Weatherization Assistance Program in Northern New England By Michael Daley and the G.E.T. Team The recent Bipartisan Infrastructure Law authorizes the spending of $3.5 billion on weatherization, a roughly 6% increase over previous levels. These funds will have a positive … Continue reading →
Jeff Barsalou Buying new energy-efficient windows is an exciting time. Whether you’re doing it to reduce the energy bill, enjoy comfortable, consistent home temperature, or hear less noise from the outdoors, the benefits are worth the upgrade. Simply buying the … Continue reading →
Christopher Pratt The heat that builds each year from carbon emissions is also turning up the heat on sustainability directors and project managers of New England colleges to decarbonize their respective campuses by a 2030 deadline, or else. So, when … Continue reading →
Using Timber for Energy, Buildings, and Furniture – the Myth That Cutting Trees Is Bad for Climate Change Charles Levesque This is the second and final article in a series of exclusive Green Energy Times articles on some myths about … Continue reading →
Heating and Cooling Design and Deployment The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the Community Geothermal Heating and Cooling Design and Deployment Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), which will award $300,000–$13 million for projects that help communities design and deploy geothermal … Continue reading →
To Be a Water Protector: The Rise of the Wiindigoo Slayers by Winona LaDuke Fernwood Publishing, Published December 2020, 320 pages Review by Joanne Coons The book To Be a Water Protector explains the connections of water and our Earth … Continue reading →
Janis Petzel, M.D. Let me let you in on a little secret: you don’t have to suffer, go broke, or eat outlandish food to take personal action on climate change, no matter what internet rumors tell you. In fact, as … Continue reading →
John Bos There was a time in New England, once heavily deforested in colonial days, when it became one of the most densely wooded areas in the world, thanks to forests that regenerated over the past 150 years as farms … Continue reading →
Dr. Alan Betts As climate change accelerates, we are seeing many extreme events which have never occurred before. I am going to discuss a set of these and put them in the context of the Earth. Fifty years ago, I … Continue reading →
Jessie Haas and G.E.T. staff Wood pellets save you money, but are they really all that green? The answer in the Northeast is: yes. It’s partly a matter of geography. Europe destroyed most of its forests centuries ago. Now, with … Continue reading →