Green Living

Reduce your energy consumption and carbon footprint, find a recycling center, and do your part to live greener! Click on the links below for tons of ways you can become energy efficient.



Buy Renewable Energy

DTE Energy's "Green Currents" Program

http://my.dteenergy.com/products/greenCurrents/index.html

Get your energy from renewable resources such as wind, solar and biomass!

 


Energy Saving Tips

Energy Star: Products, Homes etc.

http://www.energystar.gov

 

Calculate your Carbon Footprint

http://www.carbonfootprint.com

 

Michigan Energy Office: Tips to Save Energy, Calendar of Events, Grant Announcements

www.michigan.gov/energyoffice

 

Department of Energy: Energy Savers Guide

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/tips/

 

Department of Energy: Consumers Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/

 

Be Winterwise/Summerwise: Assistance Information for Income Eligible Residents

http://www.michigan.gov/bewinterwise

 

Green Community

http://www.treehugger.com

 

Practical Solutions to Global Warming

http://www.climatesolutions.org

 


Recycling Centers

Find a Recycling Center by Zip Code

http://www.earth911.org - Comprehensive listing of dropoff and curbside services, complete with a table of what recyclables are accepted, addresses and phone numbers.

 


Tax Credits For Homeowners/Builders

Federal Tax Credits for Consumers (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy)

http://www.energytaxincentives.org/

 

Frequently Asked Questions: Federal Tax Credits

www.michigan.gov/energyoffice, upper left green menu; “Frequently Asked Questions”, scroll down to “I have a question relating to the Federal Energy Policy Act of 2005”

 

Energy Star Home Building Grants, State Energy Office

Only licensed residential builders

Pat Hudson -  or 517-241-6154

 

EERE Information Center

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/informationcenter/

 

Michigan Energy Demonstration Centers

http://www.warmtraining.org/medc/

 

Michigan Energy Fair / Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association

http://www.glrea.org/

 


Green Building

Green Built Michigan

http://www.greenbuiltmichigan.org/