By Randy Bryan, co-Founder Drive Electric NH Get ready! On Saturday, September 8th, the Sierra Club of NH will host the eighth annual National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) event, along with the Granite State Clean Cities Coalition, New Hampshire Automobile … Continue reading →
Central Vermont Leads the Way in Recycling ‘Weird Stuff’ Sally Bellew and Cassandra Hemenway Do you find yourself cringing each time you put something into the trash, because you believe it can’t be recycled? So do the folks at the Central … Continue reading →
By Raeann Bilow Being a perfect recycler is tough. Recycling poses size requirements, exceptions to some common rules, and different places to bring different recyclables. And even once you feel like you’ve mastered recycling in your own local area, you … Continue reading →
By Green Energy Times Staff The Vermont Coffee Company (VCC), known for its organic coffee, has big news. All the energy it uses to roast its coffee now comes from renewable resources. The move to renewable energy is no accident. … Continue reading →
The Nature Fix by Florence Williams, W.W. Norton & Company, 2017, 304 pages By Roger Lohr The Nature Fix by Florence Williams provides the most compelling argument to date for people to spend more time outdoors in nature based on … Continue reading →
By David Fried There is magic in the treetops. For once, I have the birds’ eye view. There are hundreds of them. Red plums are turning purple in the late afternoon sunlight. I lean against my ladder and reach my … Continue reading →
By Bob O’Connor Saving energy is not only good for the planet but also good business. Since its recent 11,500 square foot expansion, the Littleton Food Co-op in New Hampshire has reduced its per-square-foot heating costs by a whopping 44%! … Continue reading →
By Larry Plesent Molecules just don’t like to stay put. They’re likely to run off and hook up with the first available oxygen or hydrogen they find sitting on the nearest barstool. Having essentially no weight, they are off like … Continue reading →
The Baker-Polito Administration announced $480,000 in funding to three high schools for hands-on learning and academic training programs that prepare students to pursue clean energy in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs in higher education and careers. The funding … Continue reading →
By George Harvey Bob Irving, of R.H. Irving HomeBuilders in Salisbury, New Hampshire, has been building high performance homes for over thirty years. His goal for that whole time has been to build homes that are exceptionally efficient and sustainable, … Continue reading →