On Wednesday, July 28 from 4-5pm, join Auburndale Builders in their first of a lineup of virtual tours of projects currently in progress. This tour will cover the remodeling of an existing Newton home for accessibility (adding an elevator) and reducing … Read More
During the pandemic, the plastics industry pushed the idea that single use is safer, but it just resulted in more garbage. To protect our health and environment, we need to reduce first, then reuse and recycle. On Wednesday, July 14 … Read More
In a talk at GreenBiz Group’s VERGE Electrify in May 2021, Rewiring America founder Saul Griffith presented a plan to rapidly electrify the country, create 25 million jobs and avoid climate disaster. Presented in terms of how it can save … Read More
The City of Newton will be launching a new commuter focused transportation system called NewMo2.0 on June 29, and you can learn more about this program on Tuesday, June 22 at 8:30am via Zoom. The on-demand micro-transit system will operate … Read More
Watch the video of the June 9 presentation on the ins and outs of installing solar on your home’s rooftop. This Green Newton talk focused on how to find and compare solar installers, various considerations that can make your roof suitable … Read More
On Monday, June 21 at 7pm, learn how electrifying our commuter rail trains and increasing their frequency will dramatically reduce both greenhouse gas, particulate pollution, and transportation inequality in Massachusetts. Ethan Finlan from Transit Matters will explain how changing our … Read More
Join the Studio for High Performance Design & Construction (StudioHPDC) on Wednesday, June 16 at 5pm for their webinar ‘High Performance Homes for Homeowners and Renovators’ — an overview of high-performance homes, Zero-Energy, LEED, and the Passive House standard, as … Read More
Award-winning food and environmental writer Paul Greenberg will join a discussion of his book, The Climate Diet: 50 Simple Ways to Trim Your Carbon Footprint on Thursday, June 10 at 7pm. The event is sponsored by the nonprofit Sustainable Wellesley … Read More
‘Native Plants for Bird Friendly Communities’ on Wednesday, June 9 from 12-1pm features the beautiful songbirds that flit through gardens including wrens, cardinals, finches, nuthatches, and more. Join Audubon CT-NY’s Jillian Bell for a presentation focused on bird-friendly plants for … Read More
Learn the ins and outs of installing solar on your home’s rooftop in this webinar with the Newton Energy Coaches on Wednesday, June 9 from 7-8pm. We’ll review how to find and compare solar installers, and things to consider before … Read More
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Schatz introduces electric bike tax credit legislation in Senate https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2021/07/23/schatz-ebike-tax-credit-legislation.html via @Pacificbiznews
Shout out to @CambridgeDPW & @UTEC_inc for recycling over 10,000 mattresses since 2019! By deconstructing the mattresses and recycling their parts, the city reduced it's trash by 600,000 lbs.
Watch the process in action http://youtu.be/UHItG7lCcbQ & learn more http://bit.ly/2UhwvQb
Why do 95% of the school buses our kids ride everyday still run on diesel when electric school buses are here and ready to roll?
Tell your U.S. senators to oppose funding for dirty, diesel and gas-powered school buses in the #infrastructure agreement.
https://masspirg.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=45492
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Schatz introduces electric bike tax credit legislation in Senate https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2021/07/23/schatz-ebike-tax-credit-legislation.html via @Pacificbiznews