RVCCC
Resources:
Biofuel
Quick Facts
Carbon Footprint
Calculator
Compact
Fluorescent Light (CFL) Quick Facts
Recycling information on CFL's
Energy Saving Tips ("Reducing Your Carbon
Footprint")
Green Building Fact
Sheet - Courtesy Sustainable Building Concepts
LLC
RVCCC SPEAKER'S
BUREAU
FAQ on Vampire Electric
Loads
LOCAL
Resources:
BIODIESEL - area
suppliers
Consumer's Guide to
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by the U.S. Department of
Energy
Energy Star Product Finder – Enter your zip code and
find nearby stores that sell high-efficiency products
Local sources
for green building materials from Green Valley Council (Excel
File)
Virginia Tech Green
Engineering program
OTHER RESOURCES:
Fast Company - Article on CFL
Bulbs
Green Buildings (LEED)
Green Power
Finder
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change
The "Kilowatt Ours" team has created a companion
curriculum to the film and resource guide for teachers and
students, grades 4 through 12. The official
"Kilowatt Ours Companion Curriculum" is now
available for download at
www.KilowattOurs.org/curriculum, at no cost to
you.
Sierra Club
Global Warming and Energy, with links to fact sheets and
reports
PBS - NOW - Article on biodiesel
fuel
US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
Which cities have signed the agreement (map with links to
more details)?
Understanding
and Responding to Climate Change, National Academies of
Science (4.81 MB)
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SOURCES FOR BIODIESEL
RETAILERS: Presently there are no retail outlets in our area that
sell biodiesel
WHOLESALERS (these firms purchase B-100 from manufacturers and
blend it with petroleum diesel for distribution to industrial and
government users):
Central Oil of Virginia
(Rocky Mount)
Foster Fuels
Inc. (Brookneal)
MANUFACTURER
Chesapeake Custom Chemical Corp., 126 Reservoir Rd., Ridgeway, VA
24148
Contact: Allen French 276-556-3145
Manufactures biodiesel fuel from soybeans; sells exclusively to
distributors; permitted for production of 5,000,000 gallons
annually.