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Energy, Home & Family

CFL lightbulb surrounded by incandescent bulbs (NOTE: this is used by CCE-Tompkins as the image for $ave Energy, Save Dollars workshops)

Community Energy Advisors

Helping homeowners, small businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and multifamily building owners cut energy waste, save money, and live or work more comfortably.

Indoor Air Quality

Learn about the pollutants readily found in the air and how you can alleviate the problem.

Mold

Mold can cause great damage to your home. Click here to learn more about this organism and how to control it.

Lead

Lead is highly toxic and dangerous. Learn how it can affect you and what you can do.

Radon

Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. Do you know what radon is? Where it is? How to test for it? Learn about it here and how to get a free radon home test kit.

Heating with Wood

When comparing heating fuels, wood has a lot of advantages, and there are now more options of equipment to burn it in than ever before. But before we get into the advantages of using wood as a heating fuel, it's important to take a step back and...

Last updated October 9, 2020

Energy & Home

Don't Move Firewood!

Firewood Transport Rules were revised August 2012 to improve regulatory compliance and enforcement. The existence of this regulation helps prevent firewood infested with invasive insects such as emerald ash borer and Asian longhorned beetle from being transported throughout the state, destroying trees from one place to another.

Cornell Cooperative Extension

Rockland County