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June, 2021 — Participate in the Solarize Ulster campaign to get 10% off your electric bill while going 100% solar, With no panels on your roof, and no commitments. See the flyer on this page for more info.

March, 2021 — Learn about Community Choice to get cheaper green energy for the entire Town of Saugerties.
Learn About CCA

January, 2021 — Learn about clean energy actions you can take in your home or business from your own personal Energy Navigator. Email New Yorkers for Clean Power to schedule time with Betta or Michaela. We can help determine which energy efficiency and clean energy upgrades (+ state programs) will help you save money & energy!

Welcome

The Climate Crisis is at a critical stage. Urgent action is needed.

Our planet is experiencing more intense heat, bigger storms, longer droughts, increased flooding, raging wildfires, melting glaciers, and rising sea levels. And yes, man-made greenhouse gases are causing our climate to change.

That's why the Saugerties Town Board took these actions:

Took the Climate Smart Communities Pledge back in 2009, the first town in Ulster County to do so.
Appointed the Saugerties Climate Smart Task Force in March 2018 to help Saugerties continue to honor that pledge, and set new goals – further reduction of greenhouse gases and certification by New York State as a Climate Smart Community.
October, 2019 — The Town of Saugerties has achieved NYS certification as a Climate Smart Community at the bronze level, the first town in Ulster County to acheive this.

By working together — Town government, residents, and business owners — we can reduce greenhouse gas emmissions while building our local economy, and be part of the solution to the climate crisis. Here are some suggestions:

What You Can Do

What Saugerties Businesses Can Do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

What Businesses Can Do

What The Town of Saugerties is doing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

What Saugerties Is Doing

Upcoming Events

Thursday

Jun

Monthly Saugerties Climate Smart Task Force Meeting

Our meetings are open to the public. This meeting will be conducted via online video conference.

Sunday

Jul

Sawyer Car Show -- Electric Vehicles

Come visit the fantastic Sawyer Car show, and check out the section on Electric Vehicles. Ask owners any question.

Tuesday

Jul

Plastic Free July: Reduce, Reuse, Refill, Rethink!

We can drastically reduce the amount of single-use disposable plastics in our lives: at home or at work, at school, and on-the-go – and it all starts with rethinking our shopping habits!

The Climate Crisis is an issue that cannot — and must not — be dismissed, avoided, or put on the back burner hoping that the federal government or some other entity will fix the problem for us.

There is an immediacy to this threat that requires all of us to be proactive and take responsibility for our little corner of the world as we work to further reduce our municipal greenhouse gas emissions and develop additional mitigation policies to address current and future impacts.

Our town's Climate Smart Saugerties task force is a perfect example of how volunteer efforts are bringing us closer to an energy sustainable future. The work of the task force couldn't be more important.”

Fred Costello Jr, Supervisor, Town of Saugerties NY