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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

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There are alternatives to oil, but not to food

The impacts of climate change and increasingly scarce and expensive fossil fuels will have drastic implications for our whole food chain. It is becoming clear that an industrial system of agriculture fueled by cheap oil and vast amounts of petrochemicals is not sustainable.

The people who benefit from this state of affairs have been . . . → Read More: There are alternatives to oil, but not to food

August 11 committee meeting

Our August meeting will be held tomorrow, Tuesday at 7pm at the York Library. We will have a special guest – Dimitri Cherny, from a Newmarket-based company called Highest Wind. They are looking to beta-test a project in York or Ogunquit. Instead of using windmills to create electricity, his company produces an “energy glider” . . . → Read More: August 11 committee meeting

Taking back the night

A Native American community in western North Carolina is replacing their streetlights with LED models.

The community of Cherokee, North Carolina is reported to be -

working with Philips Lumec to light its downtown streets with the company’s LifeLED energy efficient street lighting. The press release from Philips Lumec claims that the project, which is . . . → Read More: Taking back the night

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