![Enosburg VT EV Charger](https://www.vtrural.org/wp-content/uploads/picture-of-charger-1-225x300.jpg)
Enosburg Makes the Map with EV Chargers
The Village of Enosburg Falls wanted to go green and show care for their local environment, and after learning about ...
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E-Bikes Bring Summertime Joy for Families and Friends in Middlebury
Identifying a community need and leveraging local partners and resources to address it was an exciting piece of the puzzle ...
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Building Efficient, Resilient Housing
Home heating is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Vermont, with the average Vermonter spending nearly $2,000 ...
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Studio Hill Farm – Agriculture for the Future
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that roughly 30% of global emissions leading to climate change can be attributed to agricultural activities, ...
![LED Dynamics VCRD Innovator Story](https://www.vtrural.org/wp-content/uploads/Website-Feature-Images9-232x300.png)
Vermont is Home to a State-of-the-Art LED Producer
Lighting accounts for nearly 5% of global CO2 emissions. With LED lighting achieving savings of 50-70%+ compared to older technologies, ...
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Vermod: Affordable Net-Zero Living, Built in Vermont
Vermod is a Wilder-based company that designs and builds affordable net-zero energy ready modular homes to meet the highest standards ...
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Solar = Business and Job Opportunities for Vermont
Danielle Laberge has always dreamed of staying and working in Vermont, but after completing her studies in botany and ecology ...
![New Framework VCRD Innovator Story](https://www.vtrural.org/wp-content/uploads/Website-Feature-Images12-232x300.png)
A New Framework for Design and Construction
New Frameworks is a natural design and construction firm with a central mission to help lead the transformation of our ...
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Clean Energy Jobs Attract Young Professionals to Vermont
Same Sun employee Jonathon Klos came to Vermont from Michigan to attend Green Mountain College. Instead of returning to Michigan, ...
![Wheeled Hand Tools: Carbon Free Tools to Lever, Lift, and Move](https://www.vtrural.org/wp-content/uploads/WHT-LargeRock-300x300.jpg)
Wheeled Hand Tools: Carbon Free Tools to Lever, Lift, and Move
Wheeled Hand Tool Systems, Inc. was founded in 1978 to create solutions that reduce human impact on the environment. Recognizing ...
![It's More Than a Job](https://www.vtrural.org/wp-content/uploads/Danielle_IBEW-cropped_0.jpg)
It’s More Than a Job
Danielle Bombardier, has found an opportunity for employment and growth in the expansion of renewable energy projects in Vermont. Originally ...
![Vermont Electrician is Part of the Climate Economy Solution](https://www.vtrural.org/wp-content/uploads/NunezFontaine-300x200.jpg)
Vermont Electrician is Part of the Climate Economy Solution
Nearly 18,000 Vermonters work in fields related to energy efficiency and renewable energy, which is over 4% of Vermont’s workforce ...
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The Right House
The Right House is a Stowe Vermont-based architectural firm that designs modern low carbon homes that stay true to the ...
![Innovating and Manufacturing New Solar Technologies - In Vermont!](https://www.vtrural.org/wp-content/uploads/Winter-Tracker_0-300x300.jpg)
Innovating and Manufacturing New Solar Technologies – In Vermont!
All Earth Renewables has developed an award-winning solar tracking system right here in the Green Mountains which produces up to ...
![Front Porch Forum Innovator Story](https://www.vtrural.org/wp-content/uploads/Website-Feature-Images13-232x300.png)
Helping Neighbors Reduce Carbon Footprint and Invest in Resilient Community
(FPF) is a free community-building platform that now serves every town in Vermont.* This service helps residents communicate with their ...
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Replacing Mobile Homes in Vermont: Saving Fuel, Saving Money
Many mobile home residents in Vermont are faced with a significant challenge; while their incomes are often low, their energy ...
