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29 Oct Partnership with San Miguel Power to Incentivize Outdoor Power Tools!
Although often overlooked, gasoline-powered combustion engines in outdoor power equipment, such as lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and weed whackers, pollute heavily, negatively impacting local air quality and emitting greenhouse gases that warm the planet. U.S. EPA estimates that, hour-for-hour, operating the average gas mower produces...
12 Jun EcoAction in Action: SMPA IQ Weatherization Program
For an overview of EcoAction Partners (EAP) and to meet the team, go here. The second column of the monthly series, “EcoAction in Action,” was written by Burton Richards, EAP’s energy auditor. The Telluride region is known for wild swings in weather and temperatures. It...
03 Jun EcoAction in Action: Overview/Introduction!
Sustainability is defined as the capacity to endure in a relatively ongoing way across various domains of life. In the 21st century, the word generally refers to the capacity for Earth’s biosphere and human civilization to co-exist. Sustainability is the linchpin of Telluride’s EcoAction Partners....
19 May EcoAction: Spring Clean Up, It’s A Thing & It Is Happening Now, 5/21 & 5/22!
According to its website, EcoAction Partners is “a sustainability organization that tracks the regions greenhouse gas emissions and provides programs that reduce energy use and waste. EcoAction Partners is your source for all things sustainability – news, events, resources, and more.” And coming soon to...
18 Feb EcoAction: Climate Education & Action Initiative, 2/27
Save the date. EcoAction Partners will be participating in the Community Climate Education & Action Initiative launch event on Thursday, February 27, 5:15 p.m., at Telluride’s Wilkinson Public Library. The event will offer the broader community an opportunity to learn where we are as a...
28 May EcoAction: Greenlights LED Program, Through 6/29
Telluride’s EcoAction Partners is pleased to announce another year of GREENLIGHTS, a rebate program sponsored by San Miguel Power Association (SMPA) and supported by the Telluride Foundation and participating governments – Ouray and San Miguel Counties, and the towns of Telluride, Ridgway, Ouray, and Mountain Village – and EcoAction. The program allows residents...
22 Feb EcoAction News: Benefits to Free Weatherization Program
Black Hills Energy is teaming up with Energy Outreach Colorado to add more benefits to the SMPA IQ Weatherization Program. This exciting new change means more services and bigger rebates available to Black Hills customers who qualify for the SMPA Income Qualified (IQ) Weatherization Program. Now, program participants may...
02 Dec EcoAction: Optimizing Green Building
In its quest to promote sustainability and decrease carbon footprints, EcoAction Partners focuses a lot of its energy on educating. The nonprofit is hosting a free lunchtime workshop at the Wilkinson Public Library on Dec. 6 from 12-1 p.m. aimed at giving property and building managers...