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Clean Vehicles Energy Efficiency Renewable Energies Green Buildings Urban Forest
Clean Vehicles
Clean vehicles include HYBRIDS, which use a combination of gas and battery power. Increasing fuel economy standards is crucial to cut our dependence on oil and effectively curb global warming!
Click here to learn how HYBRIDS work!
Join the Evolution: Work to increase our use of HYBRID cars! Join the "I Will Evolve" campaign with the Sierra Club today!
SAVE MONEY: HYBRIDS receive Federal and Maryland State incentives...plus, you spend less on gas!
Curious about your elected officials actions on global warming? Find out at Congressional Votewatch.
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Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency using better technology to power buildings, light streets, and industries and reduce our consumption of fossil fuels.
The Federal Government and the State of Maryland offer various incentives to convert to energy-efficient technologies.
Want to do your part? Every single action counts! Tips to save: Start NOW!
The
EnergyStar program offers guidelines to help consumers choose the most efficient appliances, heating/cooling systems, home electronics, light fixtures, and office equipment that are available on the market
- To get this cost-efficient and energy-efficient equipment and to protect the environment, check out:
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Renewable Energies
Fossil energies are non-renewable and eventually we will run out!! We must begin the switch to renewable energies!
Solar energy is becoming easier and cheaper. Find out more at million solar roofs.
The Federal Government and Maryland State offer
tax credit or tax deduction to encourage people to buy renewable energy
Wind energy is rising fast and could supply up to 12% of the world's energy by 2050!
To learn more about wind energy in Maryland, click here.
Geothermal energy: Use the EARTH to cool your house in summer and heat it up in winter.
U.S. Department of Energy has detailed information about the different geothermal techniques and current issues in the field.
Click here to start heating and cooling your house with geothermal power.
Click here for rebates and other financial incentives for efficient energy use
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Green Buildings
Green buildings use a combination of renewable energy and energy-efficient design to reduce energy usage.
Here are some useful links to check out:
Cool Schools
The Building Museum in Washington DC presents an ongoing green house exhibit, you can tour a geen house, learn about green materials, discover 20 other green houses from around the world, attend lectures...
The
Green Building Council has established a rating system called
LEED (
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) to provide builders with
green guidelines/standards to help developers build efficient buildings or revamp old ones.
For more about the incentives in Maryland, please see:
Green Building Tax Credit
The website of Build it Green has lots of info on green building, including sustainable building materials and life-cycle costing tools.
Green Roofs - Put them on your house today! These roofs help clean the air and reduce harmful storm-water runoff.
- Click here for more information about green roofs from the Maryland Department of the Environment
Click here for a database of green businesses and programs in the Mid-Atlantic to get you started!
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Reducing sprawl and preserving forested areas
Another simple way to fight against increasing carbon dioxide emissions is to plant trees, which will absorb significant quantities of carbon dioxide.
- Click here to learn more about urban forests, how the work, and current news.
- Click here to become involved with the urban forest in your community
