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The following is a copy of a guest editorial in the May 6-19, 2011 York Independent (http://www.yorkindependent.net/) written by YEEC member Victoria Simon. In a publication titled “Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go?” the National Priorities Project informs us that environment, energy and science receive 3 cents for every tax dollar. That includes research . . . → Read More: Working to make clean energy a top local priority  Comments are closed  Climate change, Energy conservation, Environmental regulations, Recycling, Solar energy For a variety of reasons, the York Energy Efficiency Committee will not be hosting an energy fair this year. However, the good folks in Portsmouth, N.H., will be holding their fourth annual Sustainability Fair on Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. This year it is at a new location, Portsmouth . . . → Read More: No energy fair this year in York The Princeton Review in partnership with the US Green Building Council publishes a Guide to 311 Green Colleges. The report highlights what it considers the “most eco-friendly campuses,” detailing “vital stats on sustainability, including Green majors, Green job placement, getting around Green on campus, and more.” The Princeton Review notes that “among 8,200 college . . . → Read More: Green colleges lead the way As of April 4, 2011, eligible* Maine home owners will be able to borrow up to $15,000 to upgrade their heating systems, weatherize their homes, and cut their heating bills. Efficiency Maine will provide the loans at a rate of 4.99%. As noted on the Villagesoup.com site: “Although 4.99% interest is not as low . . . → Read More: PACE home energy savings loans arrive The following course will be offered through York Adult Education on Tuesday, March 29, from 6:00 to 9:00pm. If you’re building, remodeling or simply want to be more “green” you will learn what it means to be “green” in relation to your home. Ron has a wealth of information to share that will help . . . → Read More: Living in a Green Home The following story highlights the urgency of re-localizing our food system. Higher oil prices, climate disruptions, and a host of other factors will mean both volatile food prices and sporatic shortages for the foreseeable future. As a community, our best insurance against food insecurity will be to grow more of our own in backyard vegetable gardens and to support . . . → Read More: Food prices soaring For some Americans, higher coffee prices might bring a little more attention to global warming weirding. Since 2006, climate change has played a major role in a 30% decrease in Colombian coffee production. From the NY Times’ Science section online, view a short video titled Colombia’s Coffee Crisis. “Abnormal rains and high temperatures are . . . → Read More: Colombia’s coffee crisis An environmental group says off-the-shelf solar hot water technology could save more than 7 million gallons of oil in Maine at a time when oil prices are rising. As Oil Prices Soar, Report Finds Solar Hot Water Would Save Mainers $, Oil Portland, ME - As oil prices rise steeply, an Environment Maine report released . . . → Read More: Report urges Mainers to move to solar An excellent article in the March 8 edition of the NY Times by Mark Bittman: The oldest and most common dig against organic agriculture is that it cannot feed the world’s citizens; this, however, is a supposition, not a fact. And industrial agriculture isn’t working perfectly, either: the global food price index is at a . . . → Read More: Sustainable Farming Can Feed the World Gas Prices on the Rise Gas prices have steadily risen since the beginning of the year largely due to political unrest and uncertainty over oil supplies in the Middle East and North Africa. The average price of a gallon of gasoline rose 19 cents in the past week and 92 cents since September 2010, . . . → Read More: Save some gas, save some money Notice of the following event was forwarded by YEEC member Dorothy Healy: Exploring Faith & Sustainability in an Age of Climate Change For people of faith who care about protecting life on the planet Explore the growing ethical challenges posed by climate change & how we respond Learn how faith traditions act . . . → Read More: April 9 conference: taking action on climate change Permaculture trainer Mary Gilbertson will be leading a Worm Composting/Vermiculture class at York High School next Tuesday, March 1, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. From the York Adult Ed listing: Keeping worms is a great way to turn those kitchen scraps into “organic gold” and keep them out of the waste stream . . . → Read More: Worm Composting class in York on March 1  |
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