Efficiency Vermont’s Efficiency Excellence Network (EEN) Interview with Tim Jeffers, President G.E.T. Staff G.E.T.: How did you get started in this industry? Tim Jeffers: The business started in 1977 as a partnership with my father, my brother, Joe, and me. … Continue reading →
Carrie Klein Framingham, Massachusetts is the site of the first gas-utility-run networked geothermal system, ever! Once complete, this network of water-filled pipes, heat pumps and boreholes will provide heating and cooling to a community of over 40 houses, apartments, and … Continue reading →
Dan Vastyan As inverter-driven mini-split technology gains HVAC market share by roughly 30% each year, it’s being embraced in even the unlikeliest of places. Eastern Indiana is home to a growing Amish community, where members are drawn to the rural … Continue reading →
Charles R. Goulding and Jacob Goldman The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) greatly expanded the tax benefits for ground source heat pumps (GSHP) for both commercial taxpayers and for system designers effective January 1, 2023. GSHP tax credits increased from 10% … Continue reading →
Have you ever felt like reducing your own greenhouse gas emissions is too big of a challenge to tackle? We know it can be hard to make big changes to your lifestyle or habits. But there are things you can … Continue reading →
Dr. Alan Betts Extraordinary climate extremes around the globe that appear to reflect the Earth’s perspective on climate have continued since my last update in August. After talking to people here in Vermont, I am now using “Mother Nature’s perspective” … Continue reading →
John Bos How do we talk about issues that really matter, such as our climate crisis? Philosopher Hannah Arendt argued in Men in Dark Times that “the exchange of ideas, perspectives and arguments is essential to democracy and humane societies.” … Continue reading →
Roger Lohr James Gustave Speth, who lives in Strafford, VT and is known as Gus, gave a talk to his neighbors at the Universalist Church in town regarding his life and thoughts on environment and related politics. He has been … Continue reading →
George Harvey The Earthshot Prize was founded in 2020 by William, now Prince of Wales, and Sir David Attenborough to encourage environmentalism. Every year, awards are given out to winners in each of five categories: Build a Waste-free World, Clean … Continue reading →
Jessie Haas Many of us are old enough to remember when canoeing on the Connecticut River (or many other waterways in the Northeast) posed a health hazard. Swimming was unthinkable. The waters were turbid and ran the color of whatever … Continue reading →