green energy
By Transition Catskills on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 - 3:00 pm
As you drive around the Catskills, you may notice quite a few people have already taken the leap and are getting their electricity from rooftop solar panels collecting energy from the sun. Why isn't everyone doing it? Probably in part because of the myths... Read more
By Transition Catskills on Tuesday, Sep. 22, 2015 - 1:59 pm
On Saturday, October 3rd, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, join Transition Catskills and Southern Tier Solar Works at The Andes Hotel for SOLARIZE CATSKILLS, a free solar energy workshop that will give you all the information you need to know to go solar.
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By Transition Catskills on Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2015 - 5:02 pm
Our first Green Drinks event was a great success! For those of you who missed it, Transition Catskills will organize a Green Drinks on a monthly basis, each time at a different venue. Hope to see you and hear your ideas at the next one!
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By Anne Pyburn Craig on Friday, Apr. 12, 2013 - 4:52 pm
Above: Retrofitters at work transforming a Rosendale home into a model of energy efficiency. Photo courtesy of Manna Jo Greene.
The Festival Town -- site of the first green-built, geothermal community center in the state -- will be ahead of the enviro-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 - 5:02 pm
Image: Solar panels at the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Today on Economix, the New York Times's economics blog, Harvard professor Edward Glaeser stakes out a controversial proposition -- controversial, that is, among non-... Read more