A joint initiative of
Clean Air-Cool Planet
and the
University of New Hampshire

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Overall Town Rankings
Households Taking the Carbon Challenge
#1 Concord, NH
#2 Portsmouth, NH
#3 Keene, NH
#4 Reading, MA
#5 Rye, NH
#6 Williamstown, MA
#7 Hampstead, NH
#8 Dover, NH
#9 Pelham, NH
#10 Lynnfield, MA
17,116,252
Total CO2 Pounds
Reduced So Far by All Carbon Challenge Takers!

17 million pounds less of carbon dioxide!

Replace 5 of your most used lights with compact fluorescents: save 600 pounds of CO2 and $70 per year.

We are pleased to introduce our new Community Outreach Coordinator, Garry Dow. Garry will serve as the primary point
of contact for Carbon Challenge communities and organizations in New Hampshire
seeking to reduce their residential energy consumption as well as their carbon footprint. Garry brings a deep and varied background in environmental journalism, program development, marketing and community outreach to the Carbon Challenge and we are excited to have him on board. Welcome, Garry!

WOULD YOU LIKE TO REDUCE YOUR HOUSEHOLD'S ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND SAVE MONEY IN THE PROCESS? WE CAN HELP.

We offer lots of ideas to reduce your energy consumption and challenge yourself to reduce your environmental impact. And now, through a generous grant from the NH Public Utilities Commission, we are moving forward and constructing a sophisticated suite of new web tools - in partnership with NH Sustainable Energy Association and UNH Cooperative Extension - designed to help you reduce YOUR energy bills. Want to learn more?

THE NEW ENGLAND CARBON CHALLENGE: reduce your household's carbon dioxide emissions by 10,000 pounds per year. It won't require huge lifestyle changes...we'll show you how.

Join the thousands of households throughout New England who have already taken the Challenge and start reducing your energy costs NOW. Take the Challenge.

 

Announcing our newest Leadership Partners in the NE Carbon Challenge: