Hildie Lipson
Hildie Lipson has worked in nonprofits since her role as a Home Energy Conservation Specialist at the Ecology Center from 1984-87. During that time at the EC, she worked on the Home Energy Works project going into peoples' homes and providing them information and tools to improve their homes' energy conservation. Since then, she has moved to Maine and worked at nonprofits there such as MaineShare, Public Interest Reporting, and currently Maine Equal Justice.
Interview with Hildie Lipson
July 26, 2019
Conducted by Katherine Hummel
Clips
1:35 - 2:29
Hildie talks about the goals of the Home Energy Works and how the program worked. #HomeEnergyWorks #energy #energyconservation
5:14 - 7:06
Hildie goes through what a typical Home Energy Works visit was like and how people wanted to do it because they wanted to save money and feel warmer. #HomeEnergyWorks #energy #energyconservation
7:25 - 8:44
Hildie recalls a particularly memorable Home Energy Works visit where a woman used their methods to reduce her energy usage so much that her energy company called her and asked if she was still living there. #HomeEnergyWorks #energy #energyconservation
17:23 - 18:30
Hildie talks about what she loved about working at the Ecology Center and how much it influenced her later career. #EcologyCenter