Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere

Let’s Celebrate the 4th with a goal for Energy Independence!

by Nancy Rae Mallery Publisher – Green Energy Times nancy@greenenergytimes.org

As we celebrate the independence of our country this 4th of July, I have to think that we have missed the boat. True independence for our country will occur when we are Energy Independent, as well. We have a long ways to go! Too […]

Cattails As Building Insulation

Reposted from CleanTechnica:

New Research Brings To Light The Great Advantages Of The Material

Cattails — Typha sp — are a very useful material, one that can be effectively employed for a variety of very different purposes. Throughout history, they have served as a nutritious food source, a source of downy material for bedding, a […]

Making Buildings Part of the Smart Grid Solution

by Christine Hertzog, reposted from theenergycollective.com

A very important conference occurred in Portland, Oregon last week – the Gridwise Architecture Council hosted the first international Transactive Energy Conference. The topic of transactive energy is so new that there’s no formal definition yet, but as the author of the Smart Grid Dictionary, here’s […]

Vermont to see First Community-Owned Solar Garden

Access to locally-produced clean power open to all GMP rate-payers. Press Release

PUTNEY, VT (May 17, 2013) Vermont is taking a lead role in innovative energy production, demonstrated by the introduction of Vermont’s first community-owned solar garden. Leading solar garden developer Clean Energy Collective (CEC) announced that reservations are available for the Putney Community Solar […]

The Homeowner’s Energy Handbook

Your Guide to Getting Off the Grid

by Paul Scheckel

 

“We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Nature’s inexhaustible sources of energy–sun, wind and tide. I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I […]

NESEA 2013 Zero Net Energy Building Award

Thornton Tomasetti Project Earns NESEA 2013 Zero Net Energy Building Award

The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Bosarge Family Education Center in Boothbay, Maine has been awarded the 2013 Zero Net Energy Building Award by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, served as the project’s green building consultant.

The […]

Action Alert: Vermont’s Energy Choices Forum

Vermont’s Energy Choices Forum: Old Dirty Problems, Clean Energy Solutions

Please join us on Saturday, April 27 at 1:30 pm for a forum to discuss Vermont’s Energy Choices: Old Dirty Problems, Clean Energy Solutions. The event is taking place in the Billings Auditorium, University of Vermont in Burlington.

If Vermont is saying no to renewables, […]

Sustainable Energy Forum at Lakes Region Community College

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FORUM

Saturday, April 27

Lakes Region Community College, Laconia, NH

-Learn how to save energy in your home -Find out about the future of wind energy in New Hampshire -Check out cool demos in LRCC’s Energy Lab Free and open to the public. Free refreshments! Button Up Home Energy Savings […]

More Solar for Rutland, VT – Solar Farm at Rutland Regional

GMP issues a request for proposals for the construction of the Solar Center at Rutland Regional, a solar farm and educational center planned for Allen Street. […]

RESILIENT DESIGN, SUSTAINABLE BUILDING, AND GREEN ENERGY FORUMS

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