Your Carbon Footprint #1
Efficiency Maine offers this calculator of your household's energy use, and practical ideas on how to reduce it.
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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.
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Compact Florescent Lights
On this page you can find out more about the benefits of CFLs as well as how to recycle them
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Go Maine
Tips on how to save on gasoline and stay warm during the winter!
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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!
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Environminute
Hear the report/tips that air daily on WCLZ.
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Maine Recycles
Meet other Mainers who recycle, share your stories and find recycling centers in your community.
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Natural Resources Council of Maine
Stay up-to-date on ways you can take action to help keep Maine green.
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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.
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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.
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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
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METRO
Explore using public transportation to get around greater Portland.
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YardScape
Helping you get a green lawn while reducing the use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers.
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Green Burials
Find out more about reducing your impact permanently and forever! There are now two green cemetaries in Maine.
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