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Mission of the York Energy Efficiency Committee

Our mission is to respond to the global warming crisis by promoting energy efficiency, alternative energy, and environmental initiatives throughout the town of York, Maine.
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To contact YEEC, please email contact info at yorkgoesgreen dot org

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[Source: The US Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)]

CO2 Now

Current CO2 Level in the Atmosphere

Best Green Blogs


Workforce Housing

From my letter to the editor from today’s York Weekly

Work-force housing an energy-efficient idea

To the Editor:

If we were somehow able to capture all of the heat generated from the debate over work-force housing in York, we’d probably have . . . → Read More: Workforce Housing

What is the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement?

Under the Agreement, participating cities commit to take following three actions: 1. Strive to meet or beat the Kyoto Protocol targets in their own communities, through actions ranging from anti-sprawl land-use policies to urban forest restoration projects to public information campaigns; 2. Urge their state governments, and the federal government, to enact policies and . . . → Read More: What is the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement?

York signs climate agreement

An excerpt from the Sept. 23, 2008 news story in Seacoastonline.com:

Town states intent to reduce greenhouse gas emissions By Deborah McDermott

YORK, Maine — The town has joined 14 other Maine communities and 900 others nationwide — including Portsmouth, N.H. — in adopting the U.S. Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement.

. . . → Read More: York signs climate agreement

Cool York!

Tonight the Board of Selectmen of York unanimously approved signing the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement.  Hooray for Cool York!

Tomorrow begins the hard work – figuring out how to implement the agreement.

But right now, it feels pretty good.

Welcome!

This is the home page of the York Energy Efficiency Committee.

York is a town located in York County, Maine, United States at the southwest corner of the state. As of the 2006 census, the town had a total population of 13,306. Situated beside the Atlantic Ocean on the Gulf of Maine, York . . . → Read More: Welcome!

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