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Do-It-Yourself
Weatherization Workshops
Summer and Fall Sessions
2010
Central Vermont Community Action Council (CVCAC)
is organizing a series of day-long Weatherization
Skillshops in nine locations statewide for
do-it-yourselfers on how to weatherize their
homes. These skillshops are being organizing
in partnership with the Adult Technical Education
Centers throughout the state. Skillshop participants
will learn the core fundamentals and hands-on
techniques needed to improve building efficiency
on their own, including background on building
science, how-to demonstrations, and hands-on
skill building.
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Button
Up Vermont
A video on
ways you can weatherize your home all by yourself
and get maximum bang for the buck.
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Limited Free Technical Assistance (details)
Our committee can provide on-site assistance in assessing the critical energy-related
needs of your home and help connect you with appropriate resources.
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Town Office Efficiency Work (details)
We will be doing work to enhance weatherization at the town office. Volunteer!
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CVOEO
Weatherization
Free assistance for weatherization projects
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Efficiency
Vermont
A terrific resource for building advice,
do-it-yourself weatherization, deals on equipment,
and free weatherization programs. You can
find a list of certified auditors in our
area at the Efficiency Vermont website. Click “Energy
Audits and Improvements.
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Lincoln
Community Woodbank (details)
The Lincoln Energy Committee provides limited quantities
of firewood for Lincoln residents who find themselves
in short-term, urgent need.
Burnable wood is also set aside at the Transfer
Station on Downingsville Road.
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Forest Service
Wood Harvesting Permits
The Forest Service in Middlebury sells annual permits
for down and dead wood. $20/cord.
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Local Firewood Dealers
Dennis Weaver, Weaver Wood, South Starksboro 434-5381
Brian Ladeau, Bristol 453-2613
David Brynn, Vermont Family Forests, 453-7728, david@familyforests.org
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Rebates on
Wood Stoves
If you purchase a new, qualifying biomass (wood
or pellet) stove between January 1, 2009 and December
31, 2010, you can take a tax credit totaling 30%
of the installed price, up to $5,000 (maximum credit
$1500).
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Seasonal Fuel
Assistance Program (details)
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This
service helps low-income families pay
a portion of their home heating bills.
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Those who
heat with wood must use a firewood dealer
certified with the state program. |
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"Its
All About Carbon"
A series of short videos from National Public Radio
on Global Warming. Appropriate for ages 6
–100.
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Vermont
Natural Resources Council (VECAN)
VECAN helps start and support town energy and climate
action committees in their efforts to save energy,
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance renewable
energy projects.
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350.org
An international campaign dedicated to building
a movement to unite the world around solutions
to the climate crisis – the solutions that
science and justice demand. Our mission is to
inspire the world to rise to the challenge of
the climate crisis – to create a new sense
of urgency and of possibility for our planet.
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The
Wilderness Society
One of the oldest environmental organizations that
seeks to protect wilderness and inspire Americans
to care for our wild places. It focuses on: (a)
Wilderness, (b) Global Warming, (c) Energy, (d)
Roadless forests, (e) Stewardship
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The
Natural Resources Defense Council
The NRDC works on a broad range of issues as we
pursue our mission to safeguard the Earth; its
people, its plants and animals, and the natural
systems on which all life depends. As an institution,
we have six main priorities.
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