Green Energy Times

“We envision new town and Abenaki forests not only providing wildlife with a more robust habitat, but also providing low income and elderly Vermonters with free or affordable firewood to heat their homes, public/tribal revenue for social programs through sustainable logging, and a public place for Vermonters to take deer, moose, and other game to feed their families.

Is it true that gas furnaces cost less to run and burn cleaner than their oil counterparts? If I make the switch, how long should I expect it to take for me to pay back my initial investment? And are there any greener options I should consider?  ­— Veronica Austin, Boston, MA It is true [...]

PACE – the Property Assessed Clean Energy program – is ready to move forward in Vermont. Many of you are already working hard to make that happen. We want to help ensure you have access to the support and resources you need to do that.

Increase your commitment to saving energy and moving toward renewables this year. Here are a few resources to help you.

Cut your Energy Bills! Buildings are one of the two biggest offenders adding to the already too high CO2 levels in our atmosphere. Financial assistance is available through many programs. Read on!

With winter quickly approaching and heating oil prices nearing $4 a gallon, thousands of Vermonters are realizing the devastating effects. The reality is oil prices have soared. In Vermont, heating oil prices have jumped 34 percent to $3.83 a gallon. As Bernie Sanders reported “We cannot allow rising heating oil prices to force more of [...]

By Joel Legunn – Background material provided by SERG Thetford, Vermont sits on the Connecticut River one exit north of Hanover on I-91. Although surrounded by, and in easy reach of all the activities and amenities in the Upper Valley—the educational, cultural and medical facilities of Dartmouth, as well as the businesses, services and other [...]

FREE HEAT for Homes, Greenhouses… Editor’s note: this article is a follow up to one that ran in G.E.T. in 2010 while this concept was in an earlier stage of “experimental.” As Gaelan Brown stated, “G.E.T. is carrying the torch that Mother Earth News first lit on this topic in their article about Jean Pain [...]

The house we bought came with a propane fueled forced hot air system. Our heating bills were $800 -$1000/month with the thermostat set at 55º. The following year we had a wood burning insert installed in our zero clearance fireplace, which reduced our heating bill to $250/month.  However that appliance really had a hard time keeping [...]

We have until 2017 to get our carbon emissions down!