Blog
Community Solar: Coming Soon To a Location Near You.
The sun may not be shining any brighter but we keep harvesting more from it. In 2013, the U.S. installed 140,000 more...
Reaching For Zero!
The term “Zero Net Energy” (ZNE) is new to many. Generally, it applies to homes which produce all (or more!) of the...
Home is where the heat should stay
By now I hope you’ve buttoned up your home and dealt w/ your fuel supply for this winter. Don’t be angry if you...
Are you ready to plug into the Sun?
We are experiencing a desperately needed renaissance in energy production in our country. We have seen a dramatic...
Kick Off the New Year with BEER!
Based on a survey of participating 10% Challenge members last fall, the Monadnock Sustainability Network (MSN), in...
Pollinators – What’s the Buzz?
What an exciting summer it was (and for many reasons)! Most of my work tends to take place in forests. However, I was...
Don’t Show Them the Cellar Honey
As an energy auditor and energy remodeling specialist, I have been focusing most of my attention on our charming...
Using Subtle Clues to Interpret Past Land Use Histories
Our landscape is covered with various clues that can help us understand how the land was used after colonists arrived...
Starting now, will save so much
John Kondos is a founder of Home-Efficiency Resources, Solar Source, a division of the Melanson Co. and the Monadnock...
With the Heat On, a Reminder of the Power of Business
Keene Runs on the Sun
On November 7th, the Monadnock Sustainability Project created an installation at the Hannah Grimes Center CONNECT 2017...
How to be a Bicycle-Friendly Driver (and a Responsible Cyclist) by Mari Brunner
Thanks in part to an implementation grant from the Monadnock Alliance for Sustainable Transportation (MAST) and an...
NH Community Supported Solar helps non-profits, municipalities and others harvest free fuel
Using the model pioneered at the Monadnock Food Co-op that retains energy, investment, tax and labor dollars in the...
MSN receives award from US Dept. of Energy to bring more solar to our region
The Monadnock Sustainability Network (MSN) announced that it was selected to participate in the U.S. Department of...
The risks are real but the solutions are exciting
Another record highest temperature month, first June, then July and now August, 2016; it’s hard not to see a planet in...
MSN endorses Carbon Fee & Dividend
MSN endorses Carbon Fee & Dividend as a viable and effective policy solution to global warming. Greenhouse gasses...
Are Moose in NH worth saving?
I’ll never forget the day the moose walked by just 20 feet from our window, my wife & I watched this giant stroll...
Innovative Solar Energy Solution Dawns in Keene
Solar energy had another banner year in 2015, not only in clean power production but in adding 35,000 new jobs. That...
Local jobs, energy security and a safer future, what’s not to like?
While many of us are glad to see this past winter end, it was supposed to be a very expensive year with warnings of...