Helpful
Organizations
Vermont Peak Oil Network (VPON)
http://vtpeakoil.net/
VPON is a statewide network of individuals and groups working
regionally on issues of relocalization
and sustainability.
The VPON website serves as a
newsletter and clearinghouse for information and resources
promoting intelligent, community-based responses to the challenges of peak
oil.
Vermont Natural Resource Council
(VNRC)
http://www.vnrc.org/
VNRC is ACoRN's fiscal sponsor and organizational ally. For over forty years, VNRC has been Vermont's leader in protecting and restoring our natural resources. By building coalitions, working together, and offering common sense solutions, VNRC has set the standard for an approach to environmental protection that endures. VNRC is the Vermont affiliate of of the National Wildlife Federation.
From the State House to your Town Hall, VNRC keeps Vermonters informed on the environmental issues that you and your family care most about. We keep a constant presence in the Vermont State House to promote a vision of a Vermont that is healthy and sustainable. We empower our members to take action when the voice of concerned citizens is needed to make a difference. Some of the important issues VNRC focuses on include: clean air, clean water, healthy forests, sustainable communities, and energy.
Renewable
Energy
Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) is working to
bring about an intelligent transformation from a foreign fossil fuel based
economy to an economy increasingly based on our own renewable energy. They do this
by:
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Strengthening VT Renewable Energy
Businesses.
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State Energy
Policies
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PSB
Proceedings
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Education
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REV as a
Resource
Renewable
The
Renewable Energy Resource Center (RERC) supports market development for solar
hot water and solar electric systems in
1. To
provide consumers with high quality, unbiased information on system options, and
on the environmental and financial benefits associated with renewable
energy.
2. To
help consumers make informed decisions, and identify qualified equipment vendors
and installation professionals.
3. To
help consumers identify financing options for the purchase and installation of a
renewable energy system.
The
RERC is a project of the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, a non-profit
organization committed to affordable and clean energy solutions.
VEIC
The Vermont Energy Investment
Corporation (VEIC), founded in 1986, is a non-profit organization with
approximately 100 employees. VEIC's mission is to reduce the economic, social,
and environmental costs of energy consumption through the promotion of
cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. VEIC
provides services for Efficiency Vermont - the nation's first statewide 'energy
efficiency utility' - as well as Residential Energy Services, Business Energy
Services, and Planning and Evaluation Consulting. As you strive to reduce energy
use and its impact on our environment, VEIC is here to
help.
Department of
Public Service, Energy Efficiency Division
http://publicservice.vermont.gov/energy-efficiency/ee_renewables.html
The
Energy Efficiency Division works to promote energy efficiency and renewable
energy in
Department of
Public Service,
Efficiency
http://www.efficiencyvermont.com/
Efficiency