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For the "Rates the States" Energy Efficiency Scorecard, click here.

Indiana ranked 41st in the study by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and scored zero in these categories: utility programs, transportation policies, appliance standards and tax incentives. However, recent tax credits for purchasing energy efficient appliances were not taken into account.

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The Vulcan Project - Purdue University


The Vulcan Project is a NASA/DOE funded effort under the North American Carbon Program (NACP)to quantify North American fossil fuel carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at space and time scales much finer than has been achieved in the past.

The purpose is to aid in quantification of the North American carbon budget, to support inverse estimation of carbon sources and sinks, and to support the demands posed by the launch of the Orbital Carbon Observatory (OCO)scheduled for 2008/2009. The detail and scope of the Vulcan CO2 inventory has also made it a valuable tool for policymakers, demographers and social scientists.

Click here for high resolution maps which show U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels with more than 100 times more detail than was ever available before.

For more information, visit the website or contact Kevin Gurney at (765) 427-8680, kgurney@purdue.edu





My Carbon Pledge - an initiative of the Indianapolis Zoo. Their goal is to change one million incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs in the state of Indiana in 2008. You may think, "How much difference is that really going to make?" But with the average daily light bulb use of three hours, this one simple step can reduce Indiana's CO2 emissions by 150 million pounds per year or the equivalent of taking over 13,000 cars off the road. Please help ensure that polar bears have a future and take the pledge today!

Dominion & BP Team on Indiana Wind Project (Jan. 28/08)

Better World Handbook ranks gasoline companies for social responsibility.

Eleven Indiana Mayors have signed the U.S. Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement. See the "Cool Mayors" website.
The Sierra Club reports in their Spring 2008 issue of "The Sierran" that the Cool Cities Campaign is growing in Indiana! Club members and allies are working with cities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For contact information in each city, visit the Cool Cities website.

Biofuels



Renewable Energy Businesses

Renewable Energy Businesses in Indiana

Indianapolis Power & Light "Green Power Option"

Citizenre - Rethink Solar
Ed Paynter (317) 946-4673
midwestsolar@gmail.com

EcoSource Inc.
Solar and wind power contractor, Construction Management and Building Technologies Consulting. Michael Greven, LEEP AP, 812.342.7226, 812.764.2202, mgreven@ecosource-inc.com

Earth Solar Technologies
Photovoltaic, solar-thermal, biofuels, biomass, wind

Indy Solar Works, LLC
Justin Brown, Manager
(765) 967-0015 or (765) 967-0303
jbrown@indysolarworks.com

SunRise Solar, Inc.
Solar-powered attic fans
St. John, IN 46373
Phone: (219) 558-2211
Email: bill@SunRiseSolar.net

 WaterFurnace International, Inc.
Geo-thermal heating and cooling. Located in Fort Wayne, IN.

State Incentives
DSIRE - Indiana Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency

Geothermal Heat Pump Rebate Program

Renewable Energy Advocacy

Indiana Renewable Energy Association
Also, visit their blog giving updates on current legislation.

Indiana Coalition for Renewable Energy and Economic Development

Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association - a non-profit organization that educates, advocates, promotes, and publicly demonstrates renewable energy technologies.

Midwest Renewable Energy Association - promotes renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living through education and demonstration.
Climate Change Links

Indianapolis Climate Action Network

The Climate Project - Increasing awareness of climate change through presentations based on "An Inconvenient Truth."

Green Revolution Indiana - Presentations by Hoosiers on climate change. Connected with the Climate Project.

1Sky - A national movement to transform our energy priorities.

350 - 350 is the red line for human beings, the most important number on the planet. The most recent science tells us that unless we can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million, we will cause huge and irreversible damage to the earth. We are currently at 387.

We Can Solve It - The We Campaign is a project of The Alliance for Climate Protection -- a nonprofit, nonpartisan effort founded by Nobel laureate former Vice President Al Gore. Our ultimate aim is to halt global warming.

Climate Counts - A non-profit campaign that scores companies annually on the basis of their voluntary action to reverse climate change.

Climate Change by Dr. Stephen Schneider of Stanford University - in depth educational site.

The Energy Doctors - Use thermal imaging to find energy problems.

Home Energy Raters in Indiana

Home Energy Saver - Web-based do it yourself energy audit tool.

For information about Compact Fluorescent bulbs (CFL's), go to the Indianapolis Department of Public Works site.
Change a Light, Dispose it Right

For energy efficiency tips, check out Indianapolis Power & Light.

Kilowatt Ours Blog - Keeping you up to date on the Plan to Re-Energize America, by Jeff Barrie, producer of the movie "Kilowatt Ours."



The GIANT
The Art and Science of Vic Cook in Pendleton, Indiana. Tours are available of this home that is powered almost entirely by the sun, reflecting Cook's philosophy that we can live in balance with nature without giving up all of our creature comforts.





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