July Newsletter
Sneak Preview of the Energy Navigators Website & Meet the Interns
Sneak Preview of the Energy Navigators Site
We are putting the finishing touches on the Energy Navigators website. On the site you can find step by step instructions for how to:
You can also schedule a one-on-one appointment with one of our energy navigators.
In addition, you can make your own home energy To Do list and mark off those actions that you’ve taken. For each action you’ve taken you can see the impact on your carbon footprint, and also see how that action contributes to the community’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
We’re still finalizing some of the materials and working on a guide to finance, and we will send updates on our progress in our next newsletter. If you can spare the time and have the interest, give it spin, create an account, record what you’ve already done to electrify your home and transportation, and send us feedback!
Meet CEAC’s Summer Interns Maggie Bryan, Jorgelina Reyes, and Anne Kleinerman
This summer we are thrilled to be working with three Middlebury College undergraduates.
Maggie Bryan
Maggie Bryan is an Environmental Policy and French double major, and will be a senior this year at Middlebury. She is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At Middlebury, she is also the Senior News Editor of The Middlebury Campus and a Climate Action Fellow. This summer, Maggie is helping to develop the website for CEAC’s Navigator Project, as well as helping with outreach. During her free time she enjoys running and hiking on local trails and discovering new music and podcasts.
Jorgelina Reyes
Jorgelina Reyes (she/her) is an Environmental Architecture joint major at Middlebury College. She’s originally from Mendoza, Argentina. This summer she’s interning with CEAC helping with marketing and promotion of the Energy Navigator Program. She is developing an effective marketing strategy, including social media marketing, participating in the different outreach events, and creating a video that portrays how climate change is affecting Vermonters and the energy efficiency work that Energy Navigator is doing. In her free time she loves hiking and exploring new areas of Vermont, painting, and taking photos with her grandpa’s film camera.
Anne Kleinerman
Anne Kleinerman is a rising junior Math major from Maastricht, the Netherlands. This summer she is working alongside Dr. Richard Hopkins to create an updated greenhouse gas inventory https://ceacac.org/ghg-emissions-data/ for Addison County. Previous reports were written in 2020 and 2022. This involves going sector-by-sector and estimating emissions from agriculture, transportation, building heat, electricity generation, waste, and more. We will then be able to write a report with all our findings that includes trends from 2017 to 2022. We expect the report will get used by future policymakers, contractors, committees, and the general public
Navigator Program Marches Ahead
Over half of Addison County towns are supporting our Energy Navigator Program with their Municipal Energy Resilience Program (MERP) mini grants. As these towns sign up, we have been organizing a Kick Off Meeting for each town. This initial meeting facilitates a base of communication with a small group of engaged town residents. From here, the Energy Navigator Program works together with town organizations to do outreach to homeowners and renters.
Each town is unique. Some have a Strawberry Festival (Shoreham), an Energy Fair (Weybridge, Vergennes), a Summer BBQ. Some have a strong network of local organizations that contribute to the social fabric of the place. Learning about a place and collaborating with the people of that place are essential components to rolling out the Energy Navigator Program. It is our intention to conduct education and outreach in a way that works for every town.
This summer the Energy Navigator Program has been establishing these connections. Thanks to the hard work of our interns, we are also making significant progress on marketing materials and website development. We hope to see you and your neighbors at an upcoming town event soon.
If you have questions about the work we are doing in your town or want to get started with an energy plan for your home, reach out to us at: energynavigator.ceac@gmail.com
Americorps Fellow Search Continues
ECO AmeriCorps is still accepting applications through July 12th for a year-long fellowship working with CEAC through the Americorps program on our Energy Navigator program. If you or someone you know might be interested in contributing to our efforts to decarbonize Addison County through outreach and education, please send them the job announcement.
Energy Navigators at the Midd Summer Market
Come visit us in downtown Middlebury at the Midd Summer Market . The Energy Navigator program will have a booth (with environmentally friendly swag!) where you can learn more about the program, meet the folks behind the project, and sign up for a free energy consultation. The market takes place at Triangle Park in Middlebury.
The dates we will be there are:
Wednesday July 31 from 4 PM to 8 PM
Saturday August 10 from 9 AM to Noon
Saturday August 17 from 9 AM to Noon
Wednesday August 28 from 4 PM to 8 PM
New in Climate Clippings
Climate Chart of the Month: Historical global per capita CO2 emissions
The wizards at Our World in Data have created a fascinating (albeit in a sort of horrifying way) video that shows the growth of CO2 emissions from 1750 of the major emitters: the US, the United Kingdom, China, and India. While we here at CEAC focus on emissions in Addison County, it is nonetheless important to understand the global context, too.
Climate Song of the Month: Good Day Sunshine
CEAC Board Member Richard Hopkins notes that The Beatles’ Good Day Sunshine is about being happy and in love on a sunny day, and it is also a hymn to the importance of incident sunshine.
