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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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By wayne, on September 30th, 2011%
The Sept 27 Home Energy Efficiency Workshop, sponsored by the York Energy Efficiency Committee and York Adult Ed, provided more than 20 local homeowners with a wealth of information on PACE loans, SEI loans, the home energy auditing process, and some strategies for effectively weatherizing their houses.
Key to the success of the evening . . . → Read More: Home Energy Efficiency Workshop a success
By wayne, on September 17th, 2011%
From the Seacoasteatlocal.org web site:
In Portsmouth, NH, on Thursday, September 22nd [at 7:00 pm], at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre. This event is free and open to the public, space is limited — first come, first served:
Joel Salatin — The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer
Joel Salatin and his family own . . . → Read More: Joel Salatin coming to Portsmouth
By wayne, on September 17th, 2011%
Time banks have been around in some form since the 1980′s, but the deteriorating economy has brought some new attention to the concept. In a recent New York Times article titled Where All Work Is Created Equal, a time bank in Manhattan is featured.
As explained in the story, the unit of currency in . . . → Read More: A (not so) new form of currency
By wayne, on September 13th, 2011%
Thomas Friedman makes a good case for showing some urgency in addressing the causes of our recent climatic extremes.
Remember the first rule of global warming. The way it unfolds is really “global weirding.” The weather gets weird: the hots get hotter; the wets wetter; and the dries get drier. This is not a . . . → Read More: Is it weird enough for you yet?
By wayne, on September 8th, 2011%
From the KeepMEcurrent.com news site comes a good example of homeowners taking advantage of Efficiency Maine’s PACE Loan program.
WATERBORO – Andrew Doyle and his wife Melissa are looking forward to winter – or at least to the money they’ll be saving on their heating bills.
With the help of a loan from Efficiency . . . → Read More: Homeowners warm up to PACE program
By wayne, on September 5th, 2011%
The following event is part of the York Public Library film and author series.
Title: A World of Seven Billion and Growing – Is It Sustainable?
Presenter: John Seager, President of Population Connection
7pm Friday September 16, 2011
York Public Library
Since 1968, Population Connection (formerly Zero Population Growth or ZPG) has been America’s . . . → Read More: Population speaker – Sept. 16

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