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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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Catherine Frank | Posted: 4 April 2009
Great Idea, even the most well meaning of us need help in cutting our carbon footprint.
Chapin Spencer | Posted: 4 April 2009
Vermont needs this. Transportation is Vermont's #1 source of GHG emissions. We need a collaborative campaign that can help people find alternative ways of getting around that improve our air quality and the health of our planet. We've launched CarShare VT, we've expanding transit...this grant will help us pull it all together and give people real alternatives.
Thank you all. Local Motion is hear to help. Onward! ~ Chapin Spencer, Local Motion
Luis Mompo Handen | Posted: 3 April 2009
Great idea!
M Ryan-Hotchkiss | Posted: 3 April 2009
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Hunter Houde | Posted: 3 April 2009
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Michael McGuire | Posted: 3 April 2009
Let's get it done
Greg Guyette | Posted: 3 April 2009
Glad to support you-
Brendan McMahon | Posted: 3 April 2009
Nothing like a friendly competition for a important purpose! Terrific idea.
Matthew Myers | Posted: 3 April 2009
Great idea!
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