| Action | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Installing Energy-Efficient Lights | SOCO- DIY Energy and Water Toolkit |
Do It Yourself (DIY) Energy and Water Savings Toolkits are available for checkout at all branches of the Sonoma County Library. The Toolkits include the tools and information necessary for customers to perform their own home upgrade projects to weatherstrip windows and doors, monitor electrical usage, find water leaks and make their homes more efficient with LED lightbulbs. Sonoma County Library cardholders can check out the kits for up to three (3) weeks. |
| Switching to Renewable Energy | SOCO- Sonoma Clean Power Residential Customers |
Buy your energy from Sonoma Clean Power |
| Cooling Your House More Efficiently | PET- Blinds Direct |
Window Treatments, Blinds, Shades, Coverings, etc. |
| Cooling Your House More Efficiently | PET- Save Energy Windows and Doors |
Efficient window and door installation |
| Cutting Emissions from Heating | SOCO- Smart Thermostat Sonoma Clean Power |
Selections and descriptions of smart thermostats |
| Reducing Air Miles Traveled | Amtrak |
Train, not plane |
| Reducing Air Miles Traveled | Amtrak |
Train, not plane |
| Reducing Air Miles Traveled | Amtrak |
Train, not plane |
| Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) | PET- RideGuru |
Rideshares in Petaluma |
| Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) | SOCO- Airport Express Bus Line |
Take the bus, not a car! |
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“Cities are the platform for change in our world today. The Cool Block links the challenges facing our planet to the intimate, personal, social scale of the city block. This program starts and ends with the premise and promise—that the individual, household, and neighbors are the way forward in the face of seemingly insoluble global problems.”
