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Hi SEEDS folks, We sometimes get requests for help with a do-it-yourself green project that is a little over someone’s head:  maybe a solar space heating project seen in Mother Earth News, or a gray water system that is beyond a rain barrel in the basement.  Several years ago, before we had local contractors in the know, Home Power magazine wrote about a renewable energy cooperative team that went around installing PV panels and solar thermal systems, barn raising style.  [...]

Hi SEEDS Folk, Looking back over last year some obvious and not so obvious observations come to mind.  First, conserving energy saves money. Might seem like a “Duh” thought to you, but for those who might not be as convinced, take a look at  the Optimal Energy report on the effect of PA’s Act 129.  As you might recall, Act 129 was passed in PA in 2008 requiring utilities to develop cost-effective plans to reduce electricity consumption by 1 percent [...]

New and old members of SEEDS participated in the do-it-yourself forum on weatherizing buildings for the coming winter. The event was meant to assist members that had received the free energy assessments in implementing the energy saving strategies that TEAAM had advised and also inform anyone interested in taking a proactive approach to energy conservation. Thanks for coming out to all that attended! The “speed-dating” contestants/stations consisted of duct and pipe sealing with Phil Buckingham, door and window caulking with [...]

Green Building Tour Coming Up: Sign Up ASAP! SEEDS is hosting a bus tour of buildings in the region that have used renewable energy, high efficiency, and other conservation measures to save money and resources. It will be on Saturday, October 1st, 2011 and run from 8 AM to 5 PM. The cost is $25. per person. SEEDS urges people to sign up as soon as possible as there is limited space, by calling Kathy at (570) 698-6173 or e-mailing Kathy@seedsgroup.net. The bus will depart from [...]