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Celebrate our Earth through Art!
Youth will learn about energy conservation and environmental stewardship through art to encourage sustainable living at home, schools, congregations, and businesses.
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Join us to learn about local solar success stories, including Carmel’s library and water treatment facilities, schools in Fishers, Noblesville and Sheridan, and solar carports at Capital Group.
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Hosted by Indiana University’s Environmental Resilience Institute, the conference will feature training, speakers, and panels that cut across sectors and highlight opportunities for collaboration and funding. Topics include clean energy funding, climate action planning for cities, schools and corporations, resilient food systems and agrivoltaics.
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INDIANA CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
For the first time-ever, Indiana is developing a Climate Action Plan.
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Carmel Green Initiative dedicated this bur oak tree in honor of Mayor Brainard‘s outstanding environmental legacy and climate leadership. Here are some of his accomplishments, achievements and awards. Read more.
FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GO GREEN AND SAVE
The IRA has many tax credits for installing rooftop solar, or replacing a gas furnace with an electric heat pump, or replacing a gasoline powered car with an electric vehicle. For low- and moderate-income households, the IRA also includes point-of-sale rebates.
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