On June 2, 2014, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed long-awaited guidelines (known as “rules”) to reduce greenhouse gas-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from a major sector involved in these emissions: existing power plants. This “Clean Power Plan”…
Category: Energy Conservation
Most sustainable building in the world has link to Medford
According to Joel Connelly in the Seattle PI, Seattle’s Bullitt Center was recently selected in an architectural contest as the world’s most sustainable building. The Bullitt Center is a newly built, five-story office building that makes extensive use of reclaimed local resources, non-toxic…
Massachusetts Clean Energy Incentive Program Contracts 551 Solar Projects
Following is a press release from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center about the great success of the Solarize Mass project, in which Medford played an important role. Portions about Medford are bolded so you can find them easily. BOSTON…
Harvest Your Energy Festival, Sat Oct 26, 11-2 pm
Come to the Harvest Your Energy Festival this Saturday, October 26th. It will be held from 11 am to 2 pm at the base of the Medford Wind Turbine, in Riverbend Park, behind the McGlynn Middle School on Freedom Way.…
Green-Up Your Workplace Hour by Hour
By Brett Sullivan Electric companies send customers monthly home energy reports that compare their electricity usage to all nearby neighbors and efficient neighbors. Why is it that these same reports are not being sent to local businesses to allow insight…
Be More Comfortable AND Reduce Your Heating Bill
I have an 1892 house with a forced-hot-air heating system. I replaced the heater thermostat a few years ago, which reduced my natural gas bill by several hundred dollars per year. The new programmable thermostat can be set for…
Trees and Shrubs Can Reduce Energy Costs
If someone were to suggest that there was a simple and inexpensive way to reduce both your summer air conditioning and winter heating bills, while reducing noise pollution and increasing the value of the property, you would probably be skeptical…