My husband and I recently travelled to the West Coast. One of our "To Do's" on HarvardEnergize was to start purchasing carbon offsets, knowing that air travel is a major contributor to Global warming, I investigated many options for purchasing offsets and settled on myclimate.org for several reasons. Their calculator was very user friendly and took into account several factors in addition to the mileage (direct flight, economy class, #of passengers). Myclimate supports projects that use renewable energies, realize energy efficiency measures and cut methane emissions, as well as reforestation and new forest initiatives that reduce the pressure on forests and biodiversity hot spots. Climate protection projects result in lower CO₂ emissions whilst contributing significantly to sustainable development in the region. My offset went toward projects in developing and emerging countries. These are reviewed by one body recognized by the United Nations and other independent bodies. All energy-​related climate protection projects are tested against Gold Standard criteria. I would use this service again without hesitation and highly recommend it.

We had ground source heatpumps put in under the Heatsmart program back in 2018. You can see the pictures of the big drill that did three bores in our backyard. It was a big project but it took only one summer to put the yard back together and we love the results. The heating and cooling is quiet, efficient and requires minimal maintenance - basically changing filters every 4 months. It is clean (compared to the soot from our furnace) and has been much less cost than our oil heat and air conditioning units. Since the town's electricity is 100% renewable we think it's a win win!. Installer - Bill Wenzel, from NH with Skillings doing the drilling - both were great to work with.

The School Building Committee added solar arrays to the new elementary school building, reused the playground equipment, added non-wax floors, added composting stations, and put in a conditioned air system. 

We recently spray foamed our attic - the process was easy and well worth it!  Previously I could see where we were losing heat on our roof and now I see no losses!  Its great!

Our household started using our local CSA from Westward orchards 3 years ago, and as well as diversifying our diet, it supported our local farm. We also had to go to the grocery store much less, and the farm was always jsut around the corner.

We installed 19 327W SunPower panels on our roof in December 2016. To date we have produced 41.6MW of electricity, saving about $10,000 in electricity costs. We have also sold over $10,000 in SRECs, leading to a 6.5 year payback period for the system.