![Local Publisher with a Global Mission](https://www.vtrural.org/wp-content/uploads/GWP-image-300x300.jpg)
Local Publisher with a Global Mission
Green Writers Press (GWP) is a Vermont-based global publisher with a mission to help foster a sustainable environment through the ...
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Empowering Energy Efficiency, One Loan at a Time
VSECU is a not for profit, cooperative credit union that is committed to finding opportunities within both its operations and ...
![A Different Kind of Fuel Dealer](https://www.vtrural.org/wp-content/uploads/PaulBlowerDoor10-16-15-300x300.jpg)
A Different Kind of Fuel Dealer
is a 15-year-old full service fuel dealer serving 2,500 members and customers in northwestern and central Vermont. The Co-op delivers ...
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Food waste used for energy at Blue Spruce Farm
Blue Spruce Farm in Bridport, Vermont is known for the many gallons of milk that its cows produce each year ...
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Generating Clean Energy on Underutilized Land
Burlington-based Encore Renewable Energy is a leading integrated clean energy company specializing in commercial, industrial, and community-scale solar PV systems ...
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Remote Sensors Keep Turbines Running
Wind power nationally is growing at a rate of roughly 30% a year, but it remains a major capital expense ...
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Barre Company Develops Power Breakthrough
A key factor in harnessing renewable energy is how efficiently the DC power can be converted to AC power for ...
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Storage Adds Reliability to Renewable Energy
Vermont's Inc. (NRI) builds custom energy storage solutions to fit any application. As a result, the Waitsfield based company is ...
![Ultramotive Corporation Innovator Story](https://www.vtrural.org/wp-content/uploads/Website-Feature-Images16-232x300.png)
Little spray nozzle produces big benefits
Few of us think about how a better nozzle could reduce the entire spray can industry’s environmental impact. Yet at ...
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Insulated panels help reduce energy use
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) make up one of the most sustainable, energy-efficient construction methods in the residential and light commercial ...
![Lowering the price on large scale solar](https://www.vtrural.org/wp-content/uploads/Green-Peak-1-300x200.jpg)
Lowering the price on large scale solar
Nathaniel Vandal is the co-founder of Green Peak Solar, a Waitsfield, Vermont-based company focusing on developing large-scale solar energy systems ...
![Cutting fossil fuel use with compost heat](https://www.vtrural.org/wp-content/uploads/agrilab-3-300x225.jpg)
Cutting fossil fuel use with compost heat
Enosburg Falls, VT - Most people know about composting—the natural recycling process that converts food scraps, leaves, and manures into ...
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Energy innovation + preservation = downtown revitalization
Stevens & Associates, P.C., an architectural and engineering firm, has a passion for walkable environments and mixed use buildings. Their ...
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Biking innovations drive this nonprofit
VBike is a nonprofit organization dedicated to shifting the bike culture in Vermont towards a more inclusive, fun, and transportation-oriented ...
![Craftsbury Outdoor Center finds innovative heating solution for net-zero lodge](https://www.vtrural.org/wp-content/uploads/CEP-lodgewithsnowmachine-300x225.jpg)
Craftsbury Outdoor Center finds innovative heating solution for net-zero lodge
Tucked behind a secluded lake in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, the Craftsbury Outdoor Center is an outdoor-lovers’ dream that offers year ...
![Cutting carbon one board at a time](https://www.vtrural.org/wp-content/uploads/TreeOfLifeBed_ChipCarving_07-300x200.jpg)
Cutting carbon one board at a time
ShackletonThomas is a Bridgewater, Vermont based company that specializes in making fine handmade furniture, pottery and accessories. For the past ...
![SunCommon saves Vermonters $$ by repowering](https://www.vtrural.org/wp-content/uploads/DuanePeterson_sm-300x199.jpg)
SunCommon saves Vermonters $$ by repowering
As a former medic, police officer, non-profit manager, legislative director and values-led business executive - Duane Peterson has always been ...
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Landfill methane powers WEC’s generators
For ten years now, Washington Electric Co-op has been generating power from the stuff that Vermonters throw away. Their system ...