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“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.

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.

Biomass-heated schools displace more than a million gallons of heating oil each year in VT. Conference with tour this week – Jan. 16, 2012, Montpelier, VT

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

By Bob Bacon This is the First in a Series of articles by the author: “The Sustainable Operation and Care of Buildings” The important function that windows play in building performance: the role that windows play in affecting the comfort and quality of our lives. Since northern New England’s building stock is the oldest in [...]

By Jessica Goldblatt Barber December: Holiday gift ideas – in the spirit of the returning daylight – What are simple useful gifts that will light up the lives of our loved ones. Here are some of my thoughts Darn Tough-wool socks keep your loved ones warm and dry while supporting a local VT company, wool [...]

Win a free home energy assessment, worth $450 at a FREE Home Energy Expo on Nov. 5th – Thetford, VT

The newest issue of Green Energy Times (G.E.T.) – October 15, 2011 is available on-line and in a town near you this week!

When: Jan. 30, 7:00 pm Where: Thetford Hill Congregational Church The Thetford Energy Committee’s “Warmth in the Winter” film series returns! Fuel is an amazing, personal journey of oil use and abuse as it examines wide-ranging energy solutions other than oil, the faltering US auto and petroleum industries, and the latest stirrings of the American [...]

Sponsored by the Tunbridge, VT Energy Committee When: Sunday, December 5th, from 1-4PM Where: Tunbridge, VT Town Hall. This informative, hands-on energy-saving workshop will enlist community volunteers to fabricate 20+ simple shrink-wrap interior “storms” that will be installed in Tunbridge’s Library, the Town Hall and the Town Offices. In addition to potentially saving the town [...]