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 … Continue reading →
VNRC is working in partnership with the Heinrich Boll Foundation to bring two European community energy experts to Vermont at the end of April — and to a public forum on April 27 in Burlington. The goal is to connect these experts with … Continue reading →
Milton/Georgia, Vermont, USA … The Georgia Mountain Community Wind farm (GMCW), which completed construction December 31, produced more than 1,000,000 kWh in a single week . During the first week in April, the community wind farm operated at a 63.7 % … Continue reading →
by Priyanka Shrestha reposted from ENERGY LIVE NEWS The US Government is calling on small businesses in rural areas and agricultural producers to seek help for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is … Continue reading →
Montpelier, Vermont – The Governor’s Energy Generation Siting Policy Commission will hold its final two public hearings on its charges and draft recommendations on Friday, March 29 and Wednesday, April 3, 2013. The March 29 hearing will take place from 5-7 … Continue reading →
DearVermont Senators: With our state budget facing significant challenges and our global ecosystems being increasingly challenged by higher greenhouse gas levels, it is vitally important that we spend our limited first electric grid dollars in a way which best solves … Continue reading →
Senators of Vermont; We at Green Energy Times are passionate about energy. We are passionate about global warming. We have been working on these issues for years, studying, writing, and letting people know everything we can that will move us … Continue reading →
Good morning wonderful community energy leaders, I wanted to send a quick personal email to let you know that the heating efficiency bill we all know needs to pass is literally on life support. According to H.216’s lead sponsors — … Continue reading →
From Andrew Perchlik, Vermont Public Service Department, Clean Energy Development Fund: As of today, Wednesday, March 13, 2013 the CEDF’s Small Scale Renewable Energy Incentive Program (SSREIP) is open and accepting new incentive reservations for photovoltaic, solar hot water, and … Continue reading →
From http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/01/18732953.php: Malo ni! My name is Mikaele Maiava. I’m writing from the Pacific Island archipelago of Tokelau to ask you to join with us in action as we take on the fossil fuel industry. Last October, Tokelau turned off … Continue reading →