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"Sustainable Fairfield County" is the topic for the October 2011 issue Natural Awakenings. See the article on Local Progress beginning page 37. RACE is mentioned on page 39 under "Ridgefield." Link here for the entire issue.
"Ana Sofia Joanes, filmmaker of FRESHthemovie appears on local television" by Christina Haskin as seen in Ridgefield Patch, August 5, 2011. See Patch article.
"Ridgefield Recycling Center Begins Offering Single Stream Recycling July 11, 2011" press release, July 11, 2011.
"Edible Schoolyards Are Sprouting in Ridgefield" by Kerry Anne Ducey, as seen in Hamlethub, June 17, 2011. See Hamlethub article.
"Electric Cars and Home Energy Efficiency" by RACE member Dwayne Escola, as seen in The Ridgefield Press, May 26, 2011. See article.
"Ridgefield One of Four Fairfield Co Towns to Introduce Drop Boxes for Old Medications" by Patch Staff, May 31, 2011.
See Ridgefield Patch article.
"Catoonah Street Businesses Form Green Association" by Linda Berry, May 16, 2011. See ridgefieldpress.com article.
"Finance Board Says Yes to Energy Efficiency" by Michael Gibney, April 6, 2011. See Ridgefield Patch article.
"Neighbors Join to Save Energy" by Robert Miller, March 28, 2011. See newstimes.com article.
"Ridgefield Library Will Pursue LEED Certification to Ensure New Building is Green" by Judi Margolin, March 20, 2011. See Ridgefield's Talk of the Town.
Earth Matters: "New Green Building Planned in Ridgefield" by Robert Miller, January 21, 2011.
See Danbury News Times article.
"Our Greenest: Ridgefielders Who Set the Sustainability Standard (Part 1)" by Michael Gibney, January 3, 2011.
See Ridgefield Patch article.
"RACE Develops Energy Plan for Ridgefield" by Michael Gibney, December 9, 2010. See Ridgefield Patch article.
"Ana Sofia Joanes, filmmaker of FRESHthemovie appears on local television" by Christina Haskin as seen in Ridgefield Patch, August 5, 2011. See Patch article.
"Ridgefield Recycling Center Begins Offering Single Stream Recycling July 11, 2011" press release, July 11, 2011.
"Edible Schoolyards Are Sprouting in Ridgefield" by Kerry Anne Ducey, as seen in Hamlethub, June 17, 2011. See Hamlethub article.
"Electric Cars and Home Energy Efficiency" by RACE member Dwayne Escola, as seen in The Ridgefield Press, May 26, 2011. See article.
"Ridgefield One of Four Fairfield Co Towns to Introduce Drop Boxes for Old Medications" by Patch Staff, May 31, 2011.
See Ridgefield Patch article.
"Catoonah Street Businesses Form Green Association" by Linda Berry, May 16, 2011. See ridgefieldpress.com article.
"Finance Board Says Yes to Energy Efficiency" by Michael Gibney, April 6, 2011. See Ridgefield Patch article.
"Neighbors Join to Save Energy" by Robert Miller, March 28, 2011. See newstimes.com article.
"Ridgefield Library Will Pursue LEED Certification to Ensure New Building is Green" by Judi Margolin, March 20, 2011. See Ridgefield's Talk of the Town.
Earth Matters: "New Green Building Planned in Ridgefield" by Robert Miller, January 21, 2011.
See Danbury News Times article.
"Our Greenest: Ridgefielders Who Set the Sustainability Standard (Part 1)" by Michael Gibney, January 3, 2011.
See Ridgefield Patch article.
"RACE Develops Energy Plan for Ridgefield" by Michael Gibney, December 9, 2010. See Ridgefield Patch article.
ENVIROTIPS, published in The Ridgefield Press
"BYOM (Bring your Own Mug)" by Molly McGeehin, September 29, 2011
"Join the Single Stream" by Molly McGeehin, July 28, 2011.
"Cork Recycling" by Molly McGeehin, June 30, 2011.
"N2N" (Neighbor to Neighbor) by Molly McGeehin, June 9, 2011.
"Selling Green is Big Money These Days" by Molly McGeehin, March 10, 2011.
"Green Lites" by Molly McGeehin, March 1 6, 2011.
Ridgefield Celebrates Installation of Solar Panels at Recreation Center
It was a time for celebration. Thanks to the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund, Ridgefield now has a 15-kW photovoltaic (PV) solar system on the Recreation Center's roof. The 78 PV panels were installed last winter and are reducing the Rec Center's electric bill by $3,000 to $4,000 per year. On January 6, 2011, the solar system was officially dedicated at a ceremony that included First Selectman Rudy Marconi, Bob Wall of the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund and about forty guests. [To download the press release about this event, see the link below. Additional news coverage is available in newstimes.com.]
Ridgefield earned the solar panels because of residents who signed up for the "clean energy option" through CL&P - agreeing to pay a small surcharge on their energy bills to promote the development of renewable energy resources. As of October 2010, roughly five and half percent of households have signed up to support clean energy through the CTCleanEnergyOptions program. With the support of our first selectman, RACE has played a key role in promoting the program and helping the town earn the solar panels. It's not too late for Ridgefield to earn additional ones- to find out how you can sign up for clean energy go to http://www.ctcleanenergyoptions.com/.
Click here to view a video on how the solar panels work, filmed by Jeff Bonistalli.
Ridgefield earned the solar panels because of residents who signed up for the "clean energy option" through CL&P - agreeing to pay a small surcharge on their energy bills to promote the development of renewable energy resources. As of October 2010, roughly five and half percent of households have signed up to support clean energy through the CTCleanEnergyOptions program. With the support of our first selectman, RACE has played a key role in promoting the program and helping the town earn the solar panels. It's not too late for Ridgefield to earn additional ones- to find out how you can sign up for clean energy go to http://www.ctcleanenergyoptions.com/.
Click here to view a video on how the solar panels work, filmed by Jeff Bonistalli.
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