Carbon Footprint

Nature Conservancy Carbon Footprint calculator: http://www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/calculator/

Bonneville Environmental Foundation - http://www.greentagsusa.org/greentags/calculator/

Carbon Offsets

Consumers guide to carbon offsets, produced by Clean Air, Cool Planet http://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/ConsumersGuidetoCarbonOffsets.pdf

Purchase carbon offsets for car, home, flights, even your wedding. ($$$ will go towards carbon offset projects TerraPass funds clean energy and carbon reduction projects across the United States, such wind farms and landfill gas capture projects; “what’s my carbon footprint” calculator , interesting articles, blog - www.terrapass.com

How do carbon offsets work? - http://www.terrapass.com/about/how-carbon-offsets-work.html

Carbon Fund - http://www.carbonfund.org/

DIY Projects

Solar hot water heater from recycled bottles

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/06/beer_bottle_solarpowered.html

Instructions for “do-it-yourself” renewable energy projects.  Great for teachers! http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Educational/educational.htm

http://www.re-energy.ca/

Energy Education

Cape and Islands Renewable Energy has published a renewable energy information clearing house.  A beautiful website that has boatloads of information on the “energy present”, “tools for managing the transition” and “energy future” too much to list…check it out! - http://www.cirenew.info/         

New Hampshire Handbook on Energy Efficiency and Climate Change http://nhenergy.org/images/a/a1/Handbook.pdf

Energy Incentives and Tax Credits

New Hampshire Electric Co-Op – energy efficiency programs for individuals and businesses - www.nhec.com   

Federal tax credits – everything you ever wanted to know (and more!) http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_tax_credits

DSIRE – Stay up on the latest information about renewable energy and energy efficiency incentives (federal and state) http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/map2.cfm?CurrentPageID=1&State=NH&R

Green Building

U.S Green building Council – info on LEED, links to green building research, training opportunities for builders - http://www.usgbc.org/

Yestermorrow Design/Build School Warren, VT – courses in sustainable building, summer internship opportunities - http://www.yestermorrow.org/

Local Food

Local Foods Plymouth – www.localfoodsplymouth.org

Kitchen Gardners International – “promoting the ‘localest’ food of all, globally” - www.kitchengardners.org

Local food directories - http://ww2.attra.ncat.org/index.php/localfood_results.php?Class=NH

Upper Valley Localvores –  the 100 mile diet in the Upper Valley (great recipes grouped by season) http://www.uvlocalvore.com/

Other organizations

Squam Lakes Conservation Society - www.squamlakes.org

New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association - http://www.nhsea.org/

            The Relocalization Network- www.relocalize.net

Sustainable Energy Resource Group (SERG), Thetford Center, VT - www.serg-info.org

D Acres, Dorchester, NH - www.dacres.org

Lakes Region Living Lightly Association (LARELLA) – www.larella.org

Harvard Local, Harvard, MA www.harvardlocal.org

NH Community Energy Project nhenergy.org & http://nhenergy.org/images/a/a1/Handbook.pdf

New American Dream – A non-profit organization whose mission is to help Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice www.newdream.org

Peak Oil

Comments on "The Party's Over" Written by Richard Heinberg*
Summary of Ricahrd Heinbergs book "Power Down"*
Site describinbg Hubbert's Peak
Web site for the Association for the study of peak oil
Peak primer and more - Great resource
Peak Oil Chat & News - Recommended by a member 
Oil Depletion Analysis Centre - Current Articles on Peak Oil (What is in the Press)

 

Products & Services

Energy Federation: Energy Saving Products - http://www.efi.org/

Noli Control Systems “energy saving light bulb technology”  - light bulbs of every shape and size - www.nolico.com

Insulating blinds and window quilts:

www.windowquilt.com

www.justblinds.com

www.comfortex.com

Rand’s Hardware, Plymouth, NH (***discount for PAREI members***) www.rands.doitbest.com

Building Energy Technology, Concord, NH (Inquire about discounts for PAREI members)  www.buildingenergytechnologies.com

Green Culture “products for an enlightened planet” – composters, mowers, vermiculture and more

http://www.composters.com/

 

Renewable Energy Publications

Homepower Magazine - www.homepower.com  

Mother Earth News - www.motherearthnews.com

Countryside & Small Stock Journal, the magazine of modern homesteading www.countrysidemag.com

Interstate Renewable Energy Council (great trade based newsletter)- http://www.irecusa.org/

Post Carbon Institute – free newsletter provides helpful information about how we can relocalize our communities and adapt to an energy constrained world http://www.postcarbon.org/publications/newsletters

Renewable Energy Supplies

Apricus solar water heating collectors (***order through PAREI for your member discount***)  www.apricus.com

Earth Solar
 Go Solar
4lots - Member used
Thermomax
Big Frog Mountain Corp
Silocon Solar - Member used
The Alternate Energy Hobby Store
Colorado Solar Electric
JATS Alternative Power Company

 

