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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The article below was passed on to us by York Town Planner, Christine Grimando, who thought that the intersection of preservation and energy efficiency would be of interest. (You can also read it at the blog Confessions of a Preservationist.)
The EPA’s Energy Star site has lots of information on how to select and make the best use of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs).
CFLs are available in a wide variety of shades of white light, ranging from yellowish to white to bluish white light, which allows you to customize the mood of your . . . → Read More: Choosing CFLs
Efficiency Maine announced on its web site a special offer through December 31, 2009 only. The Efficiency Maine Business Program provides cash incentives and free, independent technical advice to help businesses save energy and money and improve the environment.
The November meeting will be held this Tuesday at 7pm at the York Library. The primary focus of the meeting will be planning for the 2010 York Energy and Climate Day.
We will also be following up on the presentation from last month regarding reaching out to York hotels and restaurants to become “green” through . . . → Read More: November meeting of YEEC
Test your knowledge of sustainability in this ten-question online quiz:
It’s Easy Being Green: Interactive Quiz: Which Is Greener?
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A gas stove or oven, or an electric one? Hand washing or using a dishwasher? Trains or airplanes? Canned vegetables or frozen vegetables? . . . → Read More: Which Is Greener? Interactive Quiz
We have lived by the assumption that what was good for us would be good for the world. We have been wrong. We must change our lives, so that it will be possible to live by the contrary assumption that what is good for the world will be good for us. -- Wendell Berry