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Author Archives: Sandwich Climate
Ossipee Teen Working to Protect Our Aquifer
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg demonstrated how teens can make a big difference. In Ossipee Stella Lunt, a 15-year-old a sophomore at Kingswood Regional High School, has attended and spoken out frequently at the Meena gas station hearings in Effingham. … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Meena gas station, New Hampshire, Ossipee Aquifer, Stella Lunt, transportation
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Sandwich, NH: A Solar Array and Saving Taxpayer Money
Nov. 1, 2022 As energy prices are soaring around the globe, the Town of Sandwich, NH, took a step today to minimize costs for its municipal buildings. A few weeks ago a request for proposals (RFP) was sent out to … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Inspiration, Solar
Tagged energy predictions, Hollis Heichemer, Joanne Haight, Katherine Thorndike, Leonard Witt, renewables, Solar array, Ted Vansant, Tim Miner, Todd Horn, Wharton Sinkler
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Mark Longley Receives Green Mountain Conservation Award
Mark Longley, a member of the Sandwich Climate Action Coalition steering committee, was recently awarded the 2022 High Watch Award for Volunteer Service by the Green Mountain Conservation Group. The award is presented annually to “a community member who has gone … Continue reading
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Historic Day Nationally & in Sandwich
On Sunday, Aug 7, 2022, the US Senate finally passed historic climate action legislation that will likely become law very soon. It will tackle a problem acknowledged as needing fixing by our government for over 50 years.* It was fitting that at … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Climate News, Resources
Tagged & Solar Day, Clean Energy News, electric vehicles, End of Fossil Fuel, EVs, Global Warming, Joe Biden, legislation, renewables, Sandwich Electric Vehicle, solar power, Tool, US Congress
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NHSaves Revived, Gets Funded by Legislature
NHSaves was on the edge of extinction when the NH Public Utility Commission majority, appointed by Gov. Chris Sununu, decided to start defunding the program. NH State Consumer Advocate Don Kreis said the PUC “administered a sledgehammer to more than … Continue reading
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Tagged Consumer Advocate, Don Kreis, energy efficiency, HB549, NH PUC, NH., NHSaves
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The Fight to Curtail Rooftop Solar
California, the leader in renewable energy policy, is in the midst of a political, corporate power struggle that might well determine the fate of the state’s rooftop solar, distributive energy future. Since California is a renewable trend setter, this is … Continue reading
Posted in Solar
Tagged batteries, Biden, California, PG&E, Renewable Energy, rooftop, solar predictions
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EV Pickup Trucks: Amazing, Powerful
Lawrence Ulrich of the New York Times gives a raving, Rivian review for the company’s new electric pickup. First paragraph reads: The redoubtable Rivian R1T, the first crusher in a coming wave of electric pickup trucks, can soar unscathed over gnarly … Continue reading
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Tagged batteries, electric vehicles, End of Fossil Fuel, EVs, transportation
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Rural Solar, Pros and Cons Discussion
The Sandwich Climate Action Coalition (SCAC) in October 2021 held two rural solar community discussions lead by Sandwich, N.H. residents. The first was with residents who live off the grid with solar. It’s not for everyone, learn the pros and … Continue reading
Posted in Climate News, Solar
Tagged green renewables, lithium-ion battery, NH., Off the Grid, On the Grid, Rural Solar, Sandwich, Solar array
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Australian Billionaire, Mine Owner Might Save the Planet
The New York Times, in a wonderful story, asks: Can a Carbon-Emitting Iron Ore Tycoon Save the Planet? Then adds: Andrew Forrest made a mining fortune. Now he wants to lead a climate change revolution — and beat the fossil fuel … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Forrest, Clean Energy News, Climate, End of Fossil Fuel, Fortescue, Global Warming, Iron ore mining
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Hanover Debuts NH’s Largest Municipal Solar Array
The New Hampshire Bulletin reports: Hanover debuted a new solar array on Thursday that will produce enough energy to power almost all of the municipality’s electrical needs. The array, which is on 8 acres, is made up of 4,560 solar … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Power, Hanover, Municipal Power, Ready for 100, Solar array
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