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 enough energy to keep us warm all winter.
Unfortunately, we don’t have that technology available to us, so [...]
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, [...]
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.
Selectmen voted unanimously Monday night to enter into the [...]
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.
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 is a well-known [...]
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