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Dairy Air Wind Farm

Dairy Arm Farm hopes to implement a single 2.2 megawatt wind turbine on their flat, private land.

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Communities: Holland

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Join the Vermont Climate Pledge Coalition

All Vermont municipalities, non-profits, colleges and universities, and businesses are invited to join the Coalition and do all they can to reduce carbon emissions to help Vermont meet the U.S. commitments in the Paris Climate Agreement.

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Communities: Addison County, Orleans County, Grand Isle County, Windsor County, Bennington County, Windham County, Essex County, Franklin County, Caledonia County, Washington County, Lamoille County, Rutland County, Chittenden County, Orange County, Burlington

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Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Tap into the Cutting Edge of Energy Savings

Prior to making efficiency improvements in 2016, Scrag Mountain was using a lot of electricity and fuel per gallon of syrup it produced Dave’s desire to manage his energy costs, reduce labor hours, minimize his carbon footprint, and be ready for warmer and shorter sugaring seasons, prompted him to create the most efficient sugar house possible.

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Communities: Waitsfield

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Top Acres Farm: Tradition Meets Energy Efficiency

Mary and Carl McCuaig’s 33 solar panels supply almost all the electricity for their home, rented rooms, and historic farm, where they make 2,000 gallons of maple syrup a year. They only spent $140 on electricity all of last year, and are thrilled to be producing their own local energy with panels right on top of the barn!

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Communities: Woodstock

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Growing Food with the Sun, 21st Century Style

At Jericho Settlers Farm, Christa Alexander farms with her family on the homestead where she was raised. On the farm, the sun’s energy doesn’t just grow the food—it powers the extensive facilities that Alexander and her husband, Mark Fasching, have built to process and store the food that they produce. “I’m excited about it all!” says Alexander.

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Communities: Jericho, Richmond

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Cutting Fossil Fuel Use with Compost Heat

Most people know about composting—the natural recycling process that converts food scraps, leaves, and manures into soil building compost and mulch. What is less known is that this decomposition process also generates a substantial amount of heat.

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Communities: Enosburgh

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Cobb Hill: A Cohousing Community Focused on Sustainability

Cobb Hill makes sustainability a community endeavor. As Phil Rice, one of the people involved in the creation of this co-housing community, will tell you: “we’re used to not fitting in a box.” Read on to learn what makes this sustainable community so unique!

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Communities: Hartland

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