Information and links

...in the North Quabbin area:

Recycling information for the nine North Quabbin towns
Millers River Environmental Center
Seeds of Solidarity Education Center - local organic farm and education center, co-sponsors of the annual North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival
Information on local hydropower projects
Information for and about town energy committees in the North Quabbin region
A list of items in the Warwick Public Library's energy resource kit, which can be borrowed by patrons in Warwick or through Interlibrary Loan

...in central and western Massachusetts:

Center for Ecological Technology - a clearinghouse of information and organizing, based in Northampton
Coop Power - a Greenfield-based energy coop offering member discounts on energy products plus the change to be on the ground floor of developing locally-based energy resources
National Grid customers can join GreenStart, a quick and easy way to purchase some or all of their electricity from renewable sources while helping their towns to raise funds for renewable energy projects.
National Grid customers can also sign up for a free energy audit (with the possibility of a later low-cost comprehensive audit) to identify priorities for improving your home or business's energy efficiency. Residential customers click here for more information. Business customers click here. Or call MassSAVE at 866-527-7283.
The Mass. Technology Collective site has information about state solar rebates and incentives, as well as other useful information.
The Massachusetts state office of Energy and Environment Affairs includes information and resources on state energy-related projects and programs
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association - a regional organization of professionals working in the field of sustainable energy and technologies, based in Greenfield
New England Rain Barrel Company An easy way to conserve water resources!
Mansfield Paper A source of compostable utensils and other food service products, based in West Springfield

...and beyond:

The Relocalization Network
The Post-Carbon Institute
MassSave
Do-It-Yourself instructions for making Winter Insulation Panels, developed by North Quabbin Energy member Brian Nugent
Films about energy-related issues
A helpful piece about the process of becoming more conscious of energy and environmental issues, called "The Waking-Up Syndrome"
A page of information about so-called "clean coal," a misleading term invented and promoted by the coal industry
Ideas on making older buildings more energy-efficient, from the National Trust for Historic Preservation
The Low-Carbon Diet, a do-it-yourself (or do-it-in-a-group) program for reducing your "carbon footprint"
The EPA's Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator is a quick way to calculate the environmental costs of your own energy use...
...and Bon Apetite's calculator lets you see the "carbon footprint" of your food choices.