Energy Matters

New for this season of Making It Here, host Sandy Thomas will join George Murphy to contribute segments related to energy and sustainability. Sandy will travel across western New England unveiling the many approaches to being green, ranging from wind power to alternative forms of transportation to different forms of insulations for our homes.

Sandy Thomas has been active in the field of energy issues since 1995, working for the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA), a non-profit organization. She created and managed the Greenfield Energy Park in 1999 to educate consumers about renewable energy.

Since 2004, Sandy was also the Director of the biggest conference and trade show in the northeast for professionals in the field of clean energy and green buildings: BuildingEnergy.

Trained as a registered nurse, she worked in pediatric ICU for five years while in North Carolina before raising a family. Sandy served four years as national President of CH.A.D.D., an organization to help those with Attention Deficit Disorders. Sandy is active in her community serving on the Greenfield Energy Committee and in myriad volunteer town initiatives.

Energy Links and Resources

VEHICLES:
EPA greener vehicle
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
Union of Concerned Scientists
Natural Resources Defense Council
"Share the Road in the Connecticut Valley" Franklin Regional Council of Govts
Evergreen Motors, Greenfield, MA
Bicycles Unlimited, Greenfield, MA

HOMES:
DOE energy saving tips
Energy Star
Beyond Green Construction, Easthampton, MA

ENERGY:
Pioneer Valley PhotoVoltaics Cooperative