Blue link solar – solar electric panels - www.bluelinksolar.com

Sunweaver, Northwood, NH - www.sunweaver.org

Solar Works, Inc – www.solar-works.com

Gro Solar - https://www.globalresourceoptions.com/

Renewable Energy Installers

See NH Sustainable Energy Association Consumer Guide: http://www.nhsea.org/resource/resource_guide.php

PAREI Business Members

ABODE – Plymouth N.H.- www.yourabodehome.org  - 603-536-1400

Alteris Renewables – Holderness, N.H. - tvansant@solarworksinc.com – 603-968-7359

Appalachian Mountain Clubwww.outdoors.org

Atta Girl Records – Thornton, N.H -  www.attagirlrecords.com

Bacco Italian Restaurant – Boston, MA. – www.bacconorthend.com

Baker Valley Motors – Plymouth, N.H. http://www.bakervalleymotors.com/

BEA Realty – Dorchester, N.H.

Boulder Point Condo Associates – Plymouth, N.H.

Pemi Baker Home, Health, Hospice and Aquatic Wellness -        www.pemibakerhomehealth.org

Mid State Healthwww.midstatehealth.org

Sound Advicewww.soundadvicehearingcenters.com

Bridgewater Power Company – Ashland, N.H.-  http://www.bridgewaterpower.com/

BTD Mechanical Contracting, Plumbing & Heating – Campton, N.H. http://www.btdmechanical.com/

Building Energy TechnologyConcord, N.H. www.buildingenergytechnologies.com

Calm Post Café - Rumney, N.H.- 603-254-4987

CMC Mechanical – Portsmouth, N.H.- 603-944-1012

D Acres, Dorchester, NH - www.dacres.org

DeCosta Construction – Plymouth, N.H. – www.decostaconstruction.net  -

603-536-1995 – Also distributor of Greenblock Insulated Concrete Forms www.greenblocknh.com

DNL Energy LLC – Holderness, N.H. – www.dnlenergy.con – 603-536-2461

Donnell Enterprises – Warren, N.H. – www.jeff-donnell@yahoo.com -

EVP Marketing & Media – Waterville Valley, N.H. www.evpcreative.com – 603-236-4946

Frase Electric – South Tamworth, N.H. – 603-284-6618

Gilford Town Energy Committee – Gilford, N.H. – www.gilfordnh.org/public documents/GilfordNH BComm/Energy%20Committee

Harmony in Wood – Bristol, N.H. – 603-744-5540 – HIW@metrocast.net – Builder who is sensitive to energy issues and green building.

Holderness Fire Department – Holderness, N.H. – www.holderness-nh.gov

Holderness School – Holderness, N.H. www.holderness.org

Jordan Institute – Concord, N.H. – www.jordaninstitute.org – 603-226-1009

KTM Auto – Plymouth, N.H.- www.ktmauto.com

KW Management Nashua, N.H. - great for Geothermal - 603-598-0181

Mauchly Electric – Plymouth, N.H. - 603-536-4109

McLane Realty – Plymouth, N.H. – www.mclanerealtyplymouth.com – 603-536-8181

New Hampshire Electric Coop – Plymouth, N.H. - www.nhec.com

New Hampton School – New Hampton, N.H. - www.newhampton.org

Pemi Heating – Carl Doe Plymouth, N.H. – 603-786-2292

Piscataqua Sustainability Initiative – Portsmouth, N.H. – www.thepsi.net

Plymouth State University – Plymouth, N.H. www.plymouth.edu

Puglisi Builders – Rumney, N.H. - 603-786 – 9398 puglisibuilders@gmail.com

Rand’s Hardware – Plymouth, N.H. - www.rands.doitbest.com

R. B. Eaton & Co Builders – Rumney, N.H. -  603-786-2380

Rockywold-Deephaven Camps – Holderness, N.H. - www.rdcsquam.com

Roper Real Estate – Waterville Valley, N.H. - www.roperre.com

Sant Bani School – Sanbornton, N.H. - http://www.santbanischool.org/

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center –Holderness, N.H. -  http://www.nhnature.org/

St. Thomas Contractors – Bridgewater, MA. – street8637@yahoo.com – 508-6978637

Star King Unitarian Church – Plymouth, N.H. - www.starrkingfellowship.org –

 603- 536-8908

Stoppe Management – Plymouth, N.H. – www.stoppemanagement.com – 603-536-2479

Sustain Ability – Laconia, N.H. - store@sustainabilitynh.com - 603-528-4300

Ted Hammond Construction, Llc – Campton, N.H. – 603-726 - 4833

The Common Manwww.thecman.com

Three Mile Island AMC – www.outdoors.org

Waterville Valley Town SquareWaterville Valley, N.H.www.townsquarecondos.com

603-236-8175

Windy Ridge Corp. – Tamworth, N.H. -603-323-2323

 http://oikos.com/green_products/company.php?company_id=2511

Wind Works Llc – Charlotte, VT .-  http://www.windworksllc.com/ - 802-425-5055

Woodsville Guarantee Savings Bank - http://www.theguarantybank.com/