On Saturday, April 26 we presented our First Annual WeGreenWestport Awards at the Green Earth Fair held at Earthplace.
The award recipients (First Selectman Gordon Joseloff presenting) were:
Kevin Green : goal is to significantly reduce his family’s dependence on fossil fuels. He has installed solar panels, purchased hybrid vehicles, installed geothermal pumps, tends a compost rich garden and plans on installing a combined heat and power unit.
Westport Wash & Wax : installed solar panels, utilizes an extensive water recycling system, uses only biodegradable washing supplies and uses high-efficiency fluorescent lights.
Patagonia - Westport : a member of “1% For The Planet”, dedicated to protecting lands and waters, markets products made from organic cotton and recycleed/recyclable polyester, supports local environmental groups and causes and has an extensive in-store plastic recycling program.
Matthew Silver : launched a program to educate students and teachers about environmental issues, created a campaign to sell reusable grocery bags with the We Green Westport logo with bag sale proceeds to be used to buy plants for Bedford Middle School.
We congratulate this year’s award recipients for their efforts in Greening Westport. We look forward to our next award recipients. Will you be one of them?
May 27, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Are you aware the Westport Library was built on top of a closed dump (landfill) that contains major greenhouse gases? The library doesn’t seem like a safe or healthy place to hold Green Energy Task Force meetings. Most closed dumps contain carcinogenic chemicals and highly explosive, highly flammable methane gas. Please contact me for more information about the closed Westport Landfill