August 2014 Articles Online

Front Cover
page 1	Climate Change – What have we Got to Lose
1	Fall Favorites at Risk
1	Solar is the Solution – No Sun at Night? No Problem!
Editor’s Page
2	So what if the CO2 Levels are 402.5 ppm?
News
3	Dirty Fuels Cost More!
3	Button Up Video Contest Launched
Transportation
4	Hand Motors – Achieving Energy Efficiency in Manchester, VT
4	Ride the Ring!
5	EV Charging Station Goals in VT
6	VT’s Draft Plan to Promote Zero-Emission Vehicles
6	Idling Tips
Community News
7	Community Solar in New Hampshire
7	Bernie Says it All
Getting to Know your Solar Installers
8	Green Energy Options
8	Net Zero Renewable Resources
Solar Photovoltaics
9	120 Homes Go Solar through Solarize Upper Valley
10	Businesses Benefit from Solar Depreciation
11	Solar Farms Continue to Sprout Up in Vermont
12	Tesla, Batteries … and Why Do We Care?
Community Power
13	Ravaged Land Repurposed
Business & Financial
14	Commercial-PACE financing moves forward in New Hampshire
Net Zero Building
15	A Net-Zero Apartment Building in Brooklyn
	Government Builds Zero Energy Office Facility
Incentives
17	Affordable Solar & Energy Improvements Available
Heating & Cooling
18	UNH Names Innovative Composting Facility after Sustainable Agriculture Pioneer
18	Whelen Engineering Handles their Energy Requirements
19	Dee’s Electric
19	Gmp Expands Heat Pump Pilot Program
Sustainability in the Workplace
20	Best Ways Office Employees can Reduce their Carbon Footprint
20	The Green Office Challenge is Met
20	Biking to the Moon and Back!
21	The ECO-friendly Office
21	An Organization Called Ceres
Building Efficiency
22	The Low-Hanging Fruit
23	Green Builders – Lewallen Builders
24	Air Ducts – Out of Sight, Out of Mind
News, Clues, & Reviews
25	Rotting Matters! Fossil-fuel Free Energy
25	The Story of Wenzday Jane – A Review of “Power to the Pedals”
25	You Don’t Always Get what you Pay For – A Review of “Heating Efficiency Success Stories”
Energy Efficiency
26	1827 Timber Frame Meets Energy Efficiency
27	Unique Log Home Design
Sustainable Agriculture
28	Harlow Farm
29	Elmore Roots’ Permaculture Tips – Oh Nuts!
29	How to Grow Garlic
30	Can Consumers Grow Sunflowers for Biodiesel?
30	Mid Season Seed Saving
Sustainable Education
31	Dorset School – The Kids are Going Solar
31	Green Campus Rentals
Climate Change
32	Vermont’s Changing Climate
Dining on the Green
33	Colatina Exit
33	August First Bakery & Café
It’s a Green Life … After All
35	Ingredient of the Month – Sodium Alginate
35	Beyond Bad Eating
35	The Maker Movement
36	Green Tips – Sustainabilitiy in the Workplace
36	The History of additive free paints
37	Universal Recycling & Composting in Vermont
Sustainable Sports
38	Meet Luci
38	Olympians Take Stand about Climate Change
39	G.E.T. Outdoors – By-ways & Waterways
39	Tips for Safety at the Swimming Hole