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Don & Sylvia Coffey
Michael & Beth McDonald
Jim & Fonda McWilliams
Farmers Bank
Jim & Reba Pierce
Inside Out Design
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Are you interested in being
a Lighten Up! Team Leader?

Do you know someone who
would make a great team leader?

Lighten Up! Frankfort
Team Leader Training

Wednesday, March 10
6:30-7:30p.m.
Community Room, Paul Sawyier Public Library

You'll get the resources you need to start and provide support to your team along the way. Remember that being a team leader is a limited commitment-you lead your team through four meetings, turn in your results, and then you are done! For more information, call 502-223-7936 or contact us at LightenUpFrankfort@gmail.com

32 Frankfort area households cut carbon emissions by more than 260 tons in grassroots project

To address climate change, nine Frankfort and Franklin County organizations partnered this fall on a household greenhouse gas reduction project called “Lighten Up, Frankfort!” Last Saturday evening, Dec. 12, the organizations and participants celebrated their accomplishments to date at the Kentucky Coffeetree Café in downtown Frankfort.

Sixty-one households joined the effort this fall and 32 of them had reported their carbon reduction action plans to the Frankfort Climate Action Network (FrankfortCAN) coordinators in time for the celebration. The 32 reporting households made cuts in their annual greenhouse gas emissions totaling 317,700 pounds and pledged to make further cuts of 209,600 pounds within a year of completing their plans. Actions completed and pledged amount to more 266.7 tons of greenhouse gas pollution that will not go to into the atmosphere in the coming year as a result of the changes made by the Lighten Up participants. When all of the participants finish their meetings and turn in their results, FrankfortCAN organizers are confident that the totals will exceed 300 tons.   Read More

Become part of the global warming solution.
Go on a Low Carbon Diet!

If you would like to participate and need a Low Carbon Diet book ($11), please email lightenupfrankfort@gmail.com

Lighten Up Overview (pdf)
Lighten Up FAQ (pdf)
Lighten Up Team Sign-up Form (pdf)
Team Leader Handbook (pdf)
Household Reporting Form (pdf)

Lighten Up Frankfort! is using a simple and attractive guidebook called The Low Carbon Diet which is being employed successfully to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in communities around the country. Participating households will gather in small groups four times over the course of one to three months to calculate their household’s carbon footprint, set a target for reduction, and plan or implement changes that will reduce their emissions to meet their target.

Lighten Up, Frankfort! is running a pilot program September through November 2009 involving teams from 10 local organizations. In December we will celebrate the total carbon reduction achieved through the pilot program. This initial campaign will give us a chance to gain experience and engage community partners in preparation for a community-wide drive in 2010.