Fifteen Marbletown leaders and influencers joined Town Supervisor Rich Parete, Council Member and Environmental Conservation Commission Chair Tom Konrad, and the Hudson Valley Community Power (HVCP) team at the Rondout Community Center on September 24th.
Read MoreAs of April 3rd, 2018, the six communities that have been exploring the program have now officially signed onto to proceed with the Hudson Valley Community Power program. The partner communities now include: Beacon, Cold Spring, the Town of Fishkill, Marbletown, Philipstown, and the City of Poughkeepsie.
Read MoreCity of Poughkeepsie Issues Groundbreaking RFP
The City of Poughkeepsie sees Community Choice Aggregation as an opportunity to make an impact by mitigating climate change. As Poughkeepsie City Council Member Sarah Salem said, “CCA is one of the most effective tools for municipalities to remove themselves from the dirty fuel mix.”
Read MoreA clean energy initiative provides a historic opportunity for community empowerment
When we think of environmentalism, we often imagine the activist: someone devoting her life to pollution control or working tirelessly on an advocacy campaign.
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