- Get a a no-cost Home Energy Assessment for your home or business by calling the Cape Light Compact at 800-797-6699. It is essential to implement the recommended measures as they increase your comfort and save you $ while reducing your fossil fuel use. There are many incentives and rebates available. We pay into the energy efficiency fund every month on our utility bills, so isn’t it time you put that $ to work for you? The program is also available to renters!
- Thinking about installing solar? Wondering how community-shared solar works? Confused by what different companies are offering? Solar hot water or solar electric? Have questions about how to decarbonize your energy consumption? What are good prices? The friendly staff at Self-Reliance are energy and sustainability experts who can help you with all of these questions and more! Call Self-Reliance at 508-563-6633 to set up a meeting to discuss your energy questions.
- Buy products containing high % of recycled content-from paper to clothing.
- Mulch and top-dress soil to retain moisture and keep carbon in the soil.
- Apply topsoil and use organic lawn treatments, aerate instead of spraying. Check out www.falmouthwaters.org for more information.
- Compost your food and yard waste.
- Protect the bees & butterflies by not using any sprays or lawn chemicals that contain neonicotinoids. List on www.beyondpesticides.org
Contact information:
Falmouth Climate Action Team: on Facebook, fcat2012@aol.com, 508-566-5980 Falmouth Energy Committee: energy@falmouthmass.us
Self-Reliance: 508-563-6633, reliance@reliance.org or www.reliance.org