The members of Waterbury LEAP have created this list of resources to help you find the information and organizations you need to become more energy efficient, save money on your fuel bills, reduce your emissions, and employ renewable energy.

The resources are sorted into the following categories:

Emissions
Energy Education
Energy Efficiency
Reduce, Reuse, and Compost
Transportation
Vermont Energy Committees & Local Action

Please contact LEAP if you have any comments about this listing, or if there are other resources you think we should add.  Thanks!

EMISSIONS

Act on CO2  http://actonco2.direct.gov.uk/actonco2/home.html
Idle Free VT  http://www.idlefreevt.org/
350.org   www.350.org
WikiHow:  Dozens of ideas on reducing your carbon emissions 
http://www.wikihow.com/Reduce-Your-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions

ENERGY EDUCATION

Association of Vermont Recyclers www.vtrecyclers.org
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - http://www.ipcc.ch/
Rocky Mountain Institute- free energy studies and resources www.rmi.org
10% Challenge:  Information and Resources www.10percentchallenge.org 
Vermont Energy Education Program. Information/resource website for teachers  
about Climate Change www.veep.org  

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Comprehensive Energy Efficiency Websites
American Council for and Energy Efficient Economy:
http://www.aceee.org/Consumer/index.htm
Efficiency Vermont:  www.efficiencyvermont.com/
Vermont Department of Public Service:
http://publicservice.vermont.gov/energy-efficiency/energy-efficiency.html

Energy Audits
Contractor Search Engine http://bit.ly/6g4z8P

Efficiency Vermont http://bit.ly/4TJJfz
Interfaith Power and Light  www.vtipl.org/ (places of worship or religious buildings)
Vermont Gas (Customers only) http://www.vermontgas.com/efficiency_programs/audit.html

Home Energy Savings
Appliances
www.energyguide.com
www.energystar.gov/
www.efficiencyvermont.com
www.alcoa.com/makeanimpact/en/tips/at_home.asp

Building
Building For Social Responsibility -   http://www.bsr-vt.org/
Vermont Green Building Network - http://www.vgbn.org/  

Consumer Resources
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:   www.aceee.org/Consumer/index.htm

Energy Efficient Products
Energy Federation, Inc.  www.efi.org

Lighting
Efficiency Vermont CFL guide  - http://www.newbulbintown.com/
Some good online calculators for $ savings  - www.energyguide.com/ http://10percentchallenge.org/ check out the resources section on the left side
http://www.greenmountainpower.com/energy/efficiency.html

Low Carbon Diet 
http://www.empowermentinstitute.net/lcd/lcd_files/LCDcalcNet.html

REUSE, RECYCLE, COMPOST

Association of Vermont Recyclers www.vtrecyclers.org
Composting Resource - www.compostingvermont.org
Mad River Resource Management Alliance - http://www.madriverrma.org/
ReSource (formerly Recycle North) - http://www.resourcevt.org/ 
Vermont Construction Site Reuse & Recycling Database                             www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/cf/wm/CandD_SearchList.cfm

Renewable Energy

Heating Options
A comprehensive resource addressing wood as a renewable resource for heating your home - http://www.woodheat.org/ -
Vermont BERC  - www.biomasscenter.org

Micro Hydro
Vermont state contractors list: http://publicservice.vermont.gov/energy-efficiency/ee_files/micro-hydro.htm

Photovoltaics Distributers/Installers
All Sun Tracker: http://www.allsuntrackers.com/
Building Energy:   www.buildingenergyvt.com/solar-systems/
groSolar:  www.grosolar.com
House Needs:  www.HouseNeeds.com
Renewable Energy Vermont
www.revermont.org/renewable_energy_partners.php?partner_title=Solar
Renewable Energy Resource Center:  http://www.rerc-vt.org/
ReKnew Energy:  http://www.reknewenergy.com/systems/solar-hot-water
Vermont Solar Engineering:  www.vermontsolar.com
Suntied Electric:  www.SuntiedElectric.com

Solar Hot Water
Good intro to solar hot water - http://www.rerc-vt.org/solarbasics.htm

Wind
Earth Turbines (residential wind) - www.earthturbines.com
REV–Wind Resources - http://www.revermont.org/technology/wind/index.php
Vermont Wind Energy Information - http://www.vtwindprogram.org/

TRANSPORTATION

Carpooling and Public Transit
Amtrak Website - http://central-vt.com/region/trans/amtrak.htm
Annual alternative transportation challenge - www.waytogovt.org  
Connecting commuters – lots of info! - www.VermontRideShare.org
Chittenden County Transit Agency (Bus lines) - www.cctaride.org
Green Mountain Transit Agency (Bus lines) - http://www.gmtaride.org/

Fuel Efficient/ Alternative Vehicles
All about hybrid cars – very comprehensive http://www.hybridcars.com/cars.html -
US vehicle fuel economy website www.fueleconomy.gov -

VERMONT ENERGY COMMITIES & LOCAL ACTION
Duncan’s 10 Tips on Running a Town Energy Committee:
Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network (VECAN): www.vecan.net
Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC): http://www.vnrc.org/programs/energy/energy-and-climate-action-program/

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