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Causes: Energy Resources Conservation & Development, Environment
Mission: Our purpose is to increase the energy efficiency of housing in oberlin,ohio and to:1)educate oberlin community about techniques for and benefits of becoming more energy efficient. 2)make low income individuals more financially secure in the face of rising utility costs. 3)improve the daily quality of life of residents by creating a more comfortable home. 4)reduce the amount of pollution and co2 emitted by oberlin housing and moving the community toward climate neutrality. 5)reduce oberlin's base load electricity requirements by moving away from coal-generated electricity. 6)provide oberlin college, businsses and private citizens a way to take responsibility for unavoidable co2 emissions through a competitively priced local carbon offset program.
Programs: A grassroots environmental justice organization whose founded in 2008, power has insulated and weatherized nearly 50 low-income homes in oberlin at no cost to the homeowners.