Green Energy Times

paying them a performance bonus for wrecking the climate. We’ll never get to renewable energy if we keep handing gobs of money to oil and coal and gas. …we need to come out as strong as possible. Add your voice to a brand new effort to end fossil fuel subsidies…

“We need to get off the fossil fuel bandwagon that keeps us dependent on oil and contributes to climate change. The $113 billion in taxpayer handouts that oil, gas, and coal companies receive should be used to invest in green jobs. It’s time for this corporate welfare to end.”

Randolph Area Community Development corporation Looks At Biomass District Heat …makes sense for our region. …finding ways to reduce the long term use of energy resources within the town of Randolph, VT.

soliciting services for qualified contractors to perform home energy efficiency improvements for income eligible households in Cheshire and Sullivan Counties. Weatherization work …insulation, air sealing, and general carpentry work in residential dwellings…

For Whom Will You Be Riding on Wed? Rain combined with threats of lightning, hail, and high winds prompted the postponement of tonight’s Ride of Silence in Montpelier.  (Kudos to the stalwart bicyclists who arrived hoping for a break in the weather!)  On Friday evening, the weather is predicted to be much more favorable so [...]

Repost from Pew Center May 9th, 2012 Vermont lawmakers last week made an emphatic statement on the issue of fracking: Not in our state, at least not yet. In the final vote of its legislative session, the state’s House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill that would make Vermont the first state to ban hydraulic [...]

UV Energy Committee Roundtable May 24th, 2012 Upper Valley Energy Organizers and Friends, Please see enclosed an invitation and reminder to RSVP for the 5/24 UV Energy Committee Roundtable with agenda – RSVPs due by 5/18.  Also a reminder about our collective goal to help all UV towns form an Energy Committee and 2 additional [...]

Joan Bowman …keys to learning to deal with stress and build your resilience… Marlboro Grad Center

Waterbury Campus Installs Solar Trackers and Innovative Wood Heating Systems The Green Mountain Club in Waterbury Center is now powered 100% by on-site renewable energy. Club Executive Director Will Wiquist said it was a no-brainer. “As stewards of the Long Trail, GMC must walk the talk in promoting efficiency and renewable energy. We can’t ask [...]

by N.R. Mallery While the Upper Valley Food Cooperative was officially incorporated in summer of 1976, it was actually born from a group of people that had a vision and a dedication, in 1970, the “Do It Store” started on Main St. in W. Lebanon, NH with a vision of an environmental center – a [...]