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Take Charge Resources
Archives:
- 2/18/2010: MCLA Green Living Seminar
- 4/8/2010: Berkshire Eagle Living Green in city and town
- MCLA Beacon Take Charge Program Encourages Conservation
Part 2 of Take Charge Program Encourages Conservation
- January 2010: nbCC Newsletter Take Charge Hosted Community-wide Environmental Forum By Jaimie Wallace
- 12/30/2009: MCLA News Jaimie Wallace ‘10 Plans Summit on the Environment
- 10/08/2008 WAMC Northeast Public Radio Take Charge saving energy, money in North Adams
- 8/18/2008: North Adams Transcript Energy Efficiency is American’s revitalization By Morgan Goodwin
- 8/14/2008: iBerkshires Campaign Urges Citizens to Take Charge of Energy Use
- 8/7/2008: Berkshire Eagle North Adams Launching Campaign to Save Energy
Video Guides:
iBerkshires.com
North Adams Transcript
Kill-A-Watt Meter
Tire Pressure
Light Bulb Switch
Funding:
Take charge has received generous support from the following sources:
Program Supporters
• North Adams Public Library
• Hoosac Bank
• North Adams City Council
• North Adams Mayor John Barrett III
• North Adams Mayor Richard Alcombright
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Green Team
• MCLA Center for Service and Citizenship
• Center for Ecological Technology (CET)
• Drury High School
• Williams Thursday Night Group
• Williams Lehman Council for Community Engagement
• McCann Technical High School
• Aubochon Hardware
• and many more…
Other Helpful Resources
Links:
New England Carbon Challenge
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)
DSIRE
350.org
REACH
BerkShares, Inc.
Williamstown COOL Committee
Greening Greenfield
Energy Star
City of North Adams
Berkshire Environmental Resource center at MCLA
Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives at Williams College
Green Vehicle Guide
Western Mass Saves Electric Calculator
ScoreCardThe Pollution Info Site
GreendexWorldwide Survey of Sustainable Consumption
The Bagshare Project
Clean Air-Cool Planet Campus Toolkit
College Sustainability Report Card
Northern Berkshire Community Coalition
A home, initial funding and years of experience
Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
Energy Efficiency Education Mini-grant
Williams College Center for Environmental Studies
Part of the College’s Thoreau Grant
MCLA and Williams College
A student internship
Community Donations
H. A. George Oil