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Winooski One Hydro Tour

Sitting 35 feet below a 5.7 acre reservoir in downtown Winooski are three massive German manufactured Sulzer Escher Wyss 3-bevel gear full Kaplan Bulb turbines cranking out up to 7.4 megawatts of electricity and pumping it into Burlington’s electrical grid day in and day out.

Categories: Electricity

Communities: Burlington, Winooski

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Residents in over 30 Vermont Towns Seek Climate Solutions

Residents in 30 towns across Vermont from Arlington to Williston are petitioning in their communities to put climate change on the Town Meeting Day agendas and ballots.

Categories: Municipality, Community Based Organization

Communities: Burlington, Essex Junction, South Burlington, Williston

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Vermont Climate Action Communities

The Vermont Climate Action Communities (VCAC) program is designed to help Vermont municipalities achieve deep energy efficiency savings, reduce local emissions and participate in the transition to a clean energy economy, improve resilience in the face of climate change, and provide locally supported renewable energy generation for municipalities and the communities they serve. Led by VLCT in partnership with a wide range of support organizations, Vermont Climate Action Communities offers technical assistance, training and information to help municipalities plan and take actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For example, municipalities may choose to join the Vermont Climate Pledge Coalition. The Vermont Climate Pledge Coalition is a group of Vermont municipalities, non-profits, colleges and universities, businesses, farms, and other community organizations which are committed to reducing their carbon emissions and help Vermont meet the U.S. pledge to reduce 2005 greenhouse gas emissions levels by 26-28% by 2025. The VLCT Board of Directors voted to join the Vermont Climate Pledge Coalition at its board meeting on June 19, 2017.

Categories: Municipality

Communities: Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission

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Burlington Home Energy Tour

Tour Burlington energy-efficient homes on Saturday, October 7.

Categories: Heat, Electricity, Efficiency

Communities: Burlington

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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.

Categories: Efficiency, Business, Municipality, Farm, Faith Based Institution, Community Based Organization

Communities: Burlington

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2017 Button Up Vermont – Sign Up Today!

Ready for wInter? Button Up Vermont is ready to help you! Stay warm and save money this season with these energy-saving solutions...and win prizes! Or if you'd like to help your neighbors do the same, sign up your community to participate. Read on for details...

Categories: Heat, Efficiency, Residence

Communities: Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission

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