Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere
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Mainejane’s Tacklers fit around a person’s ankle stopping ticks before they can crawl up your leg. Below: a tick stuck in place. (Courtesy photos)
N.R. Mallery
This story starts in Maine. A woman goes out for a walk with her dog and comes back to find fifty ticks crawling up her […]
Jessie Haas
You love the people in your life. You love your planet. You want your holiday giving to benefit both. Possible? Very much so.
The right book is a gift that can last decades and change lives. In no particular order, I recommend Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Warning: this book […]
$200 Rebate for Induction Cooktops Adds to GMP’s Programs
Colchester, Vt. – Starting October 1, Green Mountain Power (GMP) customers can save $200 when they switch from fossil fuel for cooking and install a new electric induction cooktop or range. Induction technology heats up and cools down faster than fossil fuel and […]
Chemicals from plastics can leach into the drink or food it holds, especially when the plastic is heated or cooled. (Flickr/Steven Depolo, Dec 2, 2010)
Larry Plesent
Previous Ingredient of the Month articles have focused on various plastics and their effects on human health. Let’s take a deeper dive into the […]
(Painting by Gabriel Tempesta)
David Fried
Why does it feel so good when someone gives you flowers? They are so small and light but they are so important.
You are walking along a forest path and all of a sudden you see a flower. Or a mushroom. Or a chipmunk. […]
Henry Pentland, student at Vermont Tech, levels the pedestal bolts for a solar PV tracker system as part of his summer work experience at Solaflect Energy. (Photo Credit: Henry Pentland)
Daniel Costin, Program Chair, Renewable Energy, Vermont Technical College
The renewable energy program at Vermont Tech was founded in 2014 with […]
The front page of Green Energy Times, May 2010, featured the Net-zero Putney Fieldhouse. Read this edition HERE.
Barb and Greg Whitchurch
Twelve years ago, Green Energy Times (May 4, 2010) reported on an innovative building project in southern Vermont at The Putney School, a private residential high school. They built […]
Seattle Washington’s skyline and Space Needle (Dllu via Wikipedia)
Alejandra Mejia Cunningham
The State of Washington continues to take bold steps toward clean and healthy new buildings this year. After adopting a requirement that all new commercial buildings must use high efficiency space and water heating equipment that can run […]
Jack Bingham’s house in Barrington, NH (Jack Bingham)
Wes Golomb
Jack Bingham’s house is a direct result of the research he conducted at the University of New Hampshire on how heat pumps can make greenhouses usable in the winter. Most greenhouses are either shut down in winter or are inefficiently heated […]
Efficiency Vermont’s Efficiency Excellence Network’s Spotlight: Interview with Harry Lux
G.E.T. Staff
G.E.T.: What is your title, role and how did you get started in this industry?
Harry Lux: I am the owner of Black Magic Chimney Sweeps located in Manchester Center, VT. I have […]
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