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Happy Fall Everyone! Exciting things are happening in York these days. Couple updates below: 1. Our next meeting is tomorrow night at the Library at 7pm. We’ll be joined by Ann Goggins, a consultant who has been helping Kennebunk craft their PACE ordinance. She can help answer some of our questions, and give us . . . → Read More: September Meeting From the EfficiencyMaine.com web site: Officials at Efficiency Maine have extended a $1,000 bonus offer for Maine homeowners who weatherize their homes to improve energy efficiency and save money. The bonus means Maine homeowners may qualify for up to $5,500 in combined cash incentives and federal tax credits. Homeowners and landlords . . . → Read More: Efficiency Maine Extends $1,000 Bonus for Home Energy Improvements Are recent worldwide extreme climate events by-products of climate change? An important presentation will be given on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at 6:30 in the York Public Library. The title of the talk is “Maine Wildlife on the Move: Global Climate Change.” From the Audubon site: Join Barbara Charry, Maine Audubon Biologist to learn about climate change impacts on Maine’s wildlife and habitat and . . . → Read More: Global climate change and Maine wildlife Hi Everyone, The August meeting will be next Tuesday, August 10th at the York Public Library at 7pm in the Wheeler room. We will be talking about the PACE program – and my upcoming presentation to the Planning Board on September 23rd. Hope to see you there! Eric Hi Everyone! I will be making an informational presentation to the York Planning Board about trying to make PACE available to our community on Thursday, September 23rd at 7pm. If you are interested, come to the meeting and show your support! Hope to see you there! Eric Efficiency Maine has been a bit slow to put up information on the new PACE law enacted earlier this year. However, they’ve recently put up a new website with some really useful info. Check it out here: www.efficiencymaine.com/pace Among the highlights: A Stakeholder Process to review and make recommendations about implementation of PACE programs . . . → Read More: New Efficiency Maine website on PACE Starting on Saturday, Aug. 14, there will be a two-day training session for those who are interested in introducing the Transition Initiative to their community. The complete details are available at the transitionus.org site. Here is an overview: Training for Transition — Durham, NH
Location: University of New Hampshire, Durham , . . . → Read More: Training for Transition – Aug 14-15 Although perhaps more urgent in urban areas and hotter climates, cool roofs could make a difference in Maine as well. As is often the case, saving energy can also mean saving substantial money for the home owner or business owner. Here is an excerpt from a Department of Energy publication. Can light-colored . . . → Read More: Cool Roofs Can Offset Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Mitigate Global Warming There is mounting evidence that in the construction and renovation of school buildings, attention to energy efficiency and climate control not only saves money but also helps promote an environment that is more conducive to learning. The U.S. Green Building Council estimates that attention to green details in schools — notably through energy efficiency . . . → Read More: Green schools for health and savings In a move that should ultimately conserve energy, allow customers to save money, and reduce future greenhouse gas emissions, Central Maine Power is using a $96 million DOE stimulus grant to deploy 620,000 smart meters to all of its residential and business customers beginning later this summer. Below are excerpts from a press release . . . → Read More: CMP to deploy 620,000 smart meters to all customers The next York Energy Efficiency Committee meeting is this Tuesday at 7pm at the York Public Library. We’ll be talking about PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) in more detail – and what it will take to make it a reality here in York. For more information on what PACE is you can go to . . . → Read More: Monthly YEEC meeting on July 13  |
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