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From The Vermont Council on Rural Development Area businesses and nonprofits are increasingly involved with climate change, both the challenges and the opportunities. Their creative solutions are becoming a growing part of our state’s economy. Those who have opinions are asked to express them. What are your experiences? Do you have ideas that can […] Widows Creek Fossil Plant. Tennessee Valley Authority photo. By George Harvey Google recently announced that it will build a new data center at the Widows Creek Power Plant in Jackson County, Alabama. Widows Creek is a coal-burning plant belonging to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). It recently shut down seven […] By Kate Epsen There is a new development afoot that could open up an opportunity to achieve greater energy efficiency (EE) in NH and thereby dramatically increase demand for EE products and services. NH has long studied the possibility of having an Energy Efficiency Resource Standard (EERS), but has continually lacked the political will to […] By George Harvey Microbial fuel cells, in which microbes make electricity, were first demonstrated as early as 1911. A problem with all new technologies, however, is that in order to have effect in the real world, they have to be practical solutions for recognized problems. Like early photovoltaic systems, the microbial fuel cells […] Saving $1,000 per Year from Energy Improvements By N. R. Mallery The Humane Society of Chittenden County, in South Burlington, VT shelters as many as 90 companion animals on any given day. Hot and cold days make a very real impact on the comfort of both the animals and the people in the building. With […] The Story and Re-building of a Community’s Dog Park The aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene ravaged more than homes and businesses in Waterbury, Vermont − it also destroyed another important part of this community. A Yestermorrow Design and Build school class built this Timberframe shelter with instruction from TimberHomes, LLC of Vershire, Vermont. […] Three Years Later – How They Fared Photo courtesy of ReVision Energy By George Harvey The New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NHSPCA) had some very unusual energy problems at its shelter in Stratham, NH. These were addressed during the time from about 2008 to 2012. We can now […] RenewAire Energy Recovery Ventilator. Image courtesy of RenewAire. By George Harvey Sometimes it seems builders and architects have settled into a chorus, all chanting the same thing. Whether the current verse is about LEED Platinum buildings, achieving zero net energy or better, or passive house standards, the chorus seems to […] By George Harvey We do not have space here to describe why the Coriolis effect works as it does, but we can note that it is the reason why cyclonic storms have clockwise rotation in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern, and high-pressure areas move in the opposite direction to low-pressure areas. The […] Photo: Dotty Schnure Project adds significant low cost, renewable energy for Vermonters Green Mountain Power recently completed an improvement project to its 110-year-old hydro plant on the Otter Creek in Proctor that will mean more renewable, low-cost hydro power for GMP customers. The added capacity makes this plant the largest of Green Mountain […] |
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