RESOURCES
The following Net Zero Vermont community partners are working on a variety of tools, projects, studies and plans that may be helpful in your work to move to a post carbon future.
Vermont is privileged to have a large number of organizations and groups dedicated to building a sustainable future. The groups listed below, may provide good background and an understanding of the environment within which we live in Vermont to support a sustainable future for our communities and beyond.
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
Vermont Council on Rural Development
Vermont Energy & Climate Action Network
Vermont Natural Resources Council
Vermont Public Interest Research Group
BOOKS, BLOGS & SOURCES
There are numerous resources that Net Zero Vermont suggests for reading, of which will be added during the competition period. The following publication, however, is a “must read” to better understand the complexities of the problem of embedded energy. This book is available for reading online at below link.
Chris Martenson, Peak Prosperity. An economic research and futurist specializing in energy and resource depletion, and co-founder of PeakProsperity.com Learn more about Martenson’s insights on his Blog at http://www.peakprosperity.com/blog
http://sustainability.autodesk.com/blog/net-zero-cities/ Are Net Zero Cities Possible
