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INFORMATION ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SAVINGS

Sign up to receive a free energy efficient assessment!
Or call 1-877-979-POWER


The Mass Save website provides a wealth of information and interactive tools.

Get the facts: Learn how to save energy and stay comfortable
A collection of useful online resources.

Energy Facts
Empower yourself. Learn easy ways to save energy at home.

Home Energy Assessments
What to expect from a Trained Energy Specialists evaluating existing conditions and making site specific recommendations.

Saving Money with Energy Efficiency: Going Green, Getting Green [video]
Practical things you can do right now to save money on energy cost in your home. Includes "Do It Yourself" projects, energy efficient products, and work you can have professionally done. Brought to you by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources at http://www.mass.gov/doer

Interactive Demo – Home Energy Improvements
Get a clear understanding of the process and benefits of implementing energy saving improvements in your home. As you navigate through the model home you will see first hand the steps that are taken for each upgrade you decide to make.

NEW! The HomeEnergyCalculator™ - Learn about your home’s energy use room by room with NSTAR's Home Analyzer. This interactive online tool lets you get quick estimates on your home's energy use, while providing great tips on ways you can save energy in each room of your house. The Home Analyzer also can calculate your carbon footprint, show how much you can save by switching from incandescent to compact fluorescent lights, provide energy use information on many home appliances from a clothes washing machine to your microwave oven, compare the energy costs of new plasma and LCD televisions to traditional TVs, show how much you can save with a programmable thermostat and much more. The Home Analyzer is free and will take less than 10 minutes to complete!

 

USCM Press Release

USCM Grant Summary

 

The Green Collar Economy

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Green Collar Economy
by Van Jones

Green-collar jobs mean standing
up for people and the planet


Tune in.

Van Jones from the White House
Van Jones from the White House Council of Environmental Quality visits a local work site that gives us a glimpse of the clean energy economy that's on the way. Green roofing is just one of the countless green job opportunities that will emerge from President Obama's comprehensive energy policy.

Bioneers by the Bay 2007 
Van Jones speaking at the 2007 Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change Conference at UMass Dartmouth.


Green Anthem
A music video created by local New Bedford Artists and Green Jobs Activists Tem Blessed, First B, and Outspoken in collaboration with 3rd EyE Unlimited. Find more by artist Tem Blessed at CD

ABOUT US

  • What is the Green Jobs, Green Economy Initative?
  • Who we are

PEOPLE ORGANIZING FOR WEALTH & ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION

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COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION INTIATIVE (CMI) PILOT PROGRAM

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  • What happens after the pilot?
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NEW BEDFORD SUCCESS STORIES


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“The Marion Institute believes that the term Green Jobs is not a specific employment category but rather describes every job in the 21st Century. The people who work at the Institute are setting the agenda for introducing urban America to the “Green” Century. “
- Mayor Scott Lang
City of New Bedford

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