Resources
We have compiled some helpful resources on sustainability below, and will continue to add to this list with interesting topics. Feel free to contact us with recommendations.
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- Start the New Year with a Smart Thermostat. You’ll help the environment while also saving money on your winter energy bills: https://www.poweredbyefi.org/eversourcect/shop-all-products/smart-thermostats.html
- Connecticut Executive Order to curb the state’s carbon emissions: https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-connecticut-climate-executive-action-ned-lamont-20211216-6hesuaylwzfwzppmnerkaftpry-story.html
- US Emissions Rebounding after Pandemic Reductions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/01/10/us-emissions-surged-2021-putting-nation-further-off-track-its-climate-targets/
- October is Energy Efficiency Month! https://www.eversource.com/content/ct-c/residential/save-money-energy
- Home Energy Assessments: https://www.eversource.com/content/ema-c/residential/save-money-energy/manage-energy-costs-usage/home-energy-assessment
- Tips to Save Energy at Home: https://www.eversource.com/content/ct-c/residential/save-money-energy/energy-efficiency-tips/seasonal-energy-saving-tips
- Solar Panel Purchases for Consumers: https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/Trade-Practices-Division/Solar-Panel-Purchases-for-Consumers
- List of Invasive Species: https://www.northstoningtonct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif4806/f/uploads/invasives_urls.pdf
- Pesticide-Free Landscaping Methods and Alternatives: https://www.sierraclub.org/maryland/pesticides-free-alternatives
- Alternatives to Synthetic Herbicides for Weed Management in Container Nurseries: https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1410&title=Alternatives%20to%20Synthetic%20Herbicides%20for%20Weed%20Management%20in%20Container%20Nurseries
Bay Street Textiles: Every year, the average person disposes of 81 lbs of textiles. Only 15% is being reclaimed or recycled, while the other 85% spends around 40 years decomposing in the landfills. That is 26 billion pounds of textiles releasing harmful CO2 and methane into our atmosphere. Bay State Textiles will accept your textiles in any condition, as long as it is clean and dry! If it can’t be reused, it gets recycled into wiping rags, or broken down into fibers and made into new materials. More info here: https://www.baystatetextiles.com/
Meatless Mondays: Some benefits of eating plant-based once a week include: 1) Save 133 gallons of water with each meatless meal. 2) Reduce your carbon footprint by 8 pounds each Meatless Monday you participate in; 3) If you commit to participating in Meatless Monday every Monday, that is equivalent to skipping one serving of beef for a year would save the same amount of emissions as driving 348 miles in a car. More info here: https://www.colorado.edu/ecenter/2021/03/18/meatless-mondays-less-meat-less-heat https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-09-22/meatless-mondays-small-diet-changes-have-big-climate-effects
- The Energize Connecticut initiative helps you save energy in your Connecticut home or business with rebates, financing and services for energy efficiency and clean energy improvements. Use Connecticut’s Official Rate Board to compare generation supplier rates that may lower electricity costs. https://energizect.com/
- 100 Ways to Conserve Water…by students from 10 schools located on 6 continents: http://www.projectwater.info/100-ways-to-conserve-water.html