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Electric Vehicle Revolution is Accelerating

The City of Lebanon, N.H. displayed its new Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, one of the first delivered in the country, at the Lebanon Farmers Market. (Credit: Sherry Boschert)

Sherry Boschert

Society’s transition to electric drive is picking up speed, judging by numerous regional projects related to electric vehicles (EVs).

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Heat Locally to Cool Globally

Bourne’s Energy pellet truck delivering bulk wood pellets in Plainfield, VT. (Bourne’s Energy)

Jessie Haas and G.E.T. staff

Wood pellets save you money, but are they really all that green? The answer in the Northeast is: yes.

It’s partly a matter of geography. Europe destroyed most of its forests centuries ago. Now, with […]

New OnLogic Global Headquarters Showcases Commitment to Sustainability

Rendering of OnLogic’s new headquarters at Technology Park in South Burlington, Vermont. (Wiemann Lamphere Architects)

Michael J Daley

OnLogic (www.onlogic.com), with its June 1,2022 groundbreaking for a new headquarters at Technology Park in South Burlington, Vermont, took a significant step to support the phenomenal growth of the company while fostering a […]

More than Half of Americans Have a 100% Clean Energy Goal

States that have adopted official zero-GHG or 100% renewable energy goals for their power sector or whole economy. Keep up with the status of other states at https://bit.ly/CESA_CleanEnergyStatesMap.

The Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) announced on March 25, 2022 that more than half of Americans now live in a state with a 100% […]

Solar at Antioch University New England

Antioch Universy of New England in Keene, NH. (Courtesy image)

Kate Witte

In the fall of 2021, the Antioch University Board of Governors approved the installation of a 141kW ground-mounted solar array at Glover’s Ledge in Langdon, New Hampshire. Glover’s Ledge is an Antioch University New England-stewarded property used for outdoor recreation, student […]

Lawn Transformation: Out with the Old, In with the New

Alicia Brisson, Krista Fillion, and Lyndsey Parrott

On Dec. 1, the Vermont Climate Council released and adopted the state’s first Climate Action Plan. This provides strategies to reduce emissions within Vermont to meet the goals of the 2020 Global Warming Solutions Act, which includes reducing greenhouse gas pollution to 26% below 2005 levels […]

A Solar-Powered DIY Irrigation System

Solar irrigation system. (Photos: John Pincince)

John Pincince

For some years, my wife, Lucy, and I used a small gasoline generator to run a well pump for irrigation. This was not in keeping with our desire to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels. So, we looked into a photovoltaic (PV) system. […]

DYI Raised Garden Beds: Three Great Woods to Use

Beautiful raised bed garden made of eastern hemlock sawed by Goosebay Sawmill and Lumber. (Photo: Anthony DelGreco)

Lydia West

So, you’ve done some research and decided that raised garden beds are for you. Now you need to decide what lumber to use, and get some tips on just how to construct […]

Green Energy Times Solar Installers

We at Green Energy Times sent out a 2021 solar survey asking every solar installer or developer what they accomplished in the past year. These are businesses we know and would suggest you look into to see how they might be helpful for you and your particular circumstances. There have been other lists of […]

Off-shoring Our Carbon Emissions Responsibility

John Bos

Many world leaders and activists expressed disappointment with the climate deal that emerged from two weeks of heated climate change negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland at the 26th COP. They warned that countries will have to strengthen their commitments if they want to avert disastrous consequences and help at-risk nations cope with […]