Affordable solar in New York State is here!!! SunCommon aims to tear down barriers to clean energy and use their business as a force for good. And, they are a Certified B Corporation and a Best For the World 2019 Honoree. With NO UPFRONT COST, why wait?
HeatSmart, a program of Solar Tompkins, is a nonprofit community-based organization focused on promoting the rapid adoption of renewable energy in Tompkins County, NY. They work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Tompkins County by facilitating the adoption of home insulation, sealing, and heat pump technologies for heating and cooling.
They provide residents with the information, confidence, and value they need to transition their homes toward zero net carbon emissions, strengthening local markets for renewable energy and energy efficiency. To learn more, and to access HeatSmart designers and installers, visit the NYSERDA website.
STEPS is a neighborhood health improvement project for southern Seneca County, New York, specifically Covert, Lodi, Ovid and Romulus, with a mission to strengthen families, address challenges that are part of rural life, grow a sustainable regional economy, cultivate leadership, encourage initiative, and foster respect for all. They offer cooking classes, herbalism classes, and all things of the sort! For more info, visit their website.
On Thursday, October 17, Wells College’s Wells Center for Sustainability and the Environment will be hosting a free, public talk by Dr. Katharine Wilkinson, Project Drawdown’s VP for Communications and Engagement, who was one of the principal authors of the book of the same name.