An ad-hoc committee formed by the West Chester Borough Council in winter 2006; BLUER's mission is to help our entire community - including our municipal and County government operations, residents, businesses, and nonprofits - reduce greenhouse gas pollution 10% below 2005 levels by the year 2015. This will help us break the trend toward rising greenhouse emissions and put West Chester on a track toward further greenhouse gas reductions, and toward a more sustainable economic and environmental future. More about Us
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By taking BLUER's ENERGY STAR pledge, you can make small changes in your home that can add up to big energy savings for the Borough.

If every American household took part in the pledge, we would save more than 110 billion kilowatt hours of electricity, more than $18 billion in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 18 million cars. Take the pledge now! Just click here

WCU's New Street Catering Recognized

On Wed January 18, BLUER presented New Street Catering of West Chester University the BLUER Business Award for their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and operate an increasingly sustainable food service for the University and the community.
Read the press release..

Green Building Questionaire

Nov, 2011: BLUER has helped develop a questionaire to both educate the permit applicant about Green Building measures (and how these can save money over time) and to inform the Borough's Department of Building, Housing and Codes Enforcement and the BLUER Committee about the Project’s specific green initiatives. The latest version of this questionaire can be found here.

Marcellus Gas Drilling

BLUER (led by Dianne) has prepared a position paper analyising the various PA state legislation that will likely be voted on this fall. You can read the full report here.

We also recommend a very informative lecture by Professor Ingraffea of Cornell U about the Myths and Realities of gas drilling in PA. Watch it on YouTube here, or ask a BLUER member for a copy of the DVD. It's about 2 hours.



Green Community Leaders Award from PennFuture.
We meet the third Monday of every month from 6:30pm - 8:30pm in the Borough Hall. Our meetings are open to the public and we encourage you to attend. Please contact us if you are interested in getting involved with BLUER. If you have ideas or questions concerning BLUER, its mission and goals, please contact us.
BLUER needs and appreciates your help! Please make a tax-deductible donation and send a check made out to West Chester Borough (add BLUER to the memo line). Mail all checks to:
BLUER at WC Borough Hall
401 East Gay Street
West Chester, PA 19380
Please note: 100% of your contribution goes directly to BLUER's efforts.