Green Energy Times

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RACDC  recently completed construction of 14 rental units on a former brownfields site.  All three buildings received the 5- star-plus rating from Efficiency Vermont. Now the group is working on models of for-sale homes on another portion of the same site. Designed to be easily replicable, aesthetically pleasing, energy efficient and affordable, they hope to [...]

Four companies received green awards from Efficiency VT at the recent “2012 Better Buildings By Design” conference in Burlington. Building Energy won in the “Best of the Best in Major Renovation” contest for rehabilitating an historic home located at 52 Drew Street in Burlington, VT.  Maclay Architects, Naylor & Breen Builders, and MSV Partners, LLC  [...]

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.

The Evolution of the Energy Co-op of VT From its origins as the Miller Oil Company to the diverse cooperative that it is today, the Energy Co-op of Vermont has sought to “Help Vermonters make their homes comfortable, healthy, and energy-efficient”. Founded in September of 2000, the Energy Co-op has been oriented towards energy-efficiency and [...]

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 [...]

By Jessica Goldblatt Barber Local food systems are an alternative to the global corporate models where producers and consumers are separated through a chain of processors, manufactures, shippers and retailers. As the food industry grows, the ‘middle man’ is increasingly able to control the quality of food. Conversely, the local food system redevelops these relationships [...]

by Nicko Rubin Sprawling tendrils covered in lush green foliage, shroud clusters of grape sized, smooth skinned, green kiwi berries. Hardy Kiwi are one of a slew of highly nutritious hardy fruits from northern asia, which are well suited to our growing climate; seaberry, honey berry or haskaps, goji, and the controversial autumn olive (AKA [...]