Intended to serve as something like inspiration for those hitting writer’s block with the impending Letters of Interest. Please add your own in the comments window.
[Edit: HUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE list of CCURB ideas follow after the jump! - Ryan]
Possible Carbon-Reducing Techniques
- Water conservation – low flow showerheads, faucet aerators
- Green energy source – solar panels, PV, small scale wind turbine
- Transportation alternatives – bicycles, RIPTA campaign, rideshare, electric cars
- Weatherization – caulk, weatherstripping, insulation, roofing, windows
- Appliance Replacements – or heating/cooling improvements
- Big Polluters – changing practices at power plants, train stations, sewage treatment facilities
- Behavioral Changes – power strips, conservation, tire inflation
- Waste Reduction – double-sided printing, composting
- Education – better use of existing resources through appliance rebates and free home energy audits
Possible Sites
- Providence public/private schools
- Providence Housing Authority buildings
- Municipal Government buildings
- gas stations
- residences
- power plants
- water treatment facilities
- businesses
- hospitals/healthcare facilities
- catering businesses
- nursing homes
- daycare facilities
Possible Beneficiaries 
- Rhode Island drivers
- small businesses
- low/medium/high income residents
- ex-offenders
- ESL adult learners
- veterans
- high school Providence youth
- National Grid customers
- Heating Oil Customers
- gym users
- renters
- homeless
- group home residents
Possible Community Partners
- George Wiley Center
- Apeiron Institute
- People’s Power and Light
- Interfaith Power and Light
- Sophia Academy
- Environmental Justice League
- Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence
- FarmFreshRI
- Family Life Center
- Clean Water Action
- Sierra Club RI
- Ocean State Action
- Audubon Society of Rhode Island
- English For Action
- Save The Bay
- The Genesis Center
- Progreso Latino
- Jobs With Justice
- Rhode Island Student Climate Coalition
- National Grid
- RI GreenStart
- Student Veterans of America
- Amos House
- Americorps Bridges 4 Learning
- Serve Rhode Island
- RI Community Food Bank
- Hope High School
- Providence Community Action Program
- East Bay Community Action Program
- Neighborworks Blackstone River Valley
- John Hope Settlement Home
- The Met School
- Swearer Center
- Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE)
- Providence Youth Student Movement (PrYSM)
- YouthBuild
- Nickerson Community Center
- Federal Hill House
- AS220
- The Steelyard
- City Of Providence
- State of Rhode Island
- City Year RI
- The Energy Council – RI (TEC-RI)
- Office of Energy Resources
- Community Works RI
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