Cool Maine
Cool Kit Tool Kit  
 

Kittery • Eliot • York • South Berwick

 

 

Solutions

 

Audit Electricity Green Solution  

10,000 carbon free homes-   10,000 carbon free homes ME Public Utilities Commission

 

Energy Efficiency  

U.S. Green Building Council-   Lower The Impacts of Everyday Living   16 Ways to Green Your Home  

Environmental Protection Agency-   Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Fast Facts

Efficiency Maine-   Home Energy Saving Tips  

Efficiency Maine Compact Fluorescent Light-   ENERGY STAR® Residential Lighting Program 

Efficiency Maine Guidance for Recycling Energy Efficient Bulbs- ENERGY STAR® Residential Lighting Recycling   

Green Buildings LEED for Homes/LEED Projects in Maine-    Maine Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council

Efficiency Maine Working with the Maine Dept. of Education-   Maine High Performance Schools

 

Transportation

No-Idling in Maine-   Clean Air Zone Campaign

No-Idling the School Breeze/Facts & Myths-   Clean Air Zone Flyer  

Maine DOT Safe Routes to School-   Maine Walk and Bike to School Program

Eat Local/Seasonal Foods-  Sierra Club Maine Chapter Local Foods

 

Renewable Energy

Efficiency Maine Online Tools on Small Wind & Solar-   Renewable Energy Programs

Green Tags & Green Power-  MPCC & Maine Chapter Sierra Club on Background & Benefits of Green Tags

Biofuels-  Information & Background About Biofuels Through The Biodiesel for Maine Project (BFM)

Methane Recovery Landfill Gas to Energy-   Methane to Markets Partnership An International Initiative

Methane Gas to Energy in Massachusetts-   Town of Braintree Landfill Produces Electricity

Geothermal at Gorham Middle School-   Independent Evaluation of Geothermal HVAC System

Ocean Energy-    U.S. Dept of Energy Explains Tidal Power Technologies

 

Waste Management

Recycling-   Maine Waste Management & Recycling Program

Composting/Vermiculture-  Composting Products Available Locally

 

 

The Cool Kit was sponsored by Efficiency Maine through a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy

   
                         
                       
 
   

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