Green Homes Challenge Receives Climate and Energy Leadership Award
On October 14, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) awarded Frederick County with a Climate and Energy Leadership Award for the Green Homes Challenge. Selected from more than 30 applications, Frederick County was the award winner in the Large Community category. This award recognizes outstanding efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency. The awards recognize and encourage local actions to advance the regional climate and energy goals established by leaders at MWCOG. Shannon Moore recently spoke about the award on the latest edition of "Community Conversations" with Executive Gardner.
To date, nearly 1,800 individuals or families are participating in the Green Homes Challenge. Collectively, their actions are saving them close to $1 million each year! The Challenge also informs participants of approximately how much energy, gasoline, water, carbon emissions, and specific water pollutants their household is saving.