Explore
Explore
Efficiency
Improve Your Home's Energy Efficiency
Improve your home’s insulation
Install smart thermostats (RG&E makes this very affordable)
Buy smart appliances
Use LED lights
Replace your gas-powered stove with an induction stove
Replace HVAC with a heat pump
Change your gas dryer to electric (better yet, hang clothes on a line)
Lower your thermostat in winter and raise it in summer
Visit RG&E Smart Solutions
Induction Stove Buyer's Guide
Heat Smart Monroe
Heat Pump Buyer's Guide
Icon
Guide to Getting Government Rebates for Home Improvements
Rewiring America IRA rebate calculator
Green Energy
Use Renewable Energy
  • Join Clean Energy Initiatives in Monroe County
  • Sign up for Energy Coop of America for totally renewable electric
  • Sign up for renewable energy
  • Install solar panels
  • Sign up for community solar
See if your home gets enough sunlight
Select your renewable supplier
Visit RG&E Smart Solutions
Re-think Transporation
Re-think Transporation
  • Vote for/use public transit
  • Drive electric or hybrid vehicles
  • Combine/reduce total trips taken
  • Ride a bicycle or an e-bike
  • Plan fewer airplane flights
  • Walk whenever practical
EV buyer's guide
Healthy Yards
Be Active In Your Town, State, & More
  • Like/participate in our Environmental Justice Ministry FB page.
  • Join your town's Color Your Community Green (CYCG) group
  • Engage with local climate groups (see below)
  • Call or write your elected representatives and support legislation to advance climate initiatives. Your voice matters!
Climate Organizations
Healthy Yards
Pollinator Pathways & Healthy Lawns
Provide a healthy habitat for all species by restoring biodiversity and ecological health to our communities
Take steps to healthier yards
  • Plant native plants, shrubs, & trees to provide for native pollinators & other creatures
  • Use alternatives to pesticides
  • Remove invasive plants
  • Help with elimination of invasive insects in our yards & parks
  • Greener seasonal clean-ups
  • Spread the word to friends
NYS Compost Awareness Week: May 7-13, 2023
Food
Reduce meat consumption
Vegetarianism, veganism and/or locavorism can have a significant impact on cutting your carbon footprint.
The benefits of plant-based diets
Purchase locally produced food
Avoid the emissions produced by shipping food around the world.
The pros and cons of locavorism
Eliminate food waste
  • Shop only for what you need
  • Freeze or eat leftovers
  • Chop & freeze veggie scraps for soups
  • Compost scraps
  • Donate excess to foodbanks
  • Grow your own!
Recycle
Recycle!
  • Bring reusable water & coffee bottles
  • Repair appliances. YouTubes & manufacturer for assistance
  • Use EcoPark to recycle items not for curbside
  • Compost yard waste in your yard or via your town. Food through Impact Earth.
  • Recycle plastic bags, cereal & other box liners at a grocery store
  • Sell unwanted items on Craigslist, FB Marketplace...
  • Donate to charities, OR use Freecycle, Freebies, etc.
  • Buy used when possible
  • Only use landfill is a last resort
The Recyclopedia - the most up-to-date information on recycling
Monroe county recycling video
Extreme Weather Collage
NY Government
Our Future is at Stake
And that’s why New York State is committed to the most aggressive clean energy and climate plan in the country. Each of us has a role in protecting our communities and ensuring a sustainable future for every New Yorker. If we each do our part, we’ll lower harmful emissions in the air we breath while transforming New York’s economy, creating new jobs, and building more resilient communities.