Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere

Closing the Loop on Construction Waste

Proper construction waste segregation enables material recovery and prevents contamination of recyclable material. (publicdomainpictures.net)

Jessie Haas

Recent presentations from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Better Buildings Solutions Center (A Smashing Success: Sustainable Management of Demolition Debris | Better Buildings Initiative) on handling construction waste and bird-safe buildings shared a common theme […]

Locally Sourced Wood Pellets: a Better Choice for All!

Mark and Kristin Froling of Froling Energy launched a new division called Froling Wood Boiler Distributors. (Courtesy photos: Froling)

Michael J. Daley

Recent changes in the wood heating industry in the Northeast are making it easier and more compelling for consumers to manage their wood heating needs locally. Froling Energy of Keene, […]

Coldplay on Tour

Coldplay “A Head Full of Dreams” tour live in Barcelona. (Flickr/Daniele Dalledonne)

Reducing carbon emissions

Jessie Haas

In 2021, the British rock band Coldplay, long known for its advocacy, announced a twelve-point plan to cut its touring carbon footprint by 50%. Recently Coldplay announced that the first two years of their Music of […]

Efficiency Vermont’s Contractor Spotlight: Sisler Builders, Stowe, VT

The Sisler Builders team. (Courtesy photos)

Interview with Steve Sisler, Founder and CEO

Interview by Michael J. Daley

Steve Sisler began his company in 1983 after earning his degree in industrial economics from Union College in Schenectady, NY. For the past 40 years, he and his crews and teams of subcontractors […]

The Potency of Food Recovery for Climate

(Photos courtesy of Willing Hands)

Jessie Haas

Willing Hands, the fresh food recovery nonprofit located in Norwich, VT., has three missions: ending hunger, improving health, and reducing waste. But as they note in their new Climate Action Plan, reducing food waste is more than just a value. It is a way […]

Recycling Creates a Circular Economy for Solar Panels

Parts of panel (Royal Society of Chemistry)

Michael J. Daley

With the expansion of its Yuma, Arizona processing facility, We Recycle Solar (WRS) is doing its part to help stave off a major rise of solar panel waste headed for landfilling or incineration as the first generation of large-scale solar projects […]

Green Heating Fuels from Bourne’s Energy

Bourne’s Energy biofuel blending plant and rewnewable propane in Morrisville, VT (Courtesy photos)

Jessie Haas

In drafting laws and regulations to promote clean-energy technologies, states and the federal government have hoped to ensure that these options are available to those in lower-income brackets. However, when a retrofit or replacement of your […]

A New Guide for Residential Composting in Vermont

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Michael J. Daley

“The Dirt on Compost” is a new guidebook from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) intended to provide residents with the information they need to comply with Vermont’s Universal […]

Music for Sustainability – Welcome to the Reusiverse

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Music for Sustainability – Welcome to the Reusiverse.

 

Jessie Haas

Music: Uplifting. Concert venues after the crowd goes home? Not so much. Concert goers in the U.S. […]

Is There Plastic In My Produce?

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Jessie Haas

Many of us go to great trouble to purchase local produce, or to grow our own, this writer included. So really? One more thing to worry about?

Sadly, yes, and this is a big one. […]