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    Ridgefield Action Committee for the Environment

    The Ridgefield Action Committee has led the effort to have this town commit to supporting 20% clean energy by 2010, organized clean energy sign-ups in six surrounding towns, developed a campaign that cut idling by 10%, and helped schools cut energy use by 12%. The committee also organized a day-long retreat on environmental sustainability attended by 70 Ridgefield town leaders.

     

Student Climate Heroes

You don’t have to be an adult to make a difference and help stabilize our climate.  Many amazing Connecticut students have taken action and become Climate Heroes. Here are some of their stories:

Coventry High School

Coventry High School students won a $3,000 award for Best Overall Phase 1 Project in the 2009 Keep Connecticut Cool competition. The team’s goals were to: increase lunchroom recycling, reduce energy use by 5%, and increase student exposure to environmentally friendly ideas.

Danbury High School

Danbury High School students won a $3,000 award for Best Overall Phase 2 Project in the 2009 Keep Connecticut Cool competition. The team’s goal was to promote green reform in the school system and around town and also encourage youth to be involved in environmental clubs.

Amity High School Global Warming Club

These high school students won a CTCC Leadership award for their efforts to address climate change in their towns, including: signing up over 500 households and businesses for CTCleanEnergyOptions, earning their towns 21 kW of solar PV; getting their selectmen to purchase clean energy; writing to legislators; and organizing a competition at the high school to lower household electricity bills.

Little People, Big Changes

Founded by two boys when they were eight years old, “Little People Big Changes” have signed up more than 120 homes in Wilton for clean energy and launched a “no idling” campaign to reduce harmful air emissions from cars, trucks and buses. They have also conducted presentations for schools, town officials, and local community groups on clean energy and global warming.

Mansfield Middle School 7th Grader

A 7th-grade student at Mansfield Middle School won a Connecticut Climate Change Leadership Award in 2006 for encouraging fellow students, families, town employees, and the general public to sign up for Connecticut’s CleanEnergyOption. With this student’s help, more than 100 Mansfield residents signed up for clean energy, making the town eligible for a free solar installation.