Frederick County Green Homes Challenge

The Green Homes Challenge
makes it fun and easy to save energy,
adopt environmentally-friendly practices,
and use renewable energy.

Learn about actions you can take
Set goals and track your progress
Join a Green Team to stay motivated

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Add actions to your To Do List
Earn points and medals for completing actions
Become a Certified Challenge Taker

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Green Homes Challenge Receives Climate and Energy Leadership Award! In 2015, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) awarded Frederick County with a Climate and Energy Leadership Award for the Green Homes Challenge. This award recognizes outstanding efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency.

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Congratulations to all of our Certified Households! Since Frederick County launched its Green Homes Challenge in January 2011, more than 950 households have met one or more of the three Green Homes Challenges: Be a Power Saver, Be a Green Leader, or Be a Renewable Star! Each year, certified households are recognized at our Green Homes Challenge Recognition Event!

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Challenger of the Week

The Vasseur-Hoffman Family

POWER SAVER

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GREEN LEADER

certified (70)

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RENEWABLE STAR

certified (20)

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Action of the Week

Households: 71

One or more household members eat a vegetarian or vegan diet

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Eating a vegetarian or vegan diet helps reduce the negative impacts of industrial animal production, such as excessive energy use, animal waste pollution, methane emissions, and animal cruelty. There can also be health benefits including lower body mass indices, lower levels of cholesterol, lower blood pressure, and less incidence of heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, renal disease, osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome, and dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease. Studies have shown significant differences between vegetarians and non-vegetarians in mortality from cerebrovascular disease, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer. Learn more about vegetarianism.

Looking for tasty vegetarian cuisine in Frederick County? Check out VegFrederick.com for information on local vegetarian restaurants and grocery stores.

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2,447

Total Participants

1,591,320

Estimated Annual Expenses Avoided

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