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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

Best Green Blogs


Food Rules – How to feed the world

Michael Pollen with humanity’s most important best kept secret.

“Food Rules” by Michael Pollan – RSA/Nominet Trust competition from Marija Jacimovic on Vimeo.

To receive, share

To be a complete person we must travel many paths, and to truly own anything we must first all give it away. This is not a riddle. Only those who share their multiple and varied skills, true friendships, and a sense of community and knowledge of the earth know they are safe wherever they . . . → Read More: To receive, share

Proposed bill would create farm jobs, expand access to local food

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced her plan to introduce a bill later this week in Congress that includes provisions that would significantly change the nation’s food policy.  The Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act would expand opportunities for local and regional farmers and make it easier for consumers to have access to healthy foods.

“This is about . . . → Read More: Proposed bill would create farm jobs, expand access to local food

Home Energy Efficiency Workshop a success

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

Joel Salatin coming to Portsmouth

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

A (not so) new form of currency

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

SMCC preps for alternative energy future

The Sustainability Center at Southern Maine Community College will begin offering classes this fall on various aspects of energy efficiency at the school’s new sustainability facility.

The Sustainability and Energy Alternatives Center will offer classes to both matriculated students and community members, according to Director John Brautigam, appealing to “someone who wants to be . . . → Read More: SMCC preps for alternative energy future

Rethinking the economy

Author and Post Carbon Institute Fellow Richard Heinberg writes that the current debt limit showdown is actually less important than a larger fundamental trend that few national leaders are acknowledging.

The even bigger, and most important, context is that we are entering a new historic era. Oil prices are high due to the ongoing . . . → Read More: Rethinking the economy

The Bicycle Dividend

The author of the Economix blog from the New York Times points out the multiple benefits of encouraging Americans to replace at least some driving miles with biking miles.

Bicycle use is good for both people and the planet. In a country afflicted by obesity and inactivity, people who get moving become healthier. Riding . . . → Read More: The Bicycle Dividend

Local business and sustainability

The York Energy Efficiency Committee Business Initiative is interested in how local businesses are thinking about global warming and their efforts to address it by reducing electricity and fuel consumption, recycling and food recovery, reduction of plastic and transitioning to renewable energy. We have developed a series of questions and have initiated conversations with . . . → Read More: Local business and sustainability

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