Posted tagged ‘weatherization’
May 23, 2012
By Bob Buermann, Islanders Caring for the Environment ICE (Islanders Caring for the Environment) has used a Community Catalyst Fund Grant to expand from the Town of South Hero to cover the five towns of Grand Isle County in the Champlain Islands of Vermont. ICE is a grassroots community organization that identifies opportunities and implements ways [...]
Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: CFL changeouts, Community Catalyst Fund, farmers markets, geothermal, invasive species, Recycling, solar power, Vermont, weatherization, wind power
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December 5, 2011
By Bob Walker, Dirctor, Sustainable Energy Resource Group “I would like to publically thank the Thetford HEAT program and SERG for the wonderful workshop on home weatherization at the Thetford Center community building Saturday Nov. 12. The presenter had a lot of great information to share on how to improve our homes, how to [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, climate change, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, local energy, Solutions, student climate action, Uncategorized
Tags: CFLs, Community Catalyst Fund, energy savings, Energy Star, local action, social marketing, Vermont, weatherization
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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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June 16, 2010
By David Borden, Guest Blogger NH State Representative David Borden is a NH State Representative from New Castle. He serves as clerk of the House Science, Technology, and Energy committee; as a state legislator, he sponsored legislation to promote the use of biodiesel in New Hampshire, authored and sponsored bills to allow towns [...]
Categories: Carbon Management, Climate Science, Community Action, Energy Efficiency, Fuel Efficiency, green jobs, local energy, Policy, Research and Development, Uncategorized
Tags: Bio Heat, biofuels, carbon footprint, Carbon Management, Energy Efficiency, energy reduction, Grappone Center, green jobs, Local Energy Committees, Local Energy Solutions Conference, renewable energy, sustainability, weatherization
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February 10, 2010
By: Garry Dow Community Outreach Coordinator Clean Air-Cool Planet The Quinn family of East Montpelier owned a classic 200-year-old Vermont farmhouse. They loved it, but the house was poorly insulated and, every winter, heat would escape through the roof. For the Quinn family, this meant high energy bills, large ice dams and a constant [...]
Categories: Community Action, Energy Efficiency
Tags: Button Up NH, Button Up Vermont, clean air-cool planet, energy bills, home energy, home energy audit, Local Energy Committees, sustainability, weatherization, weatherizing
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November 19, 2009
By Anne Stephenson, Ph.D. Campus Outreach Coordinator Clean Air-Cool Planet Do they still smash a bottle of champagne on the bow of a ship when they launch it? Well, stand back then, because today, Clean Air-Cool Planet launches a new guide called “Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, and Historic Preservation: A Guide for Historic District Commissions.” [...]
Categories: Energy Efficiency, Historic Buildings, New Generation
Tags: Button up, climate fellows, Energy Efficiency, fellowship, guide for HDCs, HDC guide, historic building, historic preservation, history, weatherization
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August 13, 2009
By Katie Miller, Clean Air-Cool Planet 2009 Climate Fellow Last Saturday morning, I found myself on a beautiful farm in Concord, NH, walking through colorful flower gardens and inhaling the sweet scent of hay. As I wasn’t sure what to expect at a workshop for “improving energy efficiency of older homes,” this was definitely a [...]
Categories: Energy Efficiency, Historic Buildings, New Generation
Tags: energy efficient building, green building, heat efficiency, heat retention, historic building, museum, older homes, weatherization
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