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Plotting a Course to Sustainability in 2050
In 1992, a group of some 1,700 scientists from 69 countries — including 99 of the 196 living Nobel laureates — banded together to form the Union of Concerned Scientists and issued an apocalyptic yet decidedly clear mandate to all of planet earth.
» Full Story By Jim Hickey

Electricity Straight from the Sun and Wind: Vineyarders Catch the Renewable Energy Wave
Though they currently account for just one per cent of the Island’s energy consumption, solar, wind and geothermal energy users are a fast-growing group on the Island.
» Full Story By Sam Bungey

Opinions from Workaday Islanders: Saving Energy Is the Thing to Do
They’ve been shocked by this winter’s fuel bills. They’re turning out lights and buying energy-efficient bulbs. They’re buying hybrid cars. And they’re interested in alternative ways of generating power.
» Full Story By Mark Alan Lovewell

Green and Comfortable: Both Are Possible
There are various words to describe parents: annoying, embarrassing, overprotective. These labels were often eschewed by the children of Paul Pimentel, an engineer, energy consultant and self-described tinkerer whose politics lean to the left.
» Full Story By Julia Rappaport

Cape Light Compact Performs an Energy Audit On Gazette Building, Finding a Few Air Leaks
They turned off the lights in the kitchen. And checked the fireplaces and found that instead of being properly sealed off with rigid foam or plywood — they were stuffed with old newspapers. But perhaps that is not so unusual in a newspaper office.
» Full Story By Julia Wells

Change Light Bulbs, Driving Habits, Without Depleting Bank Account
Many people living on the Vineyard in February 2008 are thinking green. Not necessarily ecologically green, but economically green, as they face the staggering costs of heating and lighting their homes and driving their cars.
» Full Story By Jack Shea

Those Carbon Shoes Leave Tracks: A Reporter Measures His Footprint
Expectations can be a killer, particularly if you’re feeling smug. When I sat down to measure my personal carbon footprint at climatecrisis.com, I was sure that I could be the poster boy for green people.
» Full Story By Jack Shea



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