Yarmouth Energy Savers

At A Glance

Location: 

Yarmouth, Maine

Primary Issue Area:

  • Climate Change & Energy

Active since:

2007

Grants Received In:

  • 2009

Core volunteers:

10

Community Size:

10,000

Our Purpose

to meet or beat the target of reducing global warming pollution to 7% below 1990 levels by 2012 (Mayors' Climate Agreement) through energy conservation, alternative energy, and transportation efficiencies, and to reduce municipal carbon emissions by a target of 20% by 2010.

Summary of Projects

YES received a grant in 2009 to collect additional data for the ICLEI greenhouse gas inventory, to implement a no idling campaign, to develop specific recommendations to reduce street-lighting in Yarmouth, and to conduct a behavior/tools audit in municipal buildings. Funds were used to bring on an intern working fulltime for the summer of 2009.