But Wait, There's More!

You may also want to check out West Hartford Looks For Ways To Cut Energy Costs, the companion piece to yesterday's article on WHPS's Conservation Challenge (http://www.whps.org/conservationchallenge/).

Schools In Competition To Cut Use Of Electricity -- Courant.com

SWH member Heidi Golden's vision and persistence in getting West Hartford schools to compete in energy conservation is paying off. Read yesterday's Courant article at Schools In Competition To Cut Use Of Electricity -- Courant.com.

Town Schools Saved $19K in Less Than 3 Weeks- How'd We Do It?

CONSERVATION CHALLENGE!	Town Schools Saved $19K in Less Than 3 Weeks- How’d We Do It? With budget deficits and unpleasant economic forecasts dominating the news, here’s a bright spot. Throughout November, all West Hartford Public Schools are competing in an effort to conserve electricity, with a goal of reducing electrical consumption by ten percent. It’s good for the planet and good for the budget. As of November 18, all West Hartford schools combined saved almost 115,000 kilowatt hours on their electric bills.  That translates to a savings of $19,000 – and that’s with 12 days left to save even more.  If we kept up even this modest effort, we’d be on track to save $385,000 over the year. The chart below shows each school’s progress toward its goal.  Bristow is almost there, while seven other schools have already well surpassed their goals.  All month long, you can track each school’s daily progress toward the goal at the WHPS Conservation Challenge website, where you can also find information for kids, teachers, parents and homeowners. Survey Conservation Challenge Home Page School Data Bristow Data Rules 15 Tips to Try at Home Links

 

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Two Good Articles on Sustainability in Today's Courant

…and one of them features SWH’s own Bill Upholt and Mary Lee Morrison!

If You Must Remodel, Buy Used First
Like many empty-nesters, Mary Lee Morrison and Bill Upholt wanted to trade in their longtime suburban home for something different, perhaps a bit smaller.  But instead of buying an upscale condo or moving into an active adult community, they bought a historic Hartford home. And instead of a gut remodel, they are renovating the row house on Columbia Street using as many recycled and reusable building materials as possible.  MORE

Bulky Waste: 'In With The New' Is Easy. 'Out With The Old' Isn't
Volunteers and employees of the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority, EnviroCycle and ElectroniCycle stockpile computers, televisions, monitors, VCRs, fax machines and other residential electronic equipment to be refurbished or recycled by EnviroCycle at its plant in Hallstead, Pennsylvania.  MORE

Home Energy Efficiency Forum - Nov 10th

Electricity rates are rising. Home heating oil prices are skyrocketing. Natural gas prices continue to climb. What's a person to do? The West Hartford Senior Center, Sustainable West Hartford, the West Hartford Clean Energy Task Force and Clean Water Action invite the public to a forum on home energy efficiency options on Monday, November 10, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the West Hartford Senior Center, 15 Starkel Road, West Hartford, CT .

Join us at this forum and learn how to save money on energy costs with programs free to some CT residents, discover practical ways to increase energy efficiency in your home or apartment and get the inside scoop on financing and additional incentives available to help you make these improvements, many which are free of charge.

Presenters include Roger Smith, Campaign Director for Clean Water Action and Paul Popinchalk, Energy Engineer with VanZelm Heywood & Shadford. Both are members of the WH Clean Energy Task Force and Sustainable West Hartford.

Admission to the forum is free and open to the public. To RSVP or for more information, please contact Chris Corcoran at 860-232-6232 or ccorcoran@cleanwater.org.