A Promising New Initiative for Hanover’s Large Energy Users
Energy, Community Judith Colla Energy, Community Judith Colla

A Promising New Initiative for Hanover’s Large Energy Users

Sustainable Hanover is excited to have launched a new initiative to bring together the largest energy users in Hanover to share ideas and solutions for a more sustainable future. This group includes representation from Dartmouth College, Kendal at Hanover, the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), Hypertherm, Sheridan Printing, the Coop Food Stores, and the Town. 

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Extreme Weather
Environment Gail Gentes Environment Gail Gentes

Extreme Weather

It is almost impossible to read or listen to the news without hearing about lives being disrupted and homes and businesses being destroyed by extreme weather events.     Whatever one’s thoughts are about Climate Change there is no doubt that there is an increasing amount of extreme weather.  Recently I heard an amazing statistic:  In the last 20 years there have been 8 or 9 FEMA incidents in the Hanover area (FEMA is the Federal agency charged with responding to natural disasters), while in the prior 50 years there had been only 3.

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Hanover Hygiene Heroes
Environment, Community Alice Pettus Environment, Community Alice Pettus

Hanover Hygiene Heroes

There are many clubs at Hanover High School that focus on helping to save our environment. One of the more notable clubs is the Hanover Hygiene Heroes, who have made it their goal to “relieve Hanover of its pollution, one week at a time.” The club began when students were on a lunch trip to the Co-op. 

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The Mighty Oak
Environment Judith Pettingell Environment Judith Pettingell

The Mighty Oak

How prescient William Davies’ 1913 poem, "The Old Oak Tree," is when we look at the climate of our earth today! William Davies’ poem’s first stanza reads:

I sit beneath your leaves, old oak,

you mighty one of all the trees;

And his last stanza reads:

To lie by day in thy green shade,

and in thy hollow rest at night;

and through the open doorway see

The stars turn over leaves of light.

The “mighty” oak has in fact become one of the biggest heroes of today’s positive climate change strategies.

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Successful Styrofoam Collection!
Community, Environment Yolanda Baumgartner Community, Environment Yolanda Baumgartner

Successful Styrofoam Collection!

Thanks to everyone for contributing to the successful Hanover/Norwich Styrofoam/Lights collection on Saturday, January 25, 2025!

Intrepid volunteers including teens from Youth in Action and the Hanover High School Environmental Club, nonagenarians from Kendal, and all ages in-between braved the frigid temperature to get the job done! Through  their  efforts, they took in 253 loads brought by car and walk-ins. 

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