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The Energy Committee's Links

Web Sites for Information about Green Living

New Link! Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Historic Preservation - A guide for ways to employ energy efficiency measures and renewable energy without detracting from the historic value of properties.
http://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/for_communities/HDCGuide.pdf

Honeywell Wind Turbine from EarthTronics - small wind turbine system for homes, get information here.
http://earthtronics.com/honeywell.aspx

Recycle your old CDs, CD-Rs, DVDs and Blue Ray Discs - send your old discs to a NH company for recycling!
http://cdrecyclingcenter.org/

Sierra Club Green Home is dedicated to helping you create a more sustainable home environment.
http://www.staywarmnh.org/index.htm

Stay Warm NH - Winter heating resources and tips from the state
http://www.staywarmnh.org/index.htm

The Green Guide - On-line green magazine
http://www.thegreenguide.com

The Union of Concerned Scientists- Advice for living more greenly
http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/greentips/

Tree Hugger's Guides - Guides to going green
http://www.treehugger.com/gogreen.php

TRIP, a national transportation research group - Improving driving efficiency
http://www.tripnet.org/GreenDrivingTips.PDF

Green Tips for parents and families
http://www.greatgreentips.net/

National Geographic Kids - Resources for kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/SpaceScience/Green-tips

The Daily Green - On-line daily green news
http://www.thedailygreen.com/

Home Power Magazine
www.homepower.com

Do an On-line Home Energy Audit

Calculate your home energy usage with this on-line tool
http://hes.lbl.gov/

US Department of Energy - Do it yourself energy audit
http://www.eere.energy.gov/

Energy Star - On-line home energy audit tool
http://www.energystar.gov/

Some Organizations in New Hampshire

New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission - "The NHPUC is vested with general jurisdiction over electric, telecommunications, natural gas, water and sewer utilities for issues such as rates, quality of service, finance, accounting, and safety. It is the NHPUC’s mission to ensure that customers of regulated utilities receive safe, adequate and reliable service at just and reasonable rates. On this web site, you will find useful information on a wide range of issues whether you are a utility customer, a utility representative or an industry consultant."
http://www.puc.state.nh.us/

The Carbon Coalition - "The Carbon Coalition is a non-partisan coalition of citizens, scientists, businesses, students, communities and organizations who've come together to advocate for a national energy policy that protects our communities and environment from the ravages of global warming caused by carbon pollution."
http://www.carboncoalition.org/

The New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association - "The New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association provides NH residents with an effective resource to help you through the process of incorporating renewable energy and sustainable technologies into your lives."
http://www.nhsea.org/

Renewable Energy World - “RenewableEnergyWorld.com was started in 1998 by a group of Renewable Energy professionals who wanted their work to relate to their passion for renewable energy.”
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/

NH ENERGY STAR - “The NH ENERGY STAR homes program encourages customers to take advantage of the benefits of building a new (or complete renovation of an existing) single or multi-family energy efficient home with incentives up to $3,000.”
http://www.nhsaves.com/residential/homes.html