Sustainable Edmonds

Bringing together people in Edmonds to understand and act on the challenges of climate change, energy, land use, food and water supply.

Members

  • Karen Andres
  • Melissa Jordan
  • Bob Freeman
  • Scipio
  • Terrence Howard
  • Rachel Maxwell
  • Todd Cloutier
  • Joan Marie Bloom
  • Janice Freeman
  • Gary Haakenson
  • Teresa Wippel
  • Ruth Arista
  • Carlo Voli
  • Carol Lewellen
  • Luke B
  • Kevin Kuper
 

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Bob Freeman added a blog post
This article was published November 19, 2009 by Brad Shannon (bshannon@theolympian.com) in the Olympian newspaper's blog. Washington’s home-weatherization efforts have fallen at least two months behind goals set under the federal stimulus aid, th...
on Sunday
Bob Freeman added an event
November 14, 2009 from 9am to 4pm
Are you interested in saving energy while making your home more comfortable? Would you like to know whether you should invest in a new heating system or simply replace the insulation in your attic? Getting to the bottom of these questions can be t...
November 12
Carol Lewellen is now a member of Sustainable Edmonds
November 5
Karen Andres updated their profile
November 4
Luke B is now a member of Sustainable Edmonds
November 4
Bob Freeman added a discussion
By Lynn Colwell and Corey Colwell-Lipson Making every celebration more about people and less about things is a key to celebrating green. When we focus on relationships, we tend to spend less, eat less, have less left over and end up putting less ...
November 3
November 2
Bob Freeman updated an event
HOME & BUSINESS ENERGY EFFICIENCY, Part 3 at Frances Anderson Center, Room 206
November 16, 2009 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
(1) Doors, windows, skylights. (2) Heating. Ventilation, Air conditioning, Air quality, Water heating, Thermostats. Speakers: Art Arneson of PUD and Ben Pelkey of PSE
November 2
Bob Freeman updated an event
HOME & BUSINESS ENERGY EFFICIENCY, Part 2 at Port of Edmonds Conference Room
November 5, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm
(1) Lighting, appliances, and electrical load reduction. (2) Insulation and air sealing. with speakers: Laura McCrae of the Snohomish Public Utility District (PUD) Strategic Marketing - Energy Efficiency office and Ben Pelkey of Puget Sound Energy...
November 2
November 2
November 2
Karen Andres is now a member of Sustainable Edmonds
November 2
Bob Freeman added 2 blog posts
November 1
Bob Freeman added 3 events
October 31
Kevin Kuper is now a member of Sustainable Edmonds
October 23
Bob Freeman added a blog post
Published October 15th, 2009 by cdunagan in the Kitsap Sun. Jay Manning’s last official act as director of the Washington Department of Ecology was to announce that a water right will not be required to collect rainwater from the roof of a buildi...
October 16

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Blog Posts

Bob Freeman

Wage confusion sets back program for weatherization

This article was published November 19, 2009 by Brad Shannon (bshannon@theolympian.com)
in the Olympian newspaper's blog.

Washington’s home-weatherization efforts have fallen at least two months behind goals set under the federal stimulus aid, the result of a mix-up over conflicting wage requirements under federal and state laws.

Forty-seven homes statewide were weatherized in the July-to-September period. The agency’s contr… Continue

Posted by Bob Freeman on November 21, 2009 at 5:41pm

Bob Freeman

Energy Secretary Steven Chu on home weatherization: Saving money by saving energy

This article by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu was published October 31, 2009 on the Climate Progress website

Photograph a person holding a caulking gun while caulking the inside of a window.I’ve always been a bit of an energy efficiency nut.

I’ve made it my mission to cut the utility bills at every home we’ve owned. Long before I learned ab… Continue

Posted by Bob Freeman on November 1, 2009 at 12:18pm

Bob Freeman

Latest posts on the www.SustainableEdmonds.org

To read the latest posts from our other website directly on this site, just click on "WordPress" on the menu line.

Posted by Bob Freeman on October 31, 2009 at 9:18pm

Bob Freeman

Rainwater harvesting at home given a ‘thumbs up’

Published October 15th, 2009 by cdunagan in the Kitsap Sun.

Jay Manning’s last official act as director of the Washington Department of Ecology was to announce that a water right will not be required to collect rainwater from the roof of a building.

It has been a bone of contention among some folks that state water law appears to require a water rights permit for the di… Continue

Posted by Bob Freeman on October 16, 2009 at 1:00pm

Bob Freeman

Climate Change Issue Takes Center Stage

Political and business leaders from the Northwest to Washington, D.C. stepped into the spotlight Thursday on the issue of climate change. Rob Manning reports. The original article fom Oregon Public Broadcasting is here.

Within hours of each other Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency rolled out new greenhouse gas rules, leading Democrats in D.C. announced a Senate bill to deal with c… Continue

Posted by Bob Freeman on October 2, 2009 at 11:46am

 
 

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