The following floor statement was made on August 1 by Vermont Congressman Peter Welch:

The 110th Congress has been focused on rising energy prices, protecting our environment, and finding concrete, long term solutions to climate change. The scientific evidence is clear: global warming is real, it is urgent, and it requires our immediate attention. I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the dedicated efforts of Carbon Shredders, a grassroots environmental group based in the Mad River Valley of Vermont.

We met up with these unnamed folks when we were in Bonnaroo-land. They are architects doing the energy conservation design-thing. Yeah!

The economics of solar power in Vermont under Green Mountain Power's new "Solar Rate" net-metering program means that solar power is a good investment, even in a place like Vermont that doesn't have a lot of hot sunny days.

This program offers people a “market rate” credit from their power bill for solar power generated by homes and sent into the grid, meaning people and businesses can go solar without having to go "off grid.”

We found Robin at the Mad River Valley Saturday Farmer's Market. It rained hard and she spoke about how the Valley has really come alive in supporting this initiative. Cool... White Rhino

66 Ways To Save Money on Gasoline
by Mark Ontkush, Boston, Massachusetts, USA on 06.23.08
Cars & Transportation (cars)

Five easy steps to saving $ and the planet.  Shred Hard. Walk Lightly.

1. Take 10 minutes to calculate your carbon footprint.

2. Walk through some EASY steps to save $ and reduce your pollution. The average household that reduces their footprint by 10% will save $800 to $1,000 per year on energy costs.

3. Track your progress over time.

It's going really well here at Bonnarro.  We already have 500+ people pledged to reduce their carbon footprint by 10% by the 2009 Festival using the low carbon diet (http://www.empowermentinstitute.net/lcd/).