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VECAN Spring Summit

 

 

 

The June 3rd Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network Spring Summit is coming right up, and we hope you plan to join us! We also are excited to share a few updates that might make it even more enticing to do so…

 

After light breakfast fare and informal networking, we […]

15th Annual VECAN Conference: December 10, 12-16

 

This year’s conference is FREE and open to everyone.

Learn more & register here!

Kicking off on Saturday, December 10th from 9am-12:00pm, join us for a plenary session of the conference: Climate, Energy and Environmental Justice – An Opportunity to Build an Equitable Transition Together. We’ll be joined by a robust lineup of […]

Register today for the 15th Annual VECAN Conference

Saturday, December 10th – Meeting Vermont’s Climate Action Obligation Together

We hope you will join us virtually for the 15th Annual Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network Conference, kicking off on Saturday, December 10th, and followed by a series of virtual workshops from 12-1:30pm, December 12th-16th! This year’s conference is once again […]

Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network Conference kicks off this Saturday, December 4th!

Our (virtual) Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network Conference kicks off this Saturday, December 4th! We hope you will join us for this free, five-day online series, starting this Saturday with a Hopin event and continuing with workshops on Zoom throughout the following week.

Click here to register for any or all parts of […]

Senator Tim Ashe to Speak at Energy & Climate Action Conference at Lake Morey

12th Annual VECAN conference Saturday, Dec. 7 at Lake Morey Resort What: 12th Annual Community Energy and Climate Action Conference put on by VECAN (Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network), a program of the Vermont Natural Resources Council. Who: Town energy committees, local energy leaders, clean energy businesses, organizations, state agency partners, and any Vermonter […]

The VECAN Conference is December 7

The VECAN Conference is Saturday!

For those who are interested in energy or climate change, who you are in Vermont, or close to it, there are not many events that can even come close to matching the VECAN Conference. This year’s conference is on Saturday, December 7, at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Vermont.

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At the VECAN Conference: an Afternoon Workshop

Transportation Efficiency & Electrification New Tools, Programs and Funds

Kia Niro EV

This workshop will be presented by Dave Roberts of Drive Electric Vermont and Ross MacDonald of Go! Vermont.

There is much buzz about leveraging the state’s VW settlement funds to expand electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and buses. Paired together with […]

At the VECAN Conference: a Morning Workshop

Municipal Solar: Opportunities and Challenges

SunGen Sharon Solar Farm in Sharon (Wikimedia Commons)

This workshop will be presented by Olivia Campbell Andersen of Renewable Energy Vermont, Chad Farrell of Encore Renewable Energy, and Geoff Urbanik of the Town of Colchester.

Municipal solar energy is an important cost- and carbon-saving option for many municipalities. […]

At the VECAN Conference: a Morning Workshop

Land Use, Transportation, and Housing for Low Carbon Communities

Solar-Power-at-Scott-Farm-in-Dummerston, Vermont. Wikimedia Commons.

This workshop will be given by Kate McCarthy of the Vermont Natural Resources Council, Deb Sachs of EcoStrategies, and Eileen Peltier of Downstreet Housing

Smart growth approaches to land use are a cornerstone to decarbonizing our communities. At the center […]

At the VECAN Conference: an Afternoon Workshop

Communicating Beyond the Choir: Persuading Policy Makers and More People to Act

People’s Climate March 2014 (Wikimedia Commons)

This workshop will be presented by Michael Shank, Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance / Urban Sustainability Directors Network.

Want to learn to make the choir sing but also dramatically expand the chorus on climate action? Want […]