Ideas and Opportunities
From Clare Innes at Chittenden Solid Waste District: The Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) is forming a Citizen Advisory Committee to get public input on a proposal to change how trash and recycling is picked up from households in Chittenden County. CSWD has been examining a system called “consolidated collection,
Events
Sustainable Williston, our town’s grassroots environmental group, meets Wednesday evening at 7pm downstairs in the community room at the Dorothy Alling Library, and anyone interested in local environmental issues is welcome. NOTE: Due to a typo, the meeting was originally listed as occurring on the 26th. The 16th is
Ideas and Opportunities
The Federal government already offers tax credits of up to $7,500 on the purchase of a new, qualifying electric car. This isn’t just a deduction: a tax credit increases your refund or decreases your amount owed rather than just affecting your taxable income. Well, if that wasn’t
Events
Save the Date – the weekend of September 20 is the People’s Climate March in NYC. People’s Climate March Bill McKibben calls it an invitation “to anyone who’d like to prove to themselves, and to their children, that they give a damn about the biggest crisis our civilization
Events
Sustainable Williston, our town’s grassroots environmental group, meets Wednesday evening at 7pm upstairs at the Dorothy Alling Library, and anyone interested in local environmental issues is welcome. Topics may include reducing plastic waste, the Williston Farmer’s Market, the Birth Tree Project, and more.
Events
Passed on via VPIRG: Join us in celebrating local, renewable energy in Vermont and get a chance to see an operational wind facility up close at this year’s Georgia Mountain Community Wind Open House and Wind Turbine Tours. Bring along family, friends and your camera (no pets please). Informational
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In a note to community members this week, Marti Fiske of the Dorothy Alling Library in Williston said, It has been a full year since the library’s insulation and roofing project has been completed. We have been collecting usage statistics for electricity and natural gas. Compared to the average
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The Williston Observer reported this week that Eco Car Wash company owners Aaron Vincelette and David Soons have opened their new flagship facility off Route 2A near James Brown Drive (right by Agway). This place was four years in the making–take a look: Eco Car Wash exterior As you
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The Williston Observer reports on the current slow but steady progress of the Williston Park & Ride project: http://www.willistonobserver.com/park-and-ride-plans-moving-forward/
Events
Sustainable Williston, our town’s grassroots environmental group, meets Wednesday evening at 7pm upstairs at the Dorothy Alling Library, and anyone interested in local environmental issues is welcome.
Events
From the Hinesburg Energy Committee: Community Solar Forum Tuesday April 22nd, 2014 7 PM Hinesburg Town Hall, Hinesburg Vermont Please join us for an evening forum on Community Solar. As our towns and villages shift to renewable energy, homes that do not have good access to the sun and would
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From the South Burlington Energy Committee: Energy Efficient Open Houses-Saturday, April 26th High heating bills this past winter? House colder and draftier than usual? Come visit homes where owners have made energy efficiency improvements to save $$ and to make their homes more comfortable. Saturday, April 26th. from 10AM to 1PM