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Our nonprofit energy efficiency & renewable energy business of 170 people adopted a %u201Cbig hairy audacious goal%u201D (BHAG) to offset our carbon footprint by 10,000-fold in 20 years! By 2027, we%u2019ll be avoiding 10,000 pounds of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for every pound we contribute, and we'll be avoiding 20 million tons annually of GHG emissions by 2027. We%u2019re not just as a business, but we%u2019re a community, so in calculating our carbon footprint, we included our personal & household impacts. The personal decisions we make %u2013 the foods we eat, where we go on vacation, the cars we drive - have great impacts. We%u2019ll use a toolkit to achieve our BHAG, including software to track emissions & progress, social networking (contests, brown-bag discussions) & incentives from the business to inspire & motivate us, and we'll explore other ideas like internal carbon trading. We think that acting as a community is a powerful model that can work and that we%u2019d love to share with other businesses!
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Melinda Moulton | Posted: 6 April 2009
Fabulous effort - let me know if you need anything from MSL as you did our carbon footprint report.....Sustainable Redevelopment
Rose Parzak | Posted: 6 April 2009
Very smart - you have to reach the *individual* and make it real to each one!
Carmen George | Posted: 6 April 2009
Let me know if you want someone to come in and talk about edible landscaping.
Carmen George
Chuck Clerici | Posted: 6 April 2009
All for it!
Working with a headlamp
Sheila Poettgen | Posted: 6 April 2009
That's one big hairy goal.
maggie standley | Posted: 6 April 2009
what a bhag idea! thrive on!
marlene bryant-wallace | Posted: 6 April 2009
Local Motion and Bike Recycle, plus Recycle North (personal and construction sites) are all terrific helps to this end here in Burlington.
Yay for Vermont - we rock!!
virginia smedberg | Posted: 6 April 2009
been driving the all-electric my brother converted, since 1996; had solar electric on roof since about '99 to help charge it. we can all always do a bit more.
Carter Biddle | Posted: 5 April 2009
I support this project!
nancy draper | Posted: 4 April 2009
i try to cut back my carbon footprints
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