009 - 10:55AM
PR Newswire (US)
Students can explore an updated educational Web site, Energy
Underground MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In honor
of American Education Week (Nov. 15 - 21), CenterPoint Energy is
providing an updated Web site, Energy Underground, which has
educational materials that can help the public be better informed
at home, work and school about natural gas. Students of all ages,
parents and educators can explore a whole new world about natural
gas safety, energy conservation, science, careers and the history
of natural gas formation. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/CNPLOGO) "We're proud
to support our educational leaders and students with free tools and
resources that can help our children learn about the safety and
benefits of natural gas," said Jean Krause, director of Corporate
Community Relations. "As committed advocates for issues related to
student education, we support administrators, teachers and parents
and are pleased to be able to utilize technology to provide
science-based online lessons and curriculum materials." The new
natural gas safety education program for K-12 features
age-appropriate resources. Students will learn valuable natural gas
safety information, such as how to detect a gas leak, have the
opportunity to write their own TV commercial and conduct
experiments like making fossils or creating earthquakes. The site
also contains lesson plans, resources and educational links for
teachers, as well as games and activities for students. CenterPoint
Energy invites the public to access the most up-to-date information
about natural gas and other energy-related topics at
http://centerpoint.energyunderground.com/. CenterPoint Energy,
Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a domestic energy
delivery company that includes electric transmission and
distribution, natural gas distribution, competitive natural gas
sales and services, interstate pipelines and field services
operations. The company serves more than five million metered
customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Oklahoma and Texas. Assets total nearly $19 billion. With about
8,800 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies
have been in business for more than 135 years. In Minnesota,
CenterPoint Energy is the state's largest natural gas distribution
utility, serving nearly 790,000 customers in 260 communities. The
utility also operates a non-regulated business in Minnesota called
Home Service PlusĀ®. For more information, visit the Web site at
http://www.centerpointenergy.com/. For more information contact
Becca Virden Phone 612.321.4879 Pager 612.531.1234
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/CNPLOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: CenterPoint Energy CONTACT:
Becca Virden of CenterPoint Energy, +1-612-321-4879, pager,
+1-612-531-1234 Web Site: http://www.centerpointenergy.com/
http://centerpoint.energyunderground.com/
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