Category Archives: Energy

Sen. Sanders Climate Change Facebook Live Town Hall – Dec 3rd at 7pm ET Inbox x

Hi Friends, We are excited to share with you the news that Sen. Sanders recently announced. On Dec. 3rd at 7 p.m. ET, Sen. Sanders will be hosting a Facebook Live town hall on climate change. He will be joined by Bill McKibben, Shailene Woodley, Van Jones, Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Georgetown, TX Mayor Dale Ross, and others […]

Continue reading

Register Today for the Dec. 1st VECAN Conference!

Hello Energy Leaders, You are invited to attend VECAN’s 11th Annual Community Energy and Climate Action Conference: “Mobilizing Leadership to Make Bold Progress,” on December 1st.  Registration is now open! So registertoday and come join local energy leaders, business innovators, policymakers and others for a day to #ActOnClimateVT.   The event is Dec. 1st from 9:00am – 4:30pm at the Lake Morey Resort […]

Continue reading

Ready for 100% Energy-transition Conversation 2018/11 updates

We’ve made some adjustments to our November 26 meeting about plans to develop a roadmap for taking Burlington to net zero energy and opportunities for community engagement in the roadmapping. Darren Springer has been asked to appear at the City Council meeting that evening. Jen Green, Burlington’s sustainability officer, will join us, instead. Here are […]

Continue reading

David Blittersdorf speaking at UVM – 11/12

On Monday, November 12, as part of the Energy Action Seminar series, David Blittersdorf will be speaking in Aikin 102 about his career in the renewable sector. As a serial energy entrepreneur, co-founder of NRG systems and founder of All Earth Renewables he examines the impacts of energy use, production, and distribution and suggests various […]

Continue reading

Become LEED Accredited – Vermont – Nov. 15

LEED Green Associate (GA) Training   This LEED workshop and passing the exam can be counted towards UVM course credit (For School of Environment and related majors/courses only) When: November 15th 2018 – 6:00PM to 10:00 PM Where:  UVM – Aiken – Room 311 Registration – https://leadinggreen.com/vermont LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is simply a sustainability scorecard for green buildings. […]

Continue reading

November 2018 E-News: Updates from VNRC

Become a Member                Visit Our Website                  Donate November 2018 E-News  Tomorrow is Election Day. Don’t forget to vote, if you haven’t already!Find your polling location and hours here: https://www.sec.state.vt.us/elections/voters.aspx. Catch up below with VNRC’s latest news, and learn about opportunities to help us […]

Continue reading

VT Interfaith Power & Light newsletter – November 2018

Green Mountains, Blue Water Earth Care News November 2018 In this newsletter: Video of George Lakey’s Keynote Address & Workshop on VTIPL Website Cool Congregations Challenge VT Climate & Health Alliance’s Letter to Vermonters & Video Support Needed for Washington State’s Initiative 1631 350Vermont Annual Convergence: Sunday, Nov. 11, Burlington Button Up Home Weatherization & […]

Continue reading

Getting to net-zero energy – Developing a roadmap for Burlington – Nov. 26

Burlington Ready for 100% is pleased to invite you to another Energy-transition Conversation: Getting to Net-zero Energy: Developing a roadmap for Burlington Burlington Electric Department (BED) has a goal of making Burlington a net-zero-energy (NZE) city by 2030. At net zero, all energy for electricity, heating, cooling and in-city ground transportation will come from renewable […]

Continue reading