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The Hummer/Photo Source:Winnepeg Luxury Cars
   Canal Electric Plant/Photo Source: Richard Judge  
Sinking of the Argo Merchant/Photo Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
   Solar Flare/Photo Source: National Optical Astronomy Observatory  
Race Point Photovoltaic Installation/Photo Source: Cape Cod Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation
  
Woods Hole Research Center Ordway Campus Green Building Showcase/Photo Source: Cape Cod Center for Sustainability
  
Another Windy Day at Barnstable-West Barnstable Elementary School/Photo Source: Charlie Powicki
  
Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority's Propane-Fueled Bus/Photo Source: Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority

Contributors

As a community-based resource, the Cape & Islands Energy Information Clearinghouse relies heavily on the data, information, opinions, graphics, photos, and drawings provided by local individuals and organizations, as well as their participation in planning processes and other forums. Contributions from the following are gratefully acknowledged:

Paula Ainsworth Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority
Jessica Almy Cape Wildlife Center/Humane Society of the United States
Megan Amsler Cape & Islands Self-Reliance
David Anthony Town of Barnstable
Al Benson U.S. Department of Energy
Peter Borelli Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
Stephanie Brady Cape Cod Community College
Brian Braginton-Smith Community Wind LLC
Kristen Burke Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Dave Cleveland U.S. Coast Guard, Air Station Cape Cod (retired)
Larry Cole Harwich
Mary Jane Curran Cape Cod Community College
Maggie Downey Cape Light Compact
Dan Dray Cape Cod Economic Development Council
Richard Elrick Consumer Assistance Council
Michael Ernst Woods Hole Research Center
Debbie Fitton Cape Light Compact
Dave Fredericks Nantucket Electric/National Grid
Kevin Galligan Cape Light Compact
Maggie Geist Association to Preserve Cape Cod
Christine Gault Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Mark Giordano Town of Barnstable
Joe Hackler Woods Hole Research Center
Barbara Hill Formerly with Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Richard Judge Sandwich
Chuck Kleekamp Cape Clean Air
Hans Keijser Town of Barnstable
Richard Lawrence Cape & Islands Self-Reliance
Allen Larson Cape Cod Center for Sustainability
John Lipman Cape Cod Commission
Audrey Loughnane Barnstable Representative to Cape Light Compact
Jeff Luce NSTAR
Robert Mahoney Cape Light Compact
Lauren McNeal Cape Cod National Seashore
Greg Milne Barnstable Town Council
Joan Muller Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
David O'Connor Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
Ben Pearson Cape Cod National Seashore
John Pagini Formerly with Nantucket Economic Development & Planning Commission
Matt Palmer Clean Power Now
Jeff Perry Mirant Americas Energy Marketing
Joe Potzka Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority
Charlie Powicki Cummaquid
Scott Ridley Ridley & Associates
Anju Rajani Clean Energy Design
Mark Rodgers Cape Wind Associates
Charlie Salamone NSTAR
Clay Schofield Cape Cod Commission
Joe Soares Cape Light Compact
Margaret Song Cape Light Compact
Joe Slominski Town of Barnstable
Laurie Tompkins Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Joe Turmell Hyannis Toyota
Martha Twombly Formerly with Cape Cod Commission
Bill Veno Martha’s Vineyard Commission
Russ Ward Hyannis Honda
Kate Warner Vineyard Solar/Under the Sun/Vineyard Unplugged
Seth Wilkinson Wilkinson Ecological Design
Tom Wineman Clean Energy Design


Last updated on May 20, 2004
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Conventional asphalt shingles are
the cheapest roofing material around but, as is usually the case, there is a cost: They are manufactured using petroleum by-products and, once they reach the end of their useful life, they must be landfilled as construction debris or “downcycled” as road materials or in other low-value uses. Credit: Houston Advanced Research Center

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Thatching represents an attractive and sustainable roofing solution. This thatched roof, gracing a barn in Yarmouthport, transforms an invasive wetland plant (Phragmites sp.) into a useful, biodegradable shelter.

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This website is being developed through the Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative (CIREC). Its framework was created under a community planning grant award from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC).

Project management and content development: Chris Powicki, Principal, Water Energy & Ecology Information Services
Web design and development: Kathleen Tyger Wright
Graphic design: Elizabeth Hooper
Grant administration: Megan Amsler, Executive Director, Cape & Islands Self-Reliance Corp.