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On February 9, 2023 we posted the following query to Front Porch Forum in Middlebury: We here at the Climate Economy Action Center of Addison County are curious to know for those of you who heat your homes with heat pumps how they fared during Saturday’s frigid temperatures. Results: We had 46 people respond to…
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After a wonderful evening in December spent discussing Kim Stanley Robinson’s “Ministry for the Future”, we’ll be meeting again on March 7th at 7 PM at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society in Middlebury to read Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “Braiding Sweetgrass”. John Elder has once again graciously volunteered to facilitate this conversation. As John writes : “Braiding Sweetgrass has…
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How much greenhouse gas do we release in Addison County, Vermont? What activity produces the most? Will we reach 2030 goals? In what ways should we act locally? Addison County’s Climate Economy Action Center produced GHG inventories in 2017 and 2020 to address such questions. This presentation will describe the methods and results of the…
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We will gather on December 6th at 7 PM the Middlebury CVUUS to discuss Kim Stanley Robinson’s acclaimed novel “The Ministry for the Future” –which was described as “masterly” by the New Yorker and of which Bill McKibben wrote, “One hopes that this book is read widely”. Our conversation will be facilitated by John Elder, emeritus professor…
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You could be meaningfully engaged in climate actions in Vermont’s Champlain Valley! The nonprofit Climate Economy Action Center of Addison County (CEAC) seeks a part-time Community Climate Program Manager (CCPM). The CCPM will play a vital role in building and maintaining the CEAC network and in implementing CEAC’s ambitious Climate Action Plan. The goal: help…
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Aidan Shepardson CEAC: Climate Action Policy Intern Summer 2022 Over the course of the summer, I engaged in a variety of tasks that allowed me to delve deeply into the most prominent climate issues facing Addison County at present. Thanks to the fantastic work of CEAC board members and interns prior, I was able to…
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CEAC is helping Middlebury College’s Sustainability Solution Lab on a project to survey local residents about their thoughts on home heating in order to understand what it takes for households to reduce energy consumption and switch away from fossil fuels. CEAC is looking for volunteers to spend up to two full Saturdays in September or…
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by Maddison Shropshire,Addison County Regional Planning Commission Weatherization and energy efficient appliances are some of the best ways an individual can reduce their energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Unfortunately, the costs and complexity of these projects are a big hurdle for many and the many programs available for support only add to the confusion.…
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June 2022Submitted by the Climate Economy Action Center of Addison County. The Seminary Street project presents an important opportunity to address affordable housing needs in Middlebury and Addison County in ways that also address climate change by creating an affordable fossil-fuel free housing development. We welcome the opportunity to work in partnership with the developer…
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by Greg Dennis June 2022 Over two dozen senior citizens with Third Act Vermont gathered last month at Chase Bank in Burlington — as part of the national campaign against Chase’s massive investments in fossil fuel projects. Third Act is a new national organization co-founded by longtime CEAC supporter Bill McKibben, who lives in Ripton.…
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