Resources
Carbon Footprint
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
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
NH PUC's Energy and Efficiency Sustainability Board Reference Library
http://www.puc.nh.gov/EESE%20Board/ReferenceLibrary.htm
Energy Incentives and Tax Credits
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
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
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. – info@alterisinc.com
asheridan@alterisinc.com or tvansant@solarworksinc.com – 603-968-7359
Appalachian Mountain Club – www.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.
Best Western Silver Fox Inn – Waterville Valley, N.H. www.wvlodges@together.net - 603-236-3699
Boulder Point Condo Associates – Plymouth, N.H.
Pemi Baker Home, Health, Hospice and Aquatic Wellness - www.pemibakerhomehealth.org
Mid State Health – www.midstatehealth.org
Sound Advice – www.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 Technology – Concord, N.H. www.buildingenergytechnologies.com
Calm Post Café - Rumney, N.H.- 603-254-4987
CMC Mechanical – Portsmouth, N.H.- 603-944-1012
Common Man Inn – Plymouth, N.H. – www.thecman.com or www.info@thecman.com – 603-536-2200
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
Latchkey Auto Sales and Service – Meredith, N.H. – www.latchkeyauto@yahoo.com – 603-279-8093
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
R&D Warmer Windows - P.O. Box 912 Center Harbor, NH 03226 –
Rod Ladman – 603-455-6094
David Walker – 603-387-2774 or e-mail – rdwarmerwindows@gmail.com
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/
Shades Shutters Blinds - www.shadesshuttersblinds.com - support@shadesshuttersblinds
405 S. Wilcox St. #103 Castle Rock, Colorado 80109 - 1-800-789-8583 - Contact - Louis Lyons
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 Man – www.thecman.com
Three Mile Island AMC – www.outdoors.org
Waterville Valley Town Square – Waterville 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/
Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative PO Box 753 Plymouth, NH 03264 603-536-5030 www.plymouthenergy.org