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Green Team - Reduce Your Impact



Here's several resources that will show you how to reduce your impact. To visit a site, click the name in the headline.

Your Carbon Footprint #1


Efficiency Maine offers this calculator of your household's energy use, and practical ideas on how to reduce it.

Your Carbon Footprint #2


Calculate your entire lifestyle's impact on climate change with this carbon footprint calculator and compare yourself to other Americans and the rest of the world.

Compact Florescent Lights


On this page you can find out more about the benefits of CFLs as well as how to recycle them

Go Maine


Tips on how to save on gasoline and stay warm during the winter!

Portland Green Streets


Find out more about the Green Streets initiative for Portland through this site that shares information, resources, and gets folks psyched to commute green!

Environminute


Hear the report/tips that air daily on WCLZ.

Maine Recycles


Meet other Mainers who recycle, share your stories and find recycling centers in your community.

Natural Resources Council of Maine


Stay up-to-date on ways you can take action to help keep Maine green.

Ocean Conservancy


Learn more about their efforts to empower people through research, education, and science-based advocacy and to speak and act on behalf of healthy and diverse ocean ecosystems.

Freecycle


Get rid of stuff you don't need by giving it to someone who needs it! Or, find a free used version of what you want instead of buying new.

Maine Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council


Learn more about leaders in the building industry working to promote buildings that are envrironmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work

METRO


Explore using public transportation to get around greater Portland.

YardScape


Helping you get a green lawn while reducing the use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers.

Green Burials


Find out more about reducing your impact permanently and forever! There are now two green cemetaries in Maine.