Spend Now for Future Savings By Bob Tortorice With the cold winter, it’s a good time to review and share the value of an energy audit and energy improvements and learn why it’s important to make home improvements now in … Continue reading →
Condominiums in Greenfield, Massachusetts By George Harvey In August of 2015, Green Energy Times ran an article about the R. W. Kern Center, at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. That article, “This is How You Do It” (http://bit.ly/GET-this-is-how), described what … Continue reading →
By Robb Aldrich Residential ventilation can be a tricky topic, and I often try to discuss it in terms of practical, cost-effective, and holistic solutions. However, it is also important to clarify the purpose of proper ventilation and what an … Continue reading →
After the big one hits, here’s how to keep residential flood and water damage to a minimum. Across the U.S.A. and Canada, heavy rainfall and flooding have caused millions of dollars in damage, lost revenue, damaged crops and homes. Hurricane … Continue reading →
By Dr. Alan K. Betts The impact of accelerating climate change last year has been sobering. High temperatures and drought produced record fires in the western U.S., and the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was devastating. Preliminary damage estimates are approaching … Continue reading →
By Barb and Greg Whitchurch We both attended Better Buildings by Design (BBD) in Burlington, VT as representatives of Green Energy Times. Having attended many sustainable building events, we can agree with many BBD attendees and vendors that BBD is … Continue reading →
Skiing, Winter Olympics, Healthy VT, Farms and Water Safety SKIING AND CLIMATE CHANGE The impacts of climate change on Vermont’s ski areas were modeled in an article in Tourism Management. The researchers looked at 103 ski areas in the Northeast, … Continue reading →
Accel-VT to Graduate First Climate Economy Business Cohort Eight climate change innovation entrepreneurs participate in business accelerator to help solve distributed energy challenges with the electric grid while honing business models for success in the marketplace Eight entrepreneurial start-up companies … Continue reading →
By Jeff Rubin Question: What is the most effective driver of green energy adoption? Answer: Knowing what your neighbor does. Some things are more readily known than others: each new solar array provides increased social proof, while each new pellet … Continue reading →
By George Harvey There was a time in my life when I cut, hauled, split, stacked, and burned my own firewood to heat a house in which I lived with four children. That was not easy. I loved cooking with … Continue reading →