Can we become a “Cool Community?”
Communities across our region are initiating efforts to reduce energy consumption, save money, and curb global warming. Eliot has a selectmen-appointed committee that performed a town-wide energy audit and wrote ordinances to regulate future wind and solar proposals. Kittery is installing a wind turbine at their transfer station and just signed on to the Mayors’ Climate Change Agreement. Portsmouth has a Committee on Sustainable Practices to provide input on sustainability initiatives throughout the City and has signed on to the Mayors’ Climate Change Agreement and adopted a resolution making the City an eco-municipality.
It’s time for South Berwick to get on board. To find out what we can do, join your neighbors at:
KEYS Region Smart Solutions Celebration
Free and Open to the Public!
February 7, 2008, 5:30pm-8 pm, Kittery Trading Post, Kittery
Keynote: John Rudolph, Bi-State Green Project
Hear about local towns’ solutions to curb global warming and how you can be involved! Representatives from Kittery, Eliot, York, South Berwick and the Portsmouth region will talk about 2008 plans and recent successes. The “Cool Kit” for the KEYS region will also be introduced. Refreshments will be served.
The event is sponsored by Maine Partners for Cool Communities and KEYS Region Organizations.
A South Berwick group can start small and grow from there. There are plenty of ideas and assistance to help groups and towns initiate sustainability practices. If you are interested in starting a sustainability group in South Berwick, attend the meeting or send an email.
Tags: environment, Sustainability