The 10% Energy Challenge for Town of Putney
Many towns across Vermont* and the nation have undertaken a voluntary program called "The 10% Challenge", of reducing their energy consumption by at least 10%, often more. The Putney Energy Committee encourages the Putney towns people to support a referendum item in the upcoming town meeting that would require the town to reduce its energy consumption by at least 10%, per year over he previous year. Why?
It's important for our global environment: With the well-documented effects of global warming on our planet, it just makes sense to reduce the level of greenhouse gases that the Town of Putney is pumping into the air. On a local level, much concern has been raised about our region's warming trend and the effect it has had on our maple sugaring, tourist and skiing businesses.
It's important for own town, economicly as well ,helping to reduce energy costs in our annual budgets for electric and fuel consumption, will help us to curb costs and possibly lower taxes.
Major expense items for Putney;
- streetlights cost $300.00 to $500.00 each month.
- Additionally the cost of Heating fuel continues to rise
- Costs of Fuel for Town trucks.
It's important as a challenge to our fellow citizens to conserve energy in their own households; reducing additional greenhouse gases and freeing-up money that they could then spend in our community.
It's important as a message to our children, that caring citizens working collectively can make a difference.
In the town meeting resolution in Putney for the year 2003 - Article 27 - Voters of Putney adopted the following resolution:
Be it resolved that the citizens of Putney urgently call upon our municipal leaders, state legislators, governor and Congressional Delegation to put Vermont in the forefront of a sustainable energy future. Specifically, we request immediate and ongoing action and legislative initiatives designed to promote energy efficiency in Vermont's homes, businesses, public buildings and transportation systems, and to encourage expansion of the renewable energy industry in the State of Vermont.
PEC would like Putney Vermont to move on to the next step, please join us.
The VT towns * Town of Brattleboro, Town of Charlotte, Town of Middlebury, Town of Underhill, Town of Williston
10% Challenge is a successful action program for households and businesses to put the chill on global warming. We are successful because of the continual efforts of our Members, Sponsors, Supporters, and Participants.
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Alliance for Climate Action Members
City of Burlington
Burlington Electric Department
Chittenden Country Regional Planning Commission
Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization
Chittenden County Transportation Authority
Chittenden Solid Waste District
Fletcher Allen Health Care
University of Vermont
Underground Railway Theatre
Vermont Energy Investment Corp
Vermont Department of Public Service
Agency of Natural Resources
Vtrans
SponsorsBurlington Electric Department
Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization
One-Four-Three Charitable Lead Trust
IBM
Individual Contributors
Supporting Businesses
Ben and Jerry's
Burlington Business Association
Chittenden Bank
Clarion Hotel and Conference Center
Conant Custom Brass
Earthlogic, Inc.
ECHO Leahy Center
Gardener's Supply
Gregory Supply
Green Mountain Power
Lake Champlain Chocolates
Lindt Chocolates
Local Motion
Outdoor Gear Exchange
Seventh Generation
Sheraton Hotel
The Ski Rack
South End Arts & Business Assoc.
Sugarbush Resort
Vermont Business Materials Exchange
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
Vermont Pub & Brewery
Wyndham Hotel, Burlington
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10% Challenge Participants
Airflyte Productions
Ascension Lutheran Church
Ben and Jerry's – Church Street
Ben and Jerry's, Co-Founders Office
The B Side
The Body Shop
Borders Books and Music
Brick Box Company
Burlington Friends Meeting
Burlington International Airport
Burton Snowboards
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Chittenden Bank
City of Keene, NH
City Market
Clarion Hotel and Conference Center
Comfort Inn
Conant Custom Brass
Counter Culture Tattoo
Country Home Products
Earthlogic, Inc.
Ecco
ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
Fletcher Free Library
Fresh Market
The Gailer School
Gardeners Supply
Good News Garage
Greener Pastures
Healthy Living Market
Huber and Suhner, Inc.
IBM, Essex Junction, VT
Indigo
Interfaith Church Coalition
Intervale CompostKit Cornell
Lake Champlain Chocolates
The Lamp Shop
Magic Hat Brewery
Mr. Mike's Pizza
Merola's Market
Mirabelles
Muddy Waters
National Wildlife Federation VT
Nick and Morrissey Development
The Outdoor Gear Exchange
Penny Cluse Café
PF Bailey and Associates
Propeller Media Works
Recycle North
Rhino Foods
Seven Days
Seventh Generation
Sheraton & Conference Center
The Ski Rack
South Ends Arts & Business Assoc.
Speeder and Earls
Stephen and Burns
Sugarbush Resort
Super 8 Motel
Swish Maintenance Limited
Smuggler's Notch Resort
Unitarian Universalist Church
Venus and Crew LLC
VT Buildings and General Services
Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger
Venus and Crew LLC
VT Energy Contracting and Supply Corporation
Vermont Federal Credit Union
Vermont Pub & Brewery
Whistle Stop Antiques
Wyndham Burlington
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