There are many ways to be green (or if you prefer, environmentally conscious). Andrew Hayford, a York High School sophomore, is one of 10 students nationally to receive a $1000 Planet Connect grant from the National Environmental Education Foundation for his proposed project to reduce beach pollution in southern Maine.
From the March 3, [...]
Deborah Mcdermott writes in the York Weekly about a federal grant awarded to a consortium of six towns, including York. The grant will benefit both individuals and businesses.
Homeowners and small business owners in southern York County will soon be able to apply for a low-interest loan to make their buildings more energy efficient, [...]
Solar panels and wind turbines are enticing, but energy experts insist that homeowners should first start with the most efficient and lower cost improvements.
This energy pyramid targets specific areas you can tackle based on cost and complexity, helping you prioritize. It identifies precise actions, areas of the home, and appliances to target and classifies them [...]
Senator Bowman has been a champion for Property Assessed Clean Energy Bonds – or PACE – which is a revolutionary way of financing home-energy projects though the use of property taxes. There has been some push-back from the financial industry – but the objections may not insurmountable. A measure in Maine is currently being debated [...]
Thanks to YEEC member Dorothy Healy for pointing out this free event in Portsmouth:
John Aber and Tom Kelly talk about THE SUSTAINABLE LEARNING COMMUNITY: ONE UNIVERSITY’S JOURNEY TO THE FUTURE
At 7:00 PM on Wednesday February 17, 2010 at the River Run Bookstore on Congress Street, downtown Portsmouth.
Details about the book:
University communities have the potential to [...]
The record snowfalls in the mid-Atlantic region has led a few uninformed or dishonest pundits to claim that it somehow disproves global warming. Joe Romm, a climate-change expert and former Energy Department official, summarizes the actual science that applies.
We are not in a deep freeze. Quite the reverse.
Let’s see. The 2000s were easily the hottest [...]
Greetings Everyone!!
I wanted to fill people in on a couple exciting updates:
1. Paul McGowan will be presenting a fascinating seminar called, “Awakening the Dreamer” at Bob and Jackie Brisebois’ house this Friday night.
The seminar is focused on the ecology of the earth, social justice and spiritual fulfillment. It is designed around a series of very [...]
Greetings Everyone!!
It’s still cold outside – but it’s not so dark anymore – and brighter days lie ahead.
In the interim, we’ll be meeting this Tuesday night at 7pm in the upstairs room of the library. We will continue to plan for the upcoming Energy Fair, talking about open issues – and areas where [...]
Jeff Beaudoin points out that the Nike outlet in Kittery has a bin set up to recycle used athletic shoes. Nike accepts any brand as long as they are actual athletic shoes (running shoes, sneakers, etc.). No shoes containing metal; no cleats or dress shoes or sandals.
Go to http://www.nikereuseashoe.com to see how the shoes are [...]
A state geologist released a report detailing some of the enormous local effects of global-warming-caused sea level rise. A Jan. 27 article by Susan Morse in the York Weekly details some of these impacts and policy implications.
Experts encourage town officials to prepare for changes at beaches
YORK — A predicted 2-foot rise in the sea level [...]
York County Community College has scheduled a 3-day basic weatherization course to be held in Wells from Feb. 17-19, 2010.
The Climate Scoreboard tool (below) represents a simulation that calculates the long-term climate impacts of proposals under consideration in the negotiations to produce a global climate treaty.
The producer of this tool is Climate Interactive, an organization dedicated to “building a community that creates, shares, and uses credible models, accessible simulations, and related media in order [...]
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