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A Solar Panel Experience Worth Sharing

A Solar Panel Experience Worth Sharing

by Peter Hanson | Apr 27, 2022 | Being More Sustainable, Renewable energy, Uncategorized

Solar panels are good for the planet and for my pocketbook. In 2015, we installed twelve solar panels on our garage roof. They cost me $13,947 after rebates, and the panels reduced our Eversource metered electricity usage by two-thirds, giving us a 7.5% yield on our...
Ways To Be More Sustainable: My Experience of Buying an Electric Blower

Ways To Be More Sustainable: My Experience of Buying an Electric Blower

by Jen Zonis | Apr 26, 2022 | Being More Sustainable, Leaf blowers

“It’s Saturday. About Your Leaf Blower” This was the headline in Jessica Stolzberg’s Op Ed in New York Times on April 15th.  I have a feeling you already get the gist.  Overwhelmed by the constant bad news on the state of the climate, we are nevertheless determined to...
Time to Make Our Events More Sustainable? Let’s Start with the Popular St. Mark’s May Fair!

Time to Make Our Events More Sustainable? Let’s Start with the Popular St. Mark’s May Fair!

by Beth Sanford | Apr 16, 2022 | Being More Sustainable, Composting, Recycling, Reduce Waste, Uncategorized

Finally, we are all starting to gather. No doubt your calendar is filling up with weddings, graduations, galas, and plain old social gatherings with friends and families. And best yet, just around the corner is what was my kids’ annual favorite…yes, St. Mark’s May...
Making a Positive Change: New Canaan College Student Starts on a Career in Renewable Energy

Making a Positive Change: New Canaan College Student Starts on a Career in Renewable Energy

by Mariana Ferreira | Mar 20, 2022 | Being More Sustainable, Renewable energy

When Henry Asker (NCHS ‘18) was in high school he, like many other high school students, ran on the varsity track team, volunteered with the SLOBS, and enjoyed math and science. Henry was fairly confident that his college and career trajectory would take him into the...
Environmental Issues Today:  What to Do About Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers?

Environmental Issues Today: What to Do About Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers?

by Mariana Ferreira | Feb 22, 2022 | Being More Sustainable

Leaf blowers have recently been causing quite a ruckus in residential communities across the country. For some, gas-powered leaf blowers continue to be a necessary and commonplace landscaping appliance. For many others, the use of these outmoded tools is entirely...
Back to Basics: How Composting Food Scraps Can Make a Difference

Back to Basics: How Composting Food Scraps Can Make a Difference

by Miranda Lipton | Jan 26, 2022 | Being More Sustainable, Composting, Reduce Waste

Back to Basics: How Composting Food Scraps Can Make a Difference When you think about a night of meal preparation, what comes to mind? Probably a combination of chopping, sautéing, containers to store the leftovers, and the inevitable clean-up process. Aside from all...
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