THINGS
YOU CAN DO (to support sustainability)
Statement of Commitment
Support Sustainable Rhode Island:
SIGN THE PETITION!
HOUSEHOLDS
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
This site is under construction and additional information will
be posted soon. If you would like to stay abreast of sustainability programs
for educational institutions please contact us directly at info@apeiron.org
or 401-397-3430.
BUILDINGS
Renovating, additions, and new construction in Rhode Island
all qualify for free resources to help save money and green your school.
Visit NEEP or contact Carolyn
Sarno by e-mail or phone at 781-860-9177,
ext. 19 to learn more about High performance School design.
ENERGY
Save money and energy by conducting an energy
audit. For information on free programs available for your school contact:
Thomas Coughlin, Jr. by
e-mail or phone at 508-421-7239. your school can do its part to reduce
carbon emissions by joining hundreds of others across the nation in purchasing
clean, renewable energy for just pennies more per kilowatt. Follow the
link for a List
of Renewable Energy Suppliers.
FOOD
Grow high-quality healthy food, educate students,
and protect the environment by establishing a school garden at your school.
Free grants are now available by contacting Stu
Nunnery by e-mail, by
phone at 401-222-2781 ext. 7104, or visit the RI
Center for Agricultural Promotion and Education (RICAPE) on-line.
RESOURCE USE
Recycling reduce trash that s filling
up our landfill by having your school participate in maximum recycling
at your school. Contact Mike Mesolella by
e-mail or by phone at 942-1430
ext. 252.
Places Of Worship – Under Construction
Businesses
MUNCIPALITIES
This site is under construction and additional information will be
posted soon. If you would like to stay abreast of sustainability programs
for municipalities please contact us directly at info@apeiron.org or
401-228-7930.
An eco-municipality aspires to develop an ecologically, economically,
and socially healthy community for the long term, using The Natural Step
framework for sustainability as a guide, and a democratic, highly participative
development process as the method. The concept originated in Sweden in
1983 and has since been embraced by communities in the United states,
Japan, Uganda, New Zealand, Estonia and Argentina, Kenya, uganda, Ethiopia
and Northern Iraq. Learn
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