Wednesday, March 22 from 7-8:45pm. Online. Interested in converting to home electrification and/or purchasing an electric vehicle but incentives are challenging to navigate? Senator Cindy Creem is hosting a Zoom webinar with Green Energy Consumers Alliance to discuss available state/federal … Read More
Thursday, March 16 at 7pm. Online. Join Nathan Phillips, Professor in the Department of Earth and Environment at Boston University, for a moderated panel discussion. The session will include a review of new findings in the Roetter/Richardson Hydrogen versus Electricity … Read More
On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, Lindsay Miller Barranco from the vanEnglesdorp Bee Lab at the University of Maryland spoke on the importance of bees, native bees and honey bees. The program covered: a description of native bees (both ground nesting … Read More
March 9 from 7:30-8:30pm. Online. Michele Chalice from the Xerces Society will talk about the many types of native pollinators and why their survival is a critical piece in the fight against climate change. After registering, you will receive a … Read More
Monday, March 6, from 7-8pm. Online. The League of Women Voters of Newton will be hosting a conversation with our four state legislative representatives – Senator Cynthia Creem, Rep. Ruth Balser, Rep. Kay Khan and Rep. John Lawn. They will … Read More
Sunday, March 26 at 4pm. In-Person and Online. The Elizabeth Howe Lecture Committee and the Climate Action Team of First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Lexington present The Climate Crisis and the Energy Transition: Perfection Meets Pragmatism, a conversation between … Read More
Tuesday, February 28 at 7pm. Online. Onsite battery storage systems are seeing a spike in interest. Some homeowners are motivated by concerns about access to energy during power outages or brownouts, while others are looking to add battery storage to … Read More
Wednesday, March 1 from 7-8:30pm. Online. Newton Democratic City Committee’s Climate Crisis Subcommittee is hosting a webinar on the potential role nuclear energy could play as the U.S. struggles to address climate change through decarbonization of the electric grid, transportation, … Read More
On February 9, Alan Gordon of the Newton Sustainable Materials Management Commission presented the next iteration of Newton’s sustainable packaging ordinance aims to expand this list to include more single use items by 1) replacing items that cannot be recycled … Read More
Wednesday, February 8 from 5-6 pm. Online. Almost all elements of the upcoming March 14 proposal for an operational override affect transportation, streets, sidewalks, bike lanes, student and senior travel, parks, sustainability and climate, and street trees. Join Bike Newton … Read More
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