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Climate Activists Planning Civil Disobedience: Shred HARD!

Mon, 12/15/2008 - 5:35pm — The Energy Optimist

This email from Bill McKibben and the 350.org group caught my attention. Perhaps the Environmental movements are realizing that our corrupt gargantuan government is the root cause of our environmental problems, and that a real platform for change needs to be based on re-localiztion, State's rights, and even potentially secession as a means to slowing down the beast of corporate growth.

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An Energy Optimist: "Change" Locally, NOW

Mon, 12/15/2008 - 4:19pm — The Energy Optimist

Fuel is cheap for the moment. So is TALK, as it always has been. I advocate that we invest this cheap fuel into what should be our top priority: building local renewable food and fuel economies.

And here's a radical thought: immediately dispense with spending energy on "talk" about illusionist social distractions around race, gender, religion, social services and education. We first need to straighten out our food and energy economies in Vermont. We will have to make some sacrifices to do this.

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Sun and Wood: Heating Our Homes and Hot Water With Local Renewables

Tue, 11/25/2008 - 12:59am — The Energy Optimist

Below is a lengthy interview with Marc Dimario of Sun Wood Systems in Waitsfield, Vermont. Sun Wood installs solar hot water and bio-mass-fueled home heating systems for residential and commercial use. These systems include pellet and wood/multi-fuel boilers that can also be combined with solar hot water systems and connected to existing home heating/plumbing systems.

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Carbon Shredding While Toasty Warm

Tue, 11/25/2008 - 12:55am — The Energy Optimist

Ahh, while the world melts down in chaos, I bask in a sense of gratitude from the home energy improvements I recently made. And while I'm at it, I would like to share two key strategies all Northern-climate Shredders need for energy and economic independence: insulation and kindling.

Based on my fuel consumption on the cold days so far, I believe I will cut my fuel use by more than 30% this year, from doing the following:

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Carbon Shredders Next Big Gig

Mon, 11/03/2008 - 7:45am — Barnum


The Carbon Shredders are back and are doing their next big gig in the Mad River Valley, Vermont on Novenber10th, 2008.

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Carbonus Minimus - A story of a Shredder's group

Sun, 10/05/2008 - 8:13pm — Barnum


Jeremy Gulley and other neighbors of the Mad River Valley, VT - did a Shredders carbon-reduce group - here is their story... Thanks guys, Barnum - WR

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Bonnaroo Carbon Shredders

Thu, 09/18/2008 - 10:24pm — The Energy Optimist

The Bonnaroo community is really getting fired up about reducing energy waste. The festival-fans, the festival organizers, and everyone in their networks, are entering the Shreddolution. Since yesterday the www.Bonnaroo.com homepage has featured a Shredder Video and a Shredder contest to get "roo-sters" to join the Do Your Part Bonnaroo Group. 

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Carbon Shredders do Radio - WDEV Waterbury Vermont - Podcast

Sun, 09/14/2008 - 4:13pm — Barnum

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Transition Communities - interesting

Wed, 09/10/2008 - 9:16pm — Barnum


Rob Hopkins, author of The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience, sums up the Transition Initiative movement that he helped launch in Britain.

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