Welcome to the Carmel Green Initiative Website
Celebrate our Earth through Art!
HAPPY EARTH MONTH
Everything we do impacts our earth in some way. Make April your Earth Month to change habits that will improve our environment. We can do this together! For inspiration, check out CGI’s EARTH DAY children’s art display with lots of great ideas for sustainable living! LEARN MORE.
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE
In addition to the winners selected by a panel of judges, the artwork with the most likes on CGI’s Facebook will receive the most popular award. There are no limitations on voting so feel free to like and share your favorite to get the most votes possible!
You can view our album and start voting here.
How the Inflation Reduction Act Can Help You Transition to Clean Energy
Thursday, May 16, 2024 – 6 p.m.
Carmel Clay Library
Join us on May 16th when Sam Carpenter, Executive Director for the Hoosier Environmental Council, explains how funds made available to all of us through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) can be used to help us transition to clean energy.
Invasive Plants in Your Yard
Saturday, April 27, 2024 – 11 a.m.
Carmel Clay Library
Learn all about invasive plants, including what makes them so invasive, where they come from, how they spread, and the damage they cause to our environment, health, and economy. You’ll learn how to identify the 12 most common invasive plants in Hamilton County and what you can do to prevent their spread.
INDIANA CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
For the first time-ever, Indiana is developing a Climate Action Plan. Your input is needed.
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Carmel Green Initiative dedicated this bur oak tree in honor of Mayor Brainard‘s outstanding environmental legacy and climate leadership. Here are some of his accomplishments, achievements and awards. Read more.
FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GO GREEN AND SAVE
The IRA has many tax credits for installing rooftop solar, or replacing a gas furnace with an electric heat pump, or replacing a gasoline powered car with an electric vehicle. For low- and moderate-income households, the IRA also includes point-of-sale rebates.
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