MunEnergy
The
Massachusetts Municipal Association has a municipal energy program assisting with deals for cities to purchase electric power from Constellation NewEnergy at favorable rates. |
EPA Community Energy Challenge
Haverhill has taken the EPA Community Energy Challenge. |
EnergyCAP Software
The Haverhill Public School System uses EnergyCAP software to monitor and analyze energy use. |
U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
This agreement challenges mayors to accept a set of global climate change commitments that mirrors the Kyoto Protocol. As of May 15, 2007
514 mayors representing over 65 million Americans have accepted
the challenge. Mayors endorsing the agreement fill out, sign and send a
participation form. |
Moving the Commonwealth to Biofuels
Very helpful Mass. DOER page explaining the initiative to move the
state to bio-fuels. This includes information about state contracts to
purchase bio-diesel, that municipalities can make use of. |
UCS Wind Power in New England
The Union of Concerned Scientists has created a nice web page on the
benefits of wind power to local communities. It features Massachusetts
wind power projects as success stories. Typical of UCS, it is well
written and documented. |
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc.
From the home page: Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. is a leader in the development of low-cost, wind energy production
systems. The patented, Multi-Axis Turbosystem (MAT) is capable of
generating electricity at 2.5 cents per kilowatt-hour at an average
wind speed of 15.5 miles per hour. This generation cost is 40% below
traditional wind turbine technologies, and is directly competitive with
fossil fuel power plants such as coal and natural gas. |
Wind
Energy Powerpoint Presentations
Quite a few good presentations on wind power can be found at the KidWind
site. The
one called Wind
Energy Basics by Sally Wright of the U-Mass Renewable Energy Research
Laboratory is especially good. |
What
Communities in Essex County Can Do to Reduce Energy Use and Costs?
HealthLink is based in Swampscott, and urges
us to "Appoint an Energy Task Force in the community working with the
city/town in energy efficiency, renewable energy projects and
cost
savings." |
National
Biodiesel Board
Just about everything you need to know about biodiesel fuel, including
where to find it in MA
and NH.
The nearest stations are in Chelsea, MA and Newmarket, NH. |
The
Oil Depletion Protocol
"A Plan for a Sensible Energy Future". Governments at the city level on
up have adopted the Oil Depletion Protocol. The protocol establishes
practical policies to manage the extraction of the remainder of the
world's oil. |
Pass a Peak Oil Resolution
Like the Oil Depletion Protocol, but less involved. |
Renewable
Energy Policy Project
A very comprehensive website tracking renewable energy projects and
legislation nationally. |
Environment
Northeast
Environment Northeast helps communities with both environmental and
energy sustainability. |
Health, Environmental, and Economic Impacts
of Adding Ethanol to Gasoline in the Northeast States
A 2001 study by the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control
Commission. |
FAQs
and zFacts on Corn Ethanol
Useful and concise source of interesting facts about ethanol derived
from corn. |
Green Fuel's Dirty Secret
Focuses on the negative aspects of ethanol fuel. |
The
power of community: How Cuba survived peak oil
Cuba is unable to secure abundant petroleum resources. Using the same
farming petroleum-based techniques as the United States, they would be
unable to feed their people. See how Cuba has learned to operate a
successful food economy, largely without petroleum. |
Local
Energy Farm Demonstration Project
See how others have started energy farms in their communities. |
