What if the solution to one of climate policy's most criticized tools was hiding in plain sight, right here in the Finger Lakes? In this episode, host Dia sits down with Gay Nicholson to explore the Finger Lakes Climate Fund: a local carbon offset program that has spent over a decade turning $25 donations into real, verified home energy upgrades for low-to-moderate income families across Tompkins County, and in the process becoming one of the most transparent and effective community climate programs in the country.

Calculate and offset your carbon footprint at https://sustainablefingerlakes.org

Links

https://fingerlakesclimatefund.org

https://www.nyserda.ny.gov

https://southerntiercec.org/tompkins

https://climatesmart.ny.gov/actions-certification/participating-communities/

https://www.tccpi.org/climate-smart-communities.html

https://townithacany.gov/get-involved-in-town-sustainability-efforts/

https://www.halcoenergy.com/rebates-financing/

https://www.nyiso.com

https://utilityproject.org

https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/EmPower-New-York-Program

http://nodatacenterflx.com

https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org

https://www.aceee.org

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