On October 3, 2008, the President signed into law the “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.” Among other things, this bill extended tax credits for energy efficient home improvements (windows, doors, roofs, insulation, HVAC, and non-solar water heaters). Tax credits for these residential products, which had expired at the end of 2007, will now be [...]
Here is some more information about the Climate Protection Agreement from an article in the GOOD blog subtitled How Mayors are picking up our national climate action slack.
Seattle mayor Greg Nickels saw the potential for mayors to collectively make a big impact in 2005. Frustrated by the U.S.’s dismissal of the Kyoto Protocol, he dialed [...]
Coming soon - two weatherization workshops in Portland area. Click on flier to learn more.
The next meeting of the York Energy Efficiency Committee will be held on Tuesday, October 14th at 7pm in the York Public Library.
New members are always welcome.
On the agenda:
US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement – next steps
Using our website “Yorkgoesgreen.org” as a way to get more information to the community.
Discuss upcoming events for winter/spring – possible [...]
In his presentation to the selectmen, Eric suggested that the town join ICLEI (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives) Local Governments for Sustainability. Below is a brief summary of what the organization can do for the town. It is taken from an interview with Timothy Burroughs, an ICLEI Program Director.
For the US, the Cities [...]
In America, 38 per cent of energy is consumed by private households – far more than is consumed by the entire industrial sector. Now, in a new article for Environment magazine, a pair of researchers have published a list of the most effective ways for households to reduce their energy consumption.
Studies have found that most [...]
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