Posted tagged ‘Energy Efficiency’
June 3, 2011
By Laurel Kohl, Energy Education Specialist, Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University Connecticut Outdoor and Environmental Educators (COEEA) received a $1200 grant from the Community Catalyst Fund in December 2010. That money has helped to present viewings of Mother Nature’s Child to more than 200 individuals to date, with 23 showings scheduled. [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, Climate, climate change, climate education, Community Action, Global Warming, Green House Gas Emissions, local energy, Solutions
Tags: Carbon Management, carbon neutrality, Climate action, climate change, Community Catalyst Fund, community centers, Community Planning, Connecticut, Energy Efficiency, environmental literacy, environmentalism, global warming, Mother Nature's Child, sustainability
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April 28, 2011
Roger Stephenson, APR Vice President for Programs I decided to live tweet the proceedings of last week’s NH Senate Hearing on HB 519 – the repeal of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in the Granite State. My reactions: outside the hearing, as evidenced from the Twitterverse, there is a [...]
Categories: Americans for Prosperity, climate education, Energy Efficiency, Green House Gas Emissions, green jobs, local energy, New Hampshire, Policy, RGGI
Tags: clean air-cool planet, Energy Efficiency, global warming, Local Energy Committees, New Hampshire RGGI, NH, Portsmouth Herald RGGI, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiaitive, RGGI, RGGI Repeal
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January 26, 2011
By Jim Rutala, Chair, Linwood (NJ) Environmental Commission Achieved bronze Sustainable Jersey Certification. Linwood, NJ, is part of an elite group of 67 municipalities that have achieved the prestigious Sustainable Jersey certification. Municipalities that earn the certification are considered by their peers, by state government, and by the experts and civic organizations in New Jersey, [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, Climate, climate change, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, environment, Forests, Gardening/horticulture, Global Warming, Green House Gas Emissions, local energy, sustainability, Uncategorized
Tags: carbon footprint, Carbon Management, Climate action, climate change, climate change solutions, CO2, Community Catalyst Fund, Community Planning, Energy Efficiency, environmentalism, global warming, Local Energy Committees, sustainability
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January 26, 2011
By Sumner Pingree, 725 Green Since 2007, 725 Green has been dedicated to providing voluntary action, education and local leadership to promote and assist the municipality of Sag Harbor, New York in becoming a more sustainable community. We have engaged residents and village officials in numerous initiatives focused on waste reduction, transportation, energy efficiency, stormwater [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, Climate, climate change, Climate Fellows, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, environment, Global Warming, government planning, Green House Gas Emissions, Historic Buildings, Planning, sustainability, Uncategorized
Tags: carbon footprint, Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change, climate change solutions, climate fellows, Community Catalyst Fund, Community Planning, Energy Efficiency, environmentalism, global warming, Local Energy Committees, sustainability
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January 24, 2011
By Melissa Everett, PhD, Sustainable Hudson Valley The Hudson Valley Ten Percent Challenge is a regional invitation to cut your carbon footprint 10% and get 10% of “your” people involved. Initiated by Sustainable Hudson Valley, the Challenge has been piloted with the communities of Red Hook and Warwick, New York, in preparation for regional scale-up. The Ten [...]
Categories: Climate, climate change, Community Action, Global Warming, Green House Gas Emissions, student climate action
Tags: carbon footprint, Carbon Management, Climate action, climate change, climate change solutions, Community Catalyst Fund, Community Planning, Energy Efficiency, environmentalism, global warming, Local Energy Committees, sustainability
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January 24, 2011
By Abby Morse Time’s Up! Time’s Up! is a non profit environmental activism organization run by hundreds of dedicated volunteers. We have two locations in Brooklyn and Manhattan, and work to actively engage members of our community to participate in events that promote a positive, sustainable lifestyle. One of our main focuses is alternative forms [...]
Categories: Advocacy, Bicycles, Carbon Management, Climate, climate change, environment, fossil fuels, Global Warming, sustainability, transportation, Travel
Tags: climate change, climate change solutions, Community Catalyst Fund, cycling, Energy Efficiency, Fuel Efficiency, Recycling, Time's Up!, transportation
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December 27, 2010
By Julia Dundorf Manager of Community Relations and Co-director of the New England Carbon Challenge, Clean Air – Cool Planet The New England Carbon Challenge (NECC) and its partners are proud to announce the upcoming launch of the My Energy PlanTM Video Challenge 2011 for New Hampshire residents. Businesses, organizations and even a [...]
Categories: Advocacy, Campus Climate Action, Carbon Management, climate change, climate education, Climate Science, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, Fundraising, local energy, Planning, Research and Development, Solutions, student climate action, sustainability
Tags: Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change solutions, Community Planning, Energy Efficiency, global warming, Local Energy Committees, My Energy Plan, NECC, New Hampshire residents, NH Sustainable Energy Association, NHPR, NHPTV, NHPUC, prizes, RGGI, Stonyfield Farm, sustainability, The New England Carbon Challenge, University of NH, University of NH Cooperative Extension, Video Challenge 2011
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November 18, 2010
By Bob Sheppard, CFO and Vice President, Corporate Program One of the things that first attracted me to Clean Air-Cool Planet a decade ago when there were but two employees on the payroll, was the opportunity to work collaboratively with corporate leaders, helping CEOs manage risk. This was an organization whose sole focus is climate [...]
Categories: business, Carbon Management, Climate, climate change, Community Action, corporate sustainability, Energy Efficiency, environment, EPA CAA, fossil fuels, Fuel Efficiency, Global Warming, government planning, Green House Gas Emissions, green jobs, local energy, Policy, Renewable energy, Research and Development, Solutions, sustainability, transportation, Uncategorized
Tags: carbon footprint, Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change, climate change solutions, climate policy, CO2, corporate carbon emissions, Energy Efficiency, environmentalism, Fuel Efficiency, global warming, green business, green jobs, sustainability, transportation
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November 17, 2010
Jennifer Andrews, Director of Program Planning and Coordination Clean Air-Cool Planet ® A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of hosting a visit to Clean Air-Cool Planet from seven fascinating gentleman from the Middle East. These visitors—professors, journalists, environmental ministers and local officials from Morocco, Jordan, Palestine and Iraq—were on a whirlwind [...]
Categories: Climate, climate change, Climate Science, Energy Efficiency, environment, fossil fuels, Fuel Efficiency, government planning, international relations, Mideast, Policy, Renewable energy, Solutions, sustainability
Tags: Bagdad, CA-CP, Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change, climate change solutions, climate negotiations, climate policy, CO2, desertification, Energy Efficiency, environmental ministers, environmentalism, Fuel Efficiency, global warming, international agreement, International Visitor Leadership Program, Iraq, Jordan, journalists, local officials, Middle East, Morocco, natural resources, Palestine, professors, sustainability, Tim Horgan, World Affairs Council International, World Affairs Council of NH
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November 15, 2010
Regardless of one’s ideological framing, the way we mindlessly expend energy is senseless. Pick your button issue – energy independence, climate change, foreign (or domestic) fossil fuel markets, environmental impacts of fossil fuel extraction or burning (think Gulf spill), green jobs, peak oil, resource conservation, rising energy costs (we can be sure they will) – they all point to the absurdity of our profligate addition to all things energy.
Categories: Advocacy, Carbon Management, climate change, climate education, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, fossil fuels, Fuel Efficiency, Global Warming, Green House Gas Emissions, green jobs, local energy, oil, oil spill, Policy, Renewable energy, Research and Development, sustainability
Tags: Build Green NH, Building NH Trade Show, Button Up NH, Carbon Management, clean air-cool planet, Climate action, climate change solutions, Energy Efficiency, fuel pil, global warming, green jobs, heating fuels, Home Builders and Remodelers Association of NH, Housing Conference, Julia Dundorf, kerosene, Local Energy Committees, My Energy Plan, New England Carbon Challenge, New Hampshire's Green Economy and Industries: Current Employment and Future Opportunities, NH Housing Finance Authority, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, peak oil, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, resource conservation, RGGI, rising energy costs, Stern Report, sustainability, UNH, US Energy Information Administration, weatherization